Brown University engineers developed a microchip that tracks cell movement using electrical capacitance rather than optical lenses, which could aid in understanding processes such as cancer metastasis, wound healing and immune response.
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By pairing a retina-like sensor with a spiking neural network, a new technique with potential applications for self-driving cars, search-and-rescue drones or medical imaging can reveal objects invisible to standard cameras.
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The American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics’ François Frenkiel award is given to young investigators in recognition of significant contributions to fluid mechanics.
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During Rhode Island Startup Week, faculty and student entrepreneurs pitched emerging technologies to investors, industry leaders and potential partners to move research discoveries toward real-world solutions.
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A study provides new details about how the brain’s motor cortex reacts when people watch actions by agents that may appear more human, or less.
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The prestigious award from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency provides up to $719,358 in research funding for Assistant Professor Mehdi Saligane.
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A grant from Breakthrough T1D, the leading global type 1 diabetes (T1D) research and advocacy organization, to Brown University's School of Engineering advances a technology developed in Dean Tejal Desai’s lab, designed to help transplanted insulin-producing cells survive and function over a long duration and to reach patients.
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Professor of Engineering Anubhav Tripathi has been named a key collaborator on a two-and-a-half-year, $39 million federal award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), illustrating the School of Engineering’s mission to apply rigorous engineering science to challenges that matter from bench to bedside.
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News From Engineering
Lee awarded up to $3.1M over five years from NIH for brain blood vessel research
Associate Professor Jonghwan Lee is the recipient of a grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop high-tech imaging and AI tools aimed at detecting early microvascular failure in people at elevated risk of Alzheimer’s disease.
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Members of the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology convened in Providence to learn about biotechnology capabilities and potential at Brown University and partner organizations across the state.
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News From Engineering
Seeing beyond the limits
Lily Badiani-Shah Sc.M. ’26 seamlessly bridges creative design with strategic entrepreneurship, thriving in the fast-paced PRIME program by seizing competitive opportunities on a trajectory toward shaping the future of health tech.
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News From Engineering
University announces internal Salomon, Seed funding awards for researchers
The Brown University Division of Research has announced the recipients of this year’s internal funding opportunities which includes Professor Jay Tang as one of 17 Richard B. Salomon Faculty Research Awards and 15 School of Engineering awardees for the 2026 Division of Research Seed Program.
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Lee, Mtwa and Tabachnik awarded National Tau Beta Pi organization scholarships
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Skye Rosario: Inspiring others to shoot for the Moon
Driven to inspire future space enthusiasts, Brown University student Skye Rosario is designing and installing a new lunar science exhibit at the Museum of Natural History and Planetarium this summer.
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News From Engineering
Hurt elected Fellow of American Carbon Society
The Brown Engineering professor was elected for his sustained contribution in the field of science or technology of carbon materials.
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A study by Brown University researchers provides new insights, which could have implications for engineered systems, into the aerodynamic advantage birds experience when flying in a “V” formation.
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New workflow developed by Brown University researchers compresses hours of manual lab labor into a single automated process, unlocking reliable genetic sequencing for local public health labs.
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News From Engineering
Wong joins Editorial Board of Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering
Professor Emeritus Barrett Hazeltine inspired generations of Brown students and embedded entrepreneurship into the Open Curriculum with his ENGN9/90 courses. This spring, alumni, faculty, and students came together to celebrate his 65+ year legacy at Brown.
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In a series of short videos, Brown University engineering professor Roberto Zenit explores the physics of soccer as the World Cup tournament rolls toward its conclusion.
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By baking fundamental physical laws into neural networks, researchers have created a model that predicts drug-release timelines using a fraction of the usual lab data.
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News From Engineering
Brown’s Caretta, Zhou selected for 2026 NAE Symposium
Seventy-four innovative early-career engineers have been chosen to participate in the Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering 2026 Symposium, a signature activity of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE).
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News from BioMed
A Brain Science Legend Retires from Brown
John Donoghue, a pioneer in brain-computer interfaces, will continue to work on BrainGate, the technology he developed.
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In partnership with the Brown Arts Institute and renowned Tape Art artists, a team of Brown students led the creation of a temporary mural in the University’s Barus and Holley building.
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For Richard Yen ’53, giving back to Brown is about more than repaying a scholarship. It’s about engineering an environment for today’s Brown students where hard work is balanced by the joy of the journey.
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A daylong conference brought scientists from the Department of Energy’s National Laboratories to Brown to explore new collaborations and research pathways for faculty and students.
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Horacio Espinosa '89 Sc.M., '90 Sc.M., '92 Ph.D. has spent his career finding answers that are reshaping how we understand materials, medicine, and the microscopic world. A three-time Brown graduate and world-leading researcher, Espinosa is the 2026 recipient of the Horace Mann Medal, the Brown Graduate School's highest honor for alumni who have made significant contributions in their field.
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News From Engineering
Eight engineering students and five alumni granted NSF GRFP awards
In all, six members of the senior class, two current graduate students, and five undergraduate alumni from Brown University engineering have been granted funds from the prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program. Two others were tabbed honorable mention selections.
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News From The Graduate School
Daniel Harris Honored for Graduate Mentorship Defined by Care, Presence, and Community
Daniel M. Harris, Associate Professor of Engineering, has received the Graduate School Faculty Award for Advising and Mentoring, an honor that reflects not only his accomplishments as a researcher and teacher, but also his deep commitment to students.
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Researchers from Brown, in collaboration with the National Institute of Standards and Technology, developed a new approach to measuring cell elasticity, a factor of emerging importance in human health.
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As Brown community members continue to support one another in the aftermath of Dec. 13, the Brown Ever True initiative is collecting and sharing examples of care and strength expressed through art.
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News From Engineering
Zhou earns CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation
Through the early-career grant, Peipei Zhou will advance the scalable, verifiable co-design of heterogeneous reconfigurable computing systems, enabling domain experts to efficiently build next-generation customized AI and data-intensive applications, such as autonomous physical systems, adaptive intelligent agents, and advanced healthcare technologies.
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