Novel Solutions to Health Disparities
A skin tone colorimeter and a cornea transplant training tool took first prizes in the Design-A-Thon.
Algae Fuel Cell Tops Imagineering Competition
With a cross-disciplinary team, a LEAP student develops his childhood dream into a promising power source
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.
Made of Paper Towel Tubes, This Robotic Arm Teaches STEM While Playing Chess
Students’ prize-winning project is a fun, tactile way to teach kids about computer science and mathematics.
Three More AIMBE Fellows from ENG
Yang, Joseph-McCarthy, Dunlop elected to prestigious biomedical society
Faculty across five BU research centers will work together to prevent future pandemics
A multidisciplinary team of researchers were awarded funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop models that predict disease emergence and spread, and to devise pandemic mitigation strategies. By Gina Mantica A multidisciplinary team of researchers at Boston University will work towards predicting and preventing future pandemics as part of a new $1 million […]