October 2012 – The UC Berkeley team for the International Genetically Engineered Machine competition (iGEM) won first place and the best presentation award at the Americas West Regional Jamboree held at Stanford Oct. 12-14, ensuring their participation at the World Championships at MIT in November.
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Bioengineers win Big Ideas
April 17, 2012 – A team of bioengineering students tied for first prize in the annual Berkeley Big Ideas competition this week!
Berkeley iGEM video featured at SciAm
November 27, 2011 – A molecular animation by the Berkeley iGEM team was featured at Scientific American. Check it out!
Berkeley BioE ranked in Top 10!
September 14. 2011 UC Berkeley Bioengineering was ranked in the TOP TEN undergraduate bioengineering programs in the United States, according to US News and World Report Best Colleges rankings this week!
NorCal students prep for iGEM Jamboree
October 28, 2010 The UC Berkeley iGEM team joined students from four northern California college campuses at UCSF on October 23 to practice and fine-tune their presentations for the upcoming iGEM Jamboree.
Students spread engineering to local kids
June 2010 A group of engineering undergrads, including many BioE students, have formed a busy and successful group of mentors teaching science and engineering to local K-12 students.
Bioengineering – A Family Affair
May 4, 2010 Bushra Samad will be receiving her B.S. in Bioengineering from Berkeley this month, but she’s not leaving. Bushra will be staying on as a Ph.D. student in the Bioengineering Graduate Group – and her twin daughters will be entering their second year as Berkeley undergrads. Her daughter Tahoura is also a Bioengineering […]
BioE student receives Chancellor’s Public Service Award
May 1, 2010 Graduating BioE senior Tu Tran has been awarded one of the 2010 Chancellor’s Awards for Public Service.
Bioengineers can dance!
November 2009 Two bioengineering undergraduates, Nickesh Viswanathan and Anwesh Thakur, made it all the way to the quarterfinals of NBC-TV’s America’s Got Talent this summer, with their Berkeley Bollywood dance group, Ishaara.