Here you will find recent and archived news about the Meinig School and our affiliates and partners. For more stories, don't forget to browse our spotlights and annual BME newsletters as well!
The Sept. 27-28 symposium “Bridging the Divide: Machine Learning in Medicine,” held at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, brought together researchers and clinicians from Cornell’s Ithaca campus and Weill Cornell Medicine to discuss recent work and initiate collaborations in the field of machine learning in medicine. Read more
For the first time, researchers have identified a marker that distinguishes between different subtypes of Crohn's disease. Read more
Mert Sabuncu, Assistant Professor at the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering, recently received a U.S. NSF CAREER Award from the Division of Information and Intelligent Systems (IIS). The award supports his research proposal on “New Learning-based Algorithms for the Analysis of Very-Large-Scale Neuroimaging Data” for a five-year period from 2018 through 2023 with a total amount of $581,438. Artificial intelligence, fueled by recent advances in machine learning algorithms, progress in hardware technologies, and rapid growth of datasets, is... Read more
The Graduate School welcomed more than 30 new and continuing Dean’s Scholars at a ceremony Sept. 26. Read more
Arthur Ashkin, Ph.D. '52, whose invention of optical tweezers revolutionized the way scientists can study and manipulate biological systems, has won a share of this year's Nobel Prize in physics. Read more
A five-year, $22.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation will continue to develop advanced imaging techniques for biological processes. Read more
Technology developed at the Meinig School enables Schaffer lab and collaborators to image at high resolution blood vessels and nerve fiber tracts deep within the brains of living mice. Read more
Six postdocs at Cornell were honored with an inaugural Postdoc Achievement Award Sept. 17 for their contributions to community and inclusion. Read more
Two Meinig School instructors were honored at the 2018 College of Engineering Excellence in Advising and Teaching Awards, hosted on Monday, Sept. 17: Shalu Suri (Lecturer) received the 2018 James and Mary Tien Excellence in Teaching Award Jonathan Butcher (Professor) received the 2018 Sonny Yao ’72 Excellence in Teaching Award The annual awards recognize distinguished teaching and mentoring within the college, as well as leadership in path-breaking science and technical innovation. Congratulations Shalu and Jonathan! Read more
Three renowned neuroscientists will discuss their work at the third annual Cornell Neurotech Mong Family Foundation Symposium Sept. 27. Read more
