At this year’s 104th Tau Beta Pi Convention, two university engineering college’s were awarded charters to establish Tau Beta Pi chapters.
A recent story highlighted Western Kentucky University’s successful petition. Boise State University was the other college awarded a charter in New Jersey this year. Learn more
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An article in Technology Review, published by MIT, highlighted recent research on “stealthy nanoparticles” capable of diminishing side effects of chemotherapy while increasing the effectiveness of its cancer killing.
A new comapny, BIND Biosciences, is making drug-embedded nanostructures and working on its “nanoparticle-based delivery system in preparation for clinical trials in cancer patients next year.”
Senior staff engineer, Greg Troiano (MD A ’96), is responsible for mixing chemicals into precise nanostructures as head of process development. Read full article for more information
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Harris Corporation, based in Melbourne (FL), has announced a gift to the University of Florida’s College of Engineering.
Money from the gift will go towards establishing “an endowment funding research in areas such as mobile communications and health care-related technology.”
UF will also use the funds to renovate the third floor of its Computer Science Engineering building. Read press release
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