Novel Solutions to Health Disparities
A skin tone colorimeter and a cornea transplant training tool took first prizes in the Design-A-Thon.
Accessible Motion Capture Technology Wins 2025 Dean’s Imagineering Competition
The winner of this year’s Boston University College of Engineering Dean’s Imagineering Competition is HIVE Technology, developed by Fadi Kidess (ENG’25). “HIVE is a low-cost motion capture alternative for independent filmmakers and video game developers,” said Kidess, who built the system while completing his bachelor’s degree in electrical and computer engineering.
Algae Fuel Cell Tops Imagineering Competition
With a cross-disciplinary team, a LEAP student develops his childhood dream into a promising power source
How to Produce the Tech Workforce We Need
In Harvard Business Review, Ken Lutchen shares the BU ENG recipe for a successful industry-academia partnership.
BTEC and BDC Host Women Leaders in Science
The Bioengineering Technology & Entrepreneurship Center (BTEC) and the Biological Design Center (BDC) jointly hosted Women Leaders in Science, an event that drew more than 70 BU graduate students for dinner and networking with the board of the American Association of University Women (AWIS) and with members of New England Women in Science Executives (NEWISE). […]
First Design-A-Thon Generates Tech Solutions to Health Disparities
A date-rape drug detector and other student projects won awards in a contest sponsored by Merck and organized by BTEC and the BU student chapter of BMES.
Endowment Funds Student Design Projects
Covers costs of supplies in maker spaces.
Building the Workforce of Tomorrow
When it comes to finding a job after graduation, knowledge gained in the classroom and lab is, of course, critical. But, today’s employers in the rapidly advancing engineering field want more. They want the kind of hands-on skills with the latest technologies that enables new hires to hit the ground running.