Are You Ready? A Saliva Test Might Tell
Alex Green leads a $17.7 million DARPA project analyzing biomarkers to assess readiness for physically and mentally challenging tasks.
Seeing Themselves in STEM
BU hosted kids from across the city for a STEM fair, showing them the educational and career opportunities available in science and tech.
Translational Biomedical Advances Highlighted at Inaugural BTEC Symposium
Promising advances in biological engineering were the topics of discussion at the Bioengineering Technology & Entrepreneurship Center’s (BTEC) inaugural symposium this month. The event featured former BME faculty member and current dean of the Brown University School of Engineering Tejal Desai, as well as several BME faculty members and an industry executive.
Engineer, Runner, Budding Doctor
The Patriot League’s 2023 Indoor Track & Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year, Aksel Laudon (ENG’22, CAMED’26) has been a standout on and off the course.
Improving the Science Behind Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
At BU’s Fluid Lab, James Bird’s latest research could help give forensic scientists new tools for analyzing bloodstains at crime scenes.
How ultrafast lasers developed in Michelle Sander’s lab are speeding up biological research
Michelle Sander and her lab group at Boston University are seeking out new ways to build ultrafast lasers – lasers that emit such short-lasting pulses of light that their duration is difficult to fathom.
“I’m particularly interested in developing lasers on the femtosecond scale – a fraction of a second so small that its ratio is the same as one second to 32 million years,” Sander says.
Converging on Training Tomorrow’s Bioengineers
With an NSF grant, a BU program will train a diverse group of PhD students for tomorrow’s workforce in biotech, synthetic biology, and other sectors.
A New Way of Learning
Undergrads from across the country come to the BU Photonics Center for an NSF summer research experience program. This fall, these five returned to BU full-time.
Lung Research Redefined
The “crystal ribcage” allows researchers a first-ever cellular-level look at the lung while it’s operating normally.
College of Engineering seeking convergent faculty
As part of the Energy, Sustainability, and Climate theme, the COE at BU is searching for tenure-track faculty candidates at the Assistant Professor level, whose research interests align with one or more of the following areas: