Graduate Students host Girl Scout Engineering Day
Young participants explore the many different fields of biomedical engineering Read more
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!
Belinda Floyd receives Unsung Hero award
Meinig School Graduate Student Services Coordinator recognized for commitment to the growth and personal and professional development of students who represent the diversity of the Cornell community Read more
De Vlaminck receives Rainin Foundation Award
Meinig School Assistant Professor will research Cell-free DNA as a non-invasive test of inflammatory bowel diseases Read more
Research explains diabetics’ increased metastatic cancer risk
Sugar glycation was shown to stiffen and alter the architecture of tissue and promote breast tumor cell movement, pointing to a possible mechanical link between diabetes and metastatic cancer (image by Young Joon Suh). Read more
Meet the 2019 NSF Fellows
The Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering proudly congratulates Ph.D. students Garrett Beeghly ( Fischbach Lab), Christine Harper ( Hernandez Lab), Daniella Fodera (Andarawis-Puri Lab), Yuyan Wang (Paszek Lab), and Ben Albert ( Butcher Lab), who each recently won a 2019 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship (GRFP). The NSF GRFP offers 3 years of stipend support during a 5-year fellowship tenure to applicants selected through a national competition. Congratulations also go to students receiving honorable mentions this year: Taylor Oeschger (Erickson Lab) and David... Read more
Five inducted into Bouchet Graduate Honor Society
Five Cornell doctoral candidates have been inducted into the Cornell chapter of the Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society. Read more
Cancer Biology, Machine Learning, and Creative Problem Solving at Cornell’s Microbiome Hackathon
The Microbiome Hackathon — hosted by the Brito Lab — took over Collegetown’s eHub location, where students crafted technological solutions using their knowledge of data science, computational biology and microbiology. Read more
Meinig School Ph.D. student advocates science and higher education funding in D.C.
Cornell students discuss science and higher education funding with Congress. Read more
Prof. Bonassar Discusses Cartilage Tissue Printing on Constant Wonder
Check out this radio interview with Meinig School Professor Lawrence Bonassar discussing cartilage tissue printing (Prof. Bonassar's segment running from 30:00 to 50:00). Read more
Three Meinig School Faculty inducted into AIMBE’s prestigious College of Fellows
Professors Butcher, Hernandez and Schaffer join Medical and Biological Engineering Elite Read more