Outreach | Biomedical Engineering | UC Davis Engineering

UC Davis BME Community Comes Together to Create Health, Equity and Wellness Committee

by Kristina M Batchelor
May 24, 2021

In the wake of the murder of George Floyd in the Spring of 2020 and the national attention on the severe problems that remain regarding anti-black racism in the U.S., the department of biomedical engineering came together to form the Health, Equity and Wellness (HEW) committee to address some of the practices and policies in their community that support a given culture.

Global Aggies: Serving Nicaraguan Students with Special Needs

February 18, 2020

Students

Each year the Blum Center for Developing Economies partners with the UC Davis Undergraduate Colleges to select, mentor, and sponsor a cohort of students to conduct fieldwork on poverty alleviation, inequality and international development through the Blum Summer Fellowship in Poverty Alleviation Through Action (PATA) award programs. In summer 2019, Laura Oelsner, a biomedical engineering major in the College of Engineering, was one of the selected Fellows who had this experience.

First-Generation Faculty Eduardo Silva: Mentorship Makes a Difference

March 01, 2019

Faculty

Students see two things before they walk into Eduardo Silva’s Genome and Biomedical Sciences Facility office: a nameplate stating his official title – Eduardo Silva, Ph.D. – and a colorful square with a proud proclamation: #FirstGen College Grad.

UC Davis establishes alliance of excellence in biophotonics with German Leibniz Institute for Photonic Technologies

November 14, 2017

Research

The University of California, Davis, and the Leibniz Institute for Photonic Technologies (Leibniz-IPHT), in Jena, Germany, have entered an agreement of cooperation to establish the Jena-Davis (JEDIS) Alliance of Excellence in Biophotonics — designed to promote North American-German cooperation on research and development in the field of biophotonics.

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Biomedical engineering design challenge inspires community college students

March 27, 2017

Students

The UC Davis Biomedical Engineering Student Association (BESA) held a Biomedical Engineering Design Challenge for community college students interested in biomedical engineering, UC Davis, and design on Saturday, March 25, 2017.

UC Davis-Chile Program Welcomes Eduardo Silva

December 20, 2016

Faculty

Eduardo Silva was invited to give a seminar and to visit the UC Davis Chile program.

The UC Davis-Chile program has three main objectives: 1) Create a platform for collaborative research between UC Davis and Chilean researchers, to support life science innovation in Chile and California; 2) Effectively transfer life sciences technologies from UC Davis and from the collaborative programs of the UC Davis Chile center, to the Chilean industry; and 3) Link UC Davis’ educational programs and creation capacity with Chile.

Undergraduate STEP Students visit Silva Lab

September 14, 2015

Students

A group of five UC Davis’ undergraduate students from the Special Transitional Enrichment Program (STEP) toured the Silva research group laboratory last week. STEP is a summer bridge program for underrepresented-minority first-generation students from low-income families. It also ensures a two-year follow-up with this population, which is more vulnerable to poor academic performance and dropout.