Bioengineering

Prof. Katila on stage with two students as she receives the Teaching Award, all in regalia.

Jul 2, 2024

Tau Beta Pi Announces 2024 Teaching Award and Teaching Honor Roll

School News

Microscopic view of two single-celled organisms.

Jun 6, 2024

The first example of cellular origami

Health

Plankton under a microscope.

May 31, 2024

The secret lives of plankton

Environment

Fluorescent image of a flatworm.

May 16, 2024

Regenerating worms have genetic control over their algal partners

Scientists conducting lab research together.

Mar 11, 2024

A newly published protein structure helps explain how some anti-cancer immunotherapy treatments work

Health

Hand manipulating strings over gear.

Feb 22, 2024

A new RNA editing tool could enhance cancer treatment

Health

Gloved hand holding a transparent cube with a 3D printed heart inside.

Feb 16, 2024

The future of bioprinting

Health

From left, Anton Molina, Anesta Kothari, and Manu Prakash show the sisal fiber and the cotton-like material they’ve produced from the sisal.

Nov 30, 2023

Sustainable, plant-based menstrual pads could improve access to hygiene products

Health, Materials

Side-by-side images of a breast milk duct showing the transition from non-invasive to invasive cancer, with cells in red and the basement membrane in blue.

Nov 13, 2023

Breast cancer cells collaborate to break free and invade into the surrounding tissue

Health

The phrase, “We love BioEng” in lights at night.

Oct 23, 2023

Bioengineering: Where life sciences and engineering meet

Computation & Data, Energy, Environment, Health

Occupational therapist Julie Muccini reviews an OpenCap capture with a study subject.

Oct 19, 2023

OpenCap: Sophisticated human biomechanics from smartphone video

Computation & Data, Health, Technology & Society

Motor Neuron under the microscope in a lab.

Oct 13, 2023

The future of neuroscience: Karl Deisseroth sheds light on the inner workings of the brain

Health

Sep 28, 2023

Moonshot effort aims to bioprint a human heart and implant it in pig

Health

Illustration of probiotic bacteria in a circle.

Sep 22, 2023

The future of the gut microbiome

Health

Aerial view of a research boat in the Arctic Sea

Aug 8, 2023

Mission to understand Arctic carbon uptake and 'jewels of the sea'

Environment

Planarian worms under microscope view.

Jul 21, 2023

Regeneration might be a whole-body affair

Health

Illustration of a double helix with plant material sprouting from the top.

Jun 6, 2023

Scientists talk sustainability at inaugural synthetic biology symposium

Energy, Environment, Health, Materials, Technology & Society

3D rendered illustration of a motor protein

Apr 14, 2023

The future of proteins

Health

Engraving of human heart with heart rate.

Mar 24, 2023

A faster heart rate can generate anxiety

Health

A view of three students working together at a lab bench through the glass windows of the Uytengsu Teaching Center.

Feb 2, 2023

A shared space for science

School News

Photo of underwater robot OceanOneK exploring an underwater plane wreck.

Oct 28, 2022

Oussama Khatib: What if Aquaman were a robot?

Transportation & Robotics

Photo of a mass of plastic trash floating in water.

Oct 21, 2022

The curious connection between plastic trash and infectious disease

Health

Photo of a modern urban wastewater treatment plant.

Oct 14, 2022

Alexandria Boehm: Wastewater helps reveal COVID’s real reach

Health

A person walking on campus while wearing the exoskeleton boots.

Oct 12, 2022

Untethered exoskeleton walks out into the real world

Artificial Intelligence, Computation & Data, Health, Technology & Society, Transportation & Robotics