Teaming Up—Coronavirus Research at Cornell
Cornell Research article features Meinig School Prof. David Putnam's (with Ph.D. student Mariela Rivera de Jesus) work adapting their lab's flu vaccine technology to address COVID-19 . Read more
News: BME
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Mobile phone-based saliva test wins NIH prize
Cornell researchers’ concept for a mobile phone-based system to detect infectious diseases and nutritional deficiencies in saliva was awarded a $100,000 NIH Technology Accelerator Challenge prize. Read more
‘Adaptive testing’ quickly IDs infections within social circles
The aggressive approach, which supplements other campus efforts to slow the virus’s spread, expands testing to those who may not meet the definition of a close contact. Read more
Robots, know-how drive COVID lab’s massive testing effort
The Cornell COVID-19 Testing Laboratory will yield test results within 24 hours for 5,000 to 7,000 Cornell students, staff and faculty per day. Read more
Alum has big impact with COVID testing platform
Saloni Verma (M.Eng. 2018) helped to design and develop local company’s same-day COVID test. Read more
Startup’s contact tracing tech tracks workplace distancing
A wearable, ultra wideband-enabled device that can track workplace social distancing has been developed by Iterate Labs, co-founded by Jason Guss, Ph.D. ’18, and Apoorva Kiran, Ph.D. ’17. Read more
Prof. Brito receives inaugural award for lupus research
Research will investigate effects of bacteria in the gut on the immune system of lupus patients, to help identify new markers of lupus that could serve as targets for treatment and possibly diagnosis. Read more
Gologorsky wins first place in student paper competition
Bonassar Lab undergraduate presented at the Summer Bioenineering, Biomechanics, and Biotransport (SB3C) meeting. Read more
Engineering blog highlights student learning experiences
In line with Cornell’s increased focus on evidence-based pedagogy, a new blog offers a window into how the College of Engineering is enacting student-centered practices to support hundreds of undergraduates. Read more
Infant heart-assist device gets new life with $4.7M grant
After being defunded by a company with rights to its intellectual property, development of a pediatric heart-assist device has been revived at Cornell with the help of a $4.7 million defense department grant. Read more