Two Awards for BU SHPE
For the third year in a row, the BU student chapter of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) has won the Society’s Blue Chip Award. And for the first time, the chapter won the SHPE Student Chapter of the Year Award for Region 4, which covers 50 chapters in the Northeast as well as […]
Medical Devices
Building robotics for surgery.
Grant to Fund Summer STEM Program for Underserved Teens
The AMETEK Foundation has awarded the Boston University College of Engineering $20,000 to host a summer program aimed at empowering underserved teenagers with exposure to engineering concepts and experience.
Greater Than the Sum
Students hone skills and hold their own in an international competition of computing By Patrick L. Kennedy Ben Li (’22) says he had “no clue” what high-performance computing (HPC) was when he was a freshman. But, as a senior this past fall, Li served as president of the Boston University High Performance Computing club, led […]
Blonder Named NAI Fellow
By Jessica Colarossi An inventor, a mentor, a food lover, Greg Blonder, a visiting scholar at BU’s College of Engineering, has a variety of interests. A scientist by training, Blonder has developed technologies with lasting impact—notably headphones with built-in speakers and two-factor authentication, a cybersecurity tool regularly used by many companies and internet users. As […]
BU Duo’s Wearable Wins BMES Design Award
By Patrick L. Kennedy Two recent ENG grads garnered a top award in the 2021 Biomedical Engineers Society (BMES) Design Competition with a bracelet that helps regulate breathing in premature infants with apnea. Out of 35 teams who submitted designs in four categories, Leen Arnaout (’21) and Meghan Griffin (’21) finished first in the mechanical/electrical […]
A Zhang Patent Honored Again
For the second year in a row, Professor Xin Zhang (ME, ECE, BME, MSE) was honored at the Boston Patent Law Association’s (BPLA) annual Invented Here! event, celebrating New England innovators and their inventions.
Going from Gauzy to Granular
Anna Devor and collaborators aim to extract neuronal circuit activity from fMRI, opening door for clinical applications By Patrick L. Kennedy Say you’re listening to a lecture and paying close attention. When that happens, your brain releases a chemical called acetylcholine. Later, though, you start to doze off. Suddenly, the professor calls your name. You […]
Jump-Starting Biotechnology Careers for Boston High School Students
New STEM outreach program, led by BU and funded by the Department of Defense, will introduce underserved students to the emerging field of synthetic biology By Kat J. McAlpine Synthetic biology is revolutionizing the field of biotechnology, yet many people aren’t sure what it is. Associate Professor Douglas Densmore (ECE) wants to change that by […]
Singling Out a Sound
BU researchers shed new light on a mystery of sensory processing By Patrick L. Kennedy It’s called the “cocktail party problem,” and it’s not about picking the right outfit or juggling stuffed mushrooms and a wine glass. Arising in all manner of busy settings, from coffee shops to subway stations, the phenomenon that has puzzled […]