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The IGNITE Student Professional Conference provided students with inspiration, learning, and networking during a professional development event that featured breakout sessions, an alumni panel, a career exhibition, and mock interviews.
Assistant adjunct professor Mahesh Neupane's has established an exceptional track record in a demanding field: Advancing national security by conceiving, designing and modeling future technologies for the U.S. Army.
Five bioengineering majors describe the success factors that empowered them to turn their Senior Design project into an award-winning, innovation that could revolutionize hearing-loss diagnostics.
A team of bioengineering undergraduates share how the successes they achieved in redesigning an innovative hearing-loss diagnostic tool were made possible through guidance and mentorship from faculty members and real-world feedback and resources from industry.
A team of bioengineering students reveal some of the biggest challenges it faced in transforming a hearing-loss diagnostic tool from a 20-pound device to a redesign weighing less than a pound-and-a-half “that people are excited to use.”
The student team behind an exceptional Senior Design Showcase project used words like “unbelievable” and “family” to describe their experiences working together
How a team of bioengineering students turned a Senior Design project into an innovative diagnostic tool for hearing loss.
BCOE faculty members Juchen Guo and Hamed Mohsenian-Rad are the new co-directors of the Winston Chung Global Energy Center.
Student professional organizations raised more than $119,000 for the five-week Match Challenge annual fundraiser, with donations covering the cost of student projects, attending conferences and participating in competitions, and leadership and professional development activities.
BCOE successfully hosted the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine’s (CIRM) Summer Program to Accelerate Regenerative Medicine Knowledge (SPARK) conference. The two-day event brought together 11 institutions, 115 high school students, and 200 attendees
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May 12, 2025
New computer language helps spot hidden pollutants
Courtesy of UC Riverside, biologists and chemists have a new programming language to uncover previously unknown environmental pollutants and other information at breakneck speed – without requiring them to code.
May 06, 2025
UC Riverside joins launch of hydrogen carshare program
UC Riverside, in partnership with city and state agencies, has helped launch the nation's only hydrogen-powered carshare program—offering a clean, affordable transportation alternative to Riverside residents.
The Riverside Clean Air Carshare, or RCAC , program offers 13 Toyota Mirai sedans equipped with hydrogen fuel cell technology. Participants can reserve a car through a smartphone app, pick it up from one of several designated locations, and pay to drive it by the hour. Rental rates are designed to be lower than Uber or Lyft ride fees.
April 16, 2025
Superbugs, Indigenous video games, and tipping dilemmas
On April 11, nine UC Riverside graduate students presented their research at the 11th annual UCR Grad Slam Final for a chance at $5,000. The event was hosted by UCR’s Grad Division and was held on campus at the School of Business.
Grad Slam is a University of California-wide speaking competition in which graduate students get three minutes to describe their research to judges and an audience of peers, faculty, staff, friends, and family.
April 14, 2025
Professor recognized by IEEE for pioneering work with microchips
Sheldon Tan, a professor of electrical and computer engineering in UCR’s Bourns College of Engineering, has been recognized as a fellow of the IEEE engineering professional group for his contributions to the advancement of microchips.
April 08, 2025
Business, education, and engineering grad programs ranked high
UC Riverside’s business, education, and engineering programs placed high in U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 rankings of graduate programs in the U.S.
The School of Business climbed 17 positions for its part-time Master of Business Administration, or MBA, program to rank No. 56 in the nation. The Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering, or BCOE, ranked No. 89 overall, saw increases in five programs. The School of Education ranked No. 90 overall among 258 schools with doctoral-level programs.