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News: BME

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!

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Campus community donates essential medical supplies

As hospitals across the country try to manage a surge in coronavirus patients while also facing a global shortage in the protective gear needed to treat them, the Cornell community has banded together to donate crucial medical supplies to local health care providers. Read more

Ben Cosgrove

Muscle stem cells compiled in ‘atlas’

A Cornell research team led by Ben Cosgrove used a new cellular profiling technology to probe and catalog in a “muscle regeneration atlas,” the activity of almost every possible kind of stem cell involved in muscle repair. Read more

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Cornell Engineering recognized by ASEE for "inclusive excellence"

The award letter states that Cornell Engineering has demonstrated a commitment to: Establishing baseline support for groups underrepresented in engineering; Quantifiably analyzing and assessing unit composition, policies, culture, and climate related to all groups underrepresented in engineering; Implementing programs and initiatives that strengthen the K-12 or community college pipeline thereby reducing significant barriers related to long-term growth; and Developing an action plan focused on continuous improvement. The ASEE Diversity Recognition Program was established in 2018 to publicly... Read more

Menansili Mejooli

VIDEO: Cornell-Tanzania collaboration on medical equipment

In a mutual exchange program, students from Cornell's Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering and Arusha Technical College in Tanzania combine their skills and knowledge to fix broken medical equipment and collaborate on senior design capstone projects. Read more

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Students attend winter career treks to Boston and San Francisco

By: Kerry Elizabeth Spitze

Over winter break, the Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering (BME), partnered with the Engineering Career Center , Engineering Alumni Affairs & Development, and M.Eng. Career Support to coordinate staff and student treks to both Boston and San Francisco for those interested in the biomedical engineering industry. Each trek consisted of multiple onsite employer visits wherein students were given tours as well as learned more the companies and opportunities through interactive panel discussions, presentations, and demonstrations. Additionally, there was an alumni networking event held in... Read more