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Harvard SEAS student Kow Simpson holding a small device

Apr 10, 2026

Kow Simpson's Senior Project: A new platform for modeling chronic kidney disease

In vitro system could reduce reliance on animal testing and accelerate the investigation of CKD interventions

Academics, Bioengineering, Health / Medicine

researchers examining heat harvesting experiment in the lab

Mar 24, 2026

Harvesting Heat And Electricity From The Sun, When You Need It

Harvard Salata Institute

Solar harvester uses simple components to produce warmth on cold days and electricity on hot days, passively toggling between modes

Bioengineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science & Mechanical Engineering, Research, Technology

image of man in button up shirt and short hair

Mar 13, 2026

Prigozhin awarded MIND Prize

Award will support development of imaging technologies to study Alzheimer’s

Applied Physics, Awards, Bioengineering

Woman with long dark hair wearing an orange blouse in an outdoor setting with a blurred green background

Mar 5, 2026

Shriya Srinivasan Named 2026 Sloan Research Fellow

Biomedical engineer recognized for spearheading neural interfaces and gut–brain neuromodulation

Awards, Community, Bioengineering

Close-up of a person’s hands holding a blood glucose meter while using a finger to prepare for a blood sugar test.

Feb 19, 2026

“Cyborg” Pancreas Organoids Reveal How Cells Mature and Synchronize

“Cyborg” pancreatic organoids extend a decade-long push to merge electronics with developing tissue

Bioengineering, Health / Medicine, Research

person walking with a superimposed wave graphic

Feb 18, 2026

A More Accurate Measure of Calories Burned

Machine learning model interprets leg motion as expended energy

AI / Machine Learning, Applied Mathematics, Bioengineering, Electrical Engineering, Research, Robotics, Technology, Wearable Devices

Feb 6, 2026

3D Printing Soft Robots

Rotational multimaterial printing offers intricate, programmable shapes

Bioengineering, Materials, Materials Science & Mechanical Engineering, Research, Robotics

Feb 5, 2026

Sniffing Out Cow Burps with an Electronic Nose

Salata Institute

A bovine wearable brings lab-style methane monitoring to the farm

Bioengineering, Materials Science & Mechanical Engineering, Research

Printed ureteric tubule networks embedded in matrix

Feb 2, 2026

Toward Engineering a Human Kidney Collecting-Duct System

Newly developed method to fabricate perfusable kidney ducts opens doors to disease modeling, drug testing, organ engineering

Bioengineering, Health / Medicine, Materials Science & Mechanical Engineering, Research

Feb 2, 2026

Optimizing Robotic Joints

New design method adjusts all parts of rolling contact joints

Applied Physics, Bioengineering, Electrical Engineering, Industry, Materials Science & Mechanical Engineering, Research, Robotics, Technology

group of students who created humanitarian data collection tool

Jan 5, 2026

Engineering students create ‘clicker’ to help humanitarian workers in field

Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health

Data collection tool developed in partnership with Harvard Humanitarian Initiative

Bioengineering, Design, Student Organizations, Technology

Harvard SEAS alum Adenike Adewuyi, S.B. '09

Dec 16, 2025

Alumni Profile: Adenike Adewuyi, S.B. '09

Helping patients recover from spinal cord injuries at Northwestern

Academics, Belonging, Bioengineering, Health / Medicine

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