Student Outreach

Edwards Life Sciences HQ Tour On Friday, April 12th, BGA partnered with the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) to host a behind-the-scenes tour at Edward Life Sciences' Irvine headquarters. This...
Retirement Party for Professor Benjamin Wu

Retirement Party for Professor Benjamin Wu

On December 8, 2022, the Bioengineering department celebrated Dr. Ben Wu’s career at UCLA since he will be retiring from UCLA at the end of December 2022 after 22 years of service! Speeches by the department chair, faculty, former and current Bioengineering staff,...

Bioengineering’s Annual Departmental Holiday Party

Bioengineering’s Annual Departmental Holiday Party

On Thursday, December 8th, UCLA Bioengineering threw their annual holiday party. This was the first in-person departmental holiday party since the beginning of the pandemic which brought together faculty, staff, and students! It was held at the Founder’s Room and...

Faculty Awards- Fall 2022

Faculty Awards- Fall 2022

We would like to congratulate some of our wonderful core, joint and affiliate faculty for their recent tremendous achievements! Jennifer L. Wilson NIH MIRA Award Jennifer L. Wilson, an assistant professor of bioengineering, has received a Maximizing Investigators’...

Welcome Back Social 2022

Welcome Back Social 2022

The Bioengineering department threw a social to welcome back our students, researchers, staff and faculty into a new academic school year! A mix of new and returning undergraduate and graduate students got to mingle, enjoy delicious finger foods, and partake in our...

BMES Student Chapter Award Winners 2022

BMES Student Chapter Award Winners 2022

The Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) at UCLA is honored to be selected as a national award winner and accept the Commendable Achievement Award! Established in 2003, BMES at UCLA aims to connect students interested in Bioengineering and support them through...

Graduate Student Orientation 2022

Graduate Student Orientation 2022

The Bioengineering department welcomed the incoming class of Masters and Ph.D. students on Wednesday, September 21, 2022. The new graduate student orientation included a department introduction from Vice Chair Professor Dino Di Carlo, meet and greet lunch among...

UCLA Samueli Commencement 2022

UCLA Samueli Commencement 2022

Congratulations to the UCLA Bioengineering Class of 2022! We are so proud of your academic achievements and had a great time celebrating with you and your loved ones this past weekend in Pauley! You have now earned your degrees that you all worked so hard these past...

UCLA Bioengineering 2022 Commencement Awardees

UCLA Bioengineering 2022 Commencement Awardees

The UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science announced the award winners for the 2022 Commencement Ceremony. Bioengineering graduates who will receive awards are as follows: Harry M. Showman Prize: Griffith Collwyn Hesketh Hughes, B.S. (Spring...