Attaway’s MATLAB Textbook Wins Excellence Award
By Sara Cody Assistant Professor Stormy Attaway (ME) is the recipient of a 2017 Textbook Excellence Award, or “Texty” for MATLAB: A Practical Introduction to Programming and Problem Solving, 4th ed. by the Textbook and Academic Authors Association (TAA). “Winning this award speaks not only to Professor Attaway’s deep understanding of the needs of the […]
CISE Hosts Robotics & AI Research Event
The Center for Information and Systems Engineering (CISE) partnered with Greg Woolf, CEO of Coalesce.Info and moderator of The Cognitive Computing Group of Boston, to host a community evening focused on Robotics & AI research at Boston University, on February 28, 2017. The event began with a demonstration of a student-built robot by the Boston […]
Forging a New Path
New Outreach Initiative will Educate Community about Synthetic Biology By Sara Cody After a morning of composing DNA out of play dough and learning about genetically engineered mosquitos, the group of high school students put their heads together to solve an age-old question for Bostonians: how do we clean up the Charles River? Proposing solutions […]
Interactive Theater Offers New Approach to Faculty Development
ECE Training Program Aligns with National Goal to Increase Diversity in STEM By Sara Cody It was a scene undoubtedly familiar to any faculty member who has been a mentor for a student. Maia, a student, discussed her experience working on a group project in one of her classes with her advisor, Hal. Only instead […]
Wong to Deliver DeLisi Lecture April 25
Khalil receives Early Career Excellence Award By Sara Cody To recognize their contributions to engineering and society, Professor Joyce Y. Wong (BME, MSE) is the recipient of this year’s Charles DeLisi Award and Lecture, and Assistant Professor Ahmad “Mo” Khalil (BME) has received the Early Career Excellence Award. The Charles DeLisi Award and Lecture recognizes […]
BU Joins Federal Effort to Engineer Human Tissue: New national institute will develop innovative, life-saving industry
By Rich Barlow share it! + BU Today Imagine this: a new factory opens in the United States after years of dwindling manufacturing jobs. Unlike the great factories of the 20th century, this one manufactures skin tissue for soldiers grievously scarred by war and for civilians, and develops organ-preserving technologies that eliminate waiting lists for […]
Finding Lung Cancer in the Nose: MED researchers’ genetic test may open door to easy diagnosis
By Barbara Moran share it! + BU TODAY Lung cancer is the deadliest form of cancer in the United States—and in the world. According to the National Cancer Institute, it accounts for more than a quarter of cancer deaths in this country, killing about 158,000 people in 2016. Because lung cancer is so lethal, many […]
Dr. Greg Martin Parts With BU BME
As of the end of January, Dr. Greg Martin has moved on from Boston University Biomedical Engineering to continue serving his discipline in the medical devices field. Dr. Greg Martin served as the Director of the Coulter Translational Research Partnership Program in the BME department from November 2013 until January 2017 with the goal of […]
Office Artifacts: Karen Allen
This CAS/ENG scientist loves pop culture, especially Marvel comics By Joel Brown. BU TODAY. Photos by Cydney Scott A visitor might think that the MakerBot Replicator 2 Desktop 3-D Printer in Karen Allen’s office at the Metcalf Science Center is official BU apparatus, part of her lab equipment. Not so. “Knowing what a nerd I […]
New Sensors for Smart Lighting
Responsive sensors aim to improve human health and lighting efficiency Thomas Little, professor of electrical and computer engineering and associate director of the Center for Lighting Enabled Systems & Applications (LESA), in his laboratory at the BU Photonics Center. By Caitlin Bird. Photos by Jackie Ricciardi. Imagine sitting in a secluded corner of a college […]