BioE Holiday Party 2025
The department hosted our annual holiday party on Wednesday, December 3rd, 2025 at the Engineering VI, First Floor Patio from 11AM-12:30pm! The festivities included a holiday lunch buffet, games, music, and a scratch off game instead of our normal raffle. Faculty and...
UCLA Bioengineering Senior and Pro Surfer Balances Science and Sustainability
Nov 17, 2025 UCLA Samueli Newsroom When Lilie Kulber talks about balance, she’s not just describing her stance on a surfboard. The fourth-year UCLA bioengineering student and professional surfer has spent her college years learning how to navigate both rigorous...
BMES Social Impact Award
The Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) at UCLA is honored to receive the national Outstanding Societal Impact Award. This award recognizes a student chapter that has endeavored to highlight and solve a real-world medical problem within its immediate community....
BMES 2025 National Meeting in San Diego, CA
From October 8-12, 2025, the Biomedical Engineering Society hosted their national meeting in San Diego, CA. Many of UCLA’s Bioengineering department members attended to present their research and participate in networking opportunities. This year UCLA was represented...
BGA Promotes STEM Education at Occidental College Career Fair
On Saturday, October 4th, BGA attended the STEM Career Fair hosted by Occidental College from 12–3 PM as a delegates of UCLA bioengineering department, drawing in approximately 50~70 attendees. The event served as a dynamic platform to promote the UCLA Bioengineering...
SoCalBio Networking @ UCLA Brings Together Academia and Industry
The UCLA Department of Bioengineering recently hosted SoCalBio Networking @ UCLA on August 28, 2025, at the James West Alumni Center, welcoming professionals from across the life sciences ecosystem. Organized in partnership with the Southern California Biomedical...
Graduate Student Orientation 2025
On Friday, September 26th 2025, the UCLA Bioengineering department hosted the graduate student orientation at the end of week 0 to welcome our new graduate students into the department. The event consisted of a boxed luncheon held in the Eng VI patio for both students...
UCLA Samueli Announces 2025 Edward K. Rice Outstanding Student Awards
Each year, the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering honors alumni, faculty and students for outstanding achievements in their fields. The following profiles highlight recipients of the 2025 Edward K. Rice Outstanding Student Award within the Bioengineering department....
Cal State LA recognizes bioengineering pioneer with 2025 LA BioStar Award
Cal State LA presented Dino Di Carlo—a bioengineering professor, inventor, and serial entrepreneur—with the 2025 LA BioStar Award during a ceremony recognizing his outstanding contributions to bioscience innovation, entrepreneurship, and commercialization. The award...