AI ed-tech, smart contraceptive among innovation awardees
Cornell Engineering has announced the winners of its seventh annual Engineering Innovation Competition, which recognizes innovative product concepts and prototypes from students. Read more
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Graduate student group holds spring Girl Scout Engineering Day
Graduate-student organized outreach event inspires girls in grades 2-8 to pursue careers in STEM. Read more
Unique biomarkers discovered for COVID, MIS-C in children
Researchers have identified blood biomarkers that could help pediatricians quickly diagnose severe cases of COVID-19 as well as multisystem inflammatory syndrome, also known as MIS-C, which emerged during the pandemic. Read more
Celebration honors student, alumni entrepreneurs
Meinig School student team of Molly Eron ’23, Danielle Frye ’23, Katie McGarty ’23, Veronica Vila ’23 and Chenglin Zhu ’23 won a $2,500 Ronald ’57 and Frederick ’86 Fichtl Innovation Award for My IUD, their smart contraceptive device, which alerts users to movement or issues with their intrauterine device. Read more
Robert Langer ’70 receives engineering’s highest alumni honor
Robert Langer ’70, whose pioneering work in biotechnology, drug delivery and tissue engineering has made him one of the most prolific inventors in medicine, received the Cornell Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award during a celebration hosted April 19. Read more
The Biggest Microbiome Study Sheds New Light on Shared Health Risks
The most comprehensive survey of how we share our microbiomes suggests a new way of thinking about diseases that aren’t usually considered contagious. Professor Ilana Brito weighs in on findings. (Wired Magazine) Read more
BMES student group holds professional development, student entrepreneurship panel
Panel highlights the diverse and innovative business ventures of current graduate students. Read more
Shapeshifters: Can buildings behave like organisms?
With a $3 million National Science Foundation grant, Cornell researchers are creating a new approach to architecture by learning how plants and animals form internal structures. Read more
$9.5M to fund chronic fatigue syndrome research
A Cornell multidisciplinary research center that studies chronic fatigue syndrome has received a five-year, $9.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health – funding that will enable experts to continue work on the mysterious and debilitating condition. Read more