ENG Faculty Win Ignition Awards
ENG faculty Mark Grinstaff, Wilson Wong, and Béla Suki have won 2023 BU Ignition Awards. Given by BU Technology Development, the awards aim to advance promising new science and technology.
Alyssa Pierson Receives MassRobotics Rising Star Award
Alyssa Pierson garnered the inaugural award for her work in multi-agent systems.
Incoming Neurophotonics Center assistant professor Matthias Stangl is looking into the “how” and “why” of neural mechanisms
Neuroscientist Matthias Stangl will be joining the Boston University Department of Biomedical Engineering, the Neurophotonics Center (NPC), the Center for Systems Neuroscience, and the Cognitive Neuroimaging Center this January after an already impressive career at UCLA as a postdoctoral scholar aiming to develop a better understanding of the brain’s functionality––not only within a laboratory setting, but in the natural world.
Roberto Tron: Redefining Health Care for Aging America
With adults age 65 and older forming the United States’ fastest-growing population segment, more Americans are bound to experience severe and complex health conditions. To meet the needs of the country’s graying population, the current health care system must rethink its existing treatment approaches for older patients. This is where Roberto Tron, an assistant professor […]
Unlocking Insights into Tumors’ Defenses
A BU team has developed a noninvasive method of monitoring the solid stresses within tumors.
Roblyer to Helm New SPIE Journal
Biophotonics Discovery will focus on novel findings in biophotonics research, especially related to basic science and clinical translation.
Hard to Picture
Using light and shadow to “see” around corners, at the speed of a snapshot.
A Giant Leap in Detecting Brain Activity
A new advance in voltage imaging is giving neuroscientists the most detailed look yet at how voltage travels through brain cells.
This Tiny Capsule Can Warn You When Inflammation Is Imminent
A novel technology could change the way inflammatory bowel diseases are diagnosed and monitored.
Cellular Engineering Built to Last
A more precise and effective gene circuit engineering method that might boost the field of synthetic biology to the next level.