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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!

Destiny Nwafor

Cornell, partners seek to grow STEM recruiting program

A summit hosted at Cornell Tech on Feb. 28 brought together more than 50 principals, guidance counselors, students and leaders from community-based organizations to discuss how to grow Cornell’s Bridge Scholars program from a successful pilot initiative into a nation-wide collaborative. Read more

From left, Ari Broad, Rachael Skye, Beth Rhoades, Scarlett Lee, Kara Rode Webber and Kara Fikrig are all part of the Vaccination Conversations with Scientists group.

Volunteer scientists change opinions about vaccines

Vaccination Conversations with Scientists (VaCS), a group of more than 100 Cornell student, staff and faculty volunteers educating the public about the safety and effectiveness of vaccines, is reporting success in shifting unvaccinated people’s beliefs about the shots. Read more

Chris Schaffer

Seven faculty members elected AAAS fellows

Seven Cornell faculty members have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest general scientific society. This year's fellows, 564 in all, will be honored at a virtual event Feb. 19. Read more