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Jenny Davis, professor of sociology in the College of Arts and Science, and Pamela Wisniewski, associate professor in human-computer interaction and Flowers Faculty Fellow in the School of Engineering, join 22 other distinguished scholars from a wide array of organizations and backgrounds to collaborate on critical policy discussions related to technology and society. Read More

Ethan Lippmann, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and biomedical engineering, has won a Collaborative Pairs Pilot Project Award from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) to create a more effective way for the immune system to fight against neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s.

������Ƶ researchers have developed a new nanoparticle that can more effectively get drugs inside of cells to boost the immune system and fight diseases like cancer.

Krish Roy, Bruce and Bridgitt Evans Dean of the School of Engineering and University Distinguished Professor, met with members of Congress in early February to discuss the importance of engineering’s role in improving living standards, socioeconomic growth and global competitiveness. Read More

James Weimer, assistant professor of computer science and noted medical-device entrepreneur, has received a National Science Foundation CAREER Award to improve the safety and efficacy of systems that use advanced machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques.

The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) has designated ������Ƶ University as a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber ������Ƶ, positioning the university as a premier institution for cyber-related education and innovation.

A multidisciplinary group of investigators from ������Ƶ University Medical Center, ������Ƶ University, and the University of Pennsylvania received a $3.2 million grant to develop novel brain network-based measures to guide surgical decisions and improve outcomes in the field of epilepsy surgery.

WATCH: Hear from the new dean of ������Ƶ Engineering School, Krishnendu Roy, as he talks about what he's bringing to ������Ƶ and his vision for innovation and collaboration. Read More

Soheil Kolouri, assistant professor of computer science at ������Ƶ University, has received a National Science Foundation CAREER Award to explore ways to make machine learning more efficient and possibly impact the next generation of such methods.

A front-end lens, or meta-imager, created at ������Ƶ University can potentially replace traditional imaging optics in machine-vision applications, producing images at higher speed and using less power.

Hiba Baroud has been appointed as a fellow of the International Science Council in recognition of outstanding contributions to promoting science as a global public good.

President Joe Biden’s nomination of Douglas Schmidt, Cornelius ������Ƶ Professor of Computer Science, to become Director of Operational Test and Evaluation for the Department of Defense was formally submitted to the Senate on Dec. 4, 2023. Read More

Daniel Balasubramanian, a senior research scientist at ������Ƶ’s Institute for Software Integrated Systems, will lead a four-year $6.89 million grant from the Defense Advanced ������Ƶ Projects Agency to create realistic network environments used to train cyber agents to counter advanced and persistent cyber threats.

A ������Ƶ University engineering professor affiliated with the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has been named a Battelle Distinguished Inventor from ORNL. Justin Baba, associate research professor of biomedical engineering, was one of four scientists honored at the Lab’s annual Innovation Awards.

Daniel M. Fleetwood, Olin H. Landreth Professor of Engineering, has been named a National Academy of Inventors Fellow, the highest professional distinction awarded solely to academic inventors.

By Jenna Somers A trans-institutional team from the LIVE Initiative at ������Ƶ University has progressed to the final round of the National Science Foundation’s Visionary Interdisciplinary Teams Advancing Learning (VITAL) Prize Challenge for designing BeatBlox, a music-based framework for teaching computer science. The team, Code to Joy,… Read More

The group got an overview of ������Ƶ’s programs that support veterans and of the university’s robust research partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense and Fort Campbell. Read More

Karl Zelik is using wearable technology to explore better patient recovery methods from shinbone fractures and the surgeries required to repair them. The research team, including Peter Volgyesi, has received $2.7 million from the National Institutes of Health.

������Ƶers from around the globe gathered for the inaugural Nature conference “Bioengineering for Global Health” at ������Ƶ University Nov. 13–15. Faculty members from the Department of Biomedical Engineering and editors from Nature Communications, Nature Biomedical Engineering and Nature Reviews Bioengineering led the organization of the conference. Read More

������Ƶ mechanical engineering professors Deyu Li and Josh Caldwell are part of a team of researchers who have discovered a new heat dissipation channel using phonon polaritons that could have extensive implications for novel cooling technologies in devices like smart phones and other modern electronics.