http://bmes.ucsd.edu University of California San Diego Biomedical Engineering Society Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:50:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Wish someone had given you insider advice when you were a freshman? If you could repeat your first years, what would you do differently? BMES is compiling its first "Bioengineering Student Survival Guide," an informal guide encompassing valuable advice for incoming bioengineering freshmen! Impart your wisdom to the next generation by writing short blurbs about anything ... http://bmes.ucsd.edu/blogroll/bioengineering-freshman-survival-guide Alcott Elementary School is coming for its annual visit in about a month! We'll be doing fun experiments like strawberry DNA extraction and taking the students on campus tours. You don't need to stay the whole time. If interested, please contact Peyton (ppaulick[at]ucsd[dot]edu) AND Andrew (alwong[at]ucsd[dot]edu) with your name, phone number, and when you are ... http://bmes.ucsd.edu/events/alcott-elementary-school-visit-th-521 Tau Beta Pi, the engineering honors society needs help! On Wednesday 5/20 from 8:30am to 2pm, they will host their outreach event "ThinkGREEN!" to high school students with emphasis on engineering and sustainability. They will host a windmill design/building competition and tours of research laboratories, as well as a mini ... http://bmes.ucsd.edu/outreach/thinkgreen-outreach-w-520-8am-3pm Sunday isn't the only fun day! Join the faculty for an ice cream social to cool off right before partying it up for Sun God. For questions and to RSVP, please contact Muthu (mannaama[at]ucsd[dot]edu). http://bmes.ucsd.edu/blogroll/fun-and-sun-daes-with-the-faculty-th-514-2-3pm-zweifach-library The title says it all. The cost is $30/person. If you are interested, please contact Stevie (msharson[at]ucsd[dot]edu) for more details and to RSVP. http://bmes.ucsd.edu/blogroll/paintball-sat-59 Join in on one of TESC's new events, Engineers on the Green. Tired after the Derby? No worries; come out for a relaxing evening of carnival games and hanging out with Jacobs School alumni. Still gunning to help out? Volunteer at the BMES carnival game (Jenga and Towers of Hanoi) by contacting Katherine (kcl003[at]ucsd[dot]edu). http://bmes.ucsd.edu/blogroll/engineers-on-the-green-58 Building begins in NEXT WEEK! We need people interested in building the fastest and most creative cart in this build project. Late night welding sessions, daring test rides, and cutting edge design will be happening, with over 48 hours of opportunity for you to get involved. For those quick with their math, you're right, ... http://bmes.ucsd.edu/blogroll/junkyard-derby Want to help high school students explore science and engineering? Help out TESC with Engineering Explorations! Take the students on lab tours, answer questions about college, and do fun experiments. For more information or to sign up, email Stevie (msharson[at]ucsd[dot[edu]). http://bmes.ucsd.edu/outreach/engineering-explorations Want to get more involved in BMES? Well today's your lucky day! The BENG, BTEC, and PMED liaison positions are all still open! The liaisons are largely responsible for running social and the mentor- mentee programming as well as giving advice on his or her respective track. Elections for these positions ... http://bmes.ucsd.edu/blogroll/2nd-spring-gbm-elections Show your bioengineering pride with these nifty t-shirts! View shirt images Go directly to store Don't delay! Get them while supplies last! http://bmes.ucsd.edu/blogroll/get-your-t-shirts-now