On Tuesday, 3/24/15, Dr. Matthew Hersch and Dr. Jonathan Moreno led a group of student in a discussion on the ethics of bioweapons. This is an issue that has become increasingly crucial as new technologies are developed, and the accessibility and lethality of bioweapons increases. Dr. Hersch and Dr. Moreno talked about topics that ranged …
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This year, Engineering Week at Penn was held February 23rd-27th. On Monday the 23rd, BMES hosted a resumé/cover letter workshop with guest speaker Rosette Pyne from Career Services. Pyne walked students through the steps to writing a cover letter and building a resume tailored to different applications. She even included memorable anecdotes from past students’ …
James Howard, Ryan Wade &, Dr. Jason Burdick Our first Research Spotlight was written by James Howard, a junior working in Dr. Jason Burdick’s lab. If you would like to learn more about his work or the other research being conducted by the Burdick lab, feel free to visit their lab website. The goal of …
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This semester, we will be posting Research Spotlights to give BE undergraduates who are working in a research lab the opportunity to share their work with the BE community. We hope the Spotlights will promote discussions and well as introduce readers to areas of study outside of their own. If you work in a lab …
We are very excited for the spring semester, as we have a lot in the pipeline which we believe will benefit the BE community. Our first event of the semester was a talk by Eric Esch, a PhD student in the Huh Lab. He worked as an engineering consultant for MPR Associates, and spoke to …
BMES would like to welcome you back to what is sure to be another fun and fulfilling semester at Penn. The Fall 2014 semester was a very successful one for us. We won the BMES Outstanding Outreach Award from the national BMES organization for our efforts in spreading awareness about bioengineering to the surrounding community. …
