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Image of Praveen Kumar, "A Cohort-Based Modeling Analysis Estimating Race and Sex-Specific Delays in Bladder Cancer Diagnosis"
03 Sep
Praveen Kumar, "A Cohort-Based Modeling Analysis Estimating Race and Sex-Specific Delays in Bladder Cancer Diagnosis"
Abstract: Black patients and women are more likely than White men to be diagnosed with bladder cancer at an advanced stage. We developed a natural history model of bladder...
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September 03, 2026
3:30pm to 4:30pm

Image of Bioengineering Seminar Series - Xin "Daniel" Gao
03 Sep
Bioengineering Seminar Series - Xin "Daniel" Gao
Xin "Daniel" Gao, Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh, will present "Advancing Translational Gene Editing: From Targeted...
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September 03, 2026
4:00pm to 5:00pm

Image of Shiao-Hung Chiang Distinguished Seminar Featuring Dr. YuanQiao Rao, Penn State Behrend
04 Sep
Shiao-Hung Chiang Distinguished Seminar Featuring Dr. YuanQiao Rao, Penn State Behrend
How Processing Writes Polymer Structure: Nonequilibrium States, Hidden Observables, and Predictive Design Rules for Functional Materials Abstract Polymer performance is often...
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September 04, 2026
9:30am to 10:30am

Headshot of Andrew Moore
09 Sep
Wild Connections: One Health, Planetary Health, and Sustainability
Save the Date: Join the Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation, the Office of Sustainability in the Health Sciences, and the School of Public Health for a keynote...
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September 09, 2026
3:00pm to 5:30pm

Image of Anesia Auguste, "Processing of Liquid Crystal Elastomers"
10 Sep
Anesia Auguste, "Processing of Liquid Crystal Elastomers"
Abstract: Liquid crystalline elastomers (LCEs) are widely recognized for their exceptional promise as actuating materials. Under external stimuli, LCEs exhibit dramatic shape...
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September 10, 2026
3:30pm to 4:30pm

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10 Sep
Bioengineering Seminar Series - Jelena Janjic
Jelena Janjic, Associate Professor of Pharmaceutics at Duquesne University, will present "From Design to Medicine: Engineering Biomaterials and Theranostics for Clinical...
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September 10, 2026
4:00pm to 5:00pm

Headshot of Kam W. Leong
17 Sep
Savio L-Y Woo Lectureship
Join the Department of Bioengineering for the annual Savio L-Y Woo Lecture. Our guest speaker this year is Kam W. Leong, PhD, Samuel Y Sheng Professor of Biomedical...
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September 17, 2026
4:00pm to 6:00pm

Image of Shiao-Hung Chiang Distinguished Seminar Featuring Dr. Markus J. Buehler, MIT
18 Sep
Shiao-Hung Chiang Distinguished Seminar Featuring Dr. Markus J. Buehler, MIT
Superintelligence for Scientific Discovery Abstract: : Artificial intelligence is rapidly evolving from a passive analytical tool into an active partner in scientific...
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September 18, 2026
9:30am to 10:30am

Image of Pramod Varshney, "Six Blind Men of Indostan: Theory and Applications of Distributed Inference"
24 Sep
Pramod Varshney, "Six Blind Men of Indostan: Theory and Applications of Distributed Inference"
Abstract: Distributed inference refers to the synergistic combination of information gathered by various knowledge sources and sensors to provide inference regarding a...
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September 24, 2026
3:30pm to 4:30pm

Image of Ali Tajer, "Causal Representation Learning"
01 Oct
Ali Tajer, "Causal Representation Learning"
Abstract: Building reliable world models for physical systems is a central challenge in modern AI, with broad implications for scientific discovery, robotics, autonomy, and...
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October 01, 2026
3:30pm to 4:30pm

Image of ChE Graduate Seminar Featuring Dr. Nadir Kaplan, Virginia Tech
23 Oct
ChE Graduate Seminar Featuring Dr. Nadir Kaplan, Virginia Tech
Abstract: Living systems self-regulate by operating at dynamic optima through feedback loops between mechanics and chemical kinetics, an ability largely missing in synthetic...
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October 23, 2026
9:30am to 10:30am

Image of Shiao-Hung Chiang Distinguished Seminar Featuring Dr. Mircea Dincă, Princeton University
06 Nov
Shiao-Hung Chiang Distinguished Seminar Featuring Dr. Mircea Dincă, Princeton University
From Electrically Conductive MOFs to Sustainable Batteries Abstract: The emergence of electrically conductive metal-organic frameworks (c-MOFs) has been one of the most...
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November 06, 2026
9:30am to 10:30am