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Coronavirus: Virgin Orbit in Long Beach will soon deploy ventilators nationwide
To design the ventilators, the folks at Virgin Orbit worked with the Bridge Ventilator Consortium — a group of doctors, medical researchers, and medical device engineers that UC Irvine established to help meet the current demand for the medical equipment. Read More
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Corporate
Industry is a full partner in Biomedical Engineering. The Executive Advisory Board was formed in 1999 and is comprised of senior executives representing a range from start-up to major biomedical device and diagnostics companies, venture capital, consulting firms, and professional service providers. The board meets quarterly to assist academic leadership several ways.
Curriculum Development: The Board advises UCI on its strong interest in the establishment of a biomedical engineering minor and new specializations to complement the major at the undergraduate level. Industry sponsorship of specific project assignments in new design and independent study courses has been implemented with reassurance that proprietary rights waivers by students are appropriate where warranted by the subject matter.
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Cal State LA, UC Irvine awarded $1 million grant for materials science
Cal State LA, in partnership with UC Irvine, has been awarded a $1 m
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California hits near-record temperatures, sparking early fears for wildfire season
“CALFIRE data show that each new year of the 21st century has been a record breaker in terms of wildfire damage in California,” study co-author Tirtha Banerjee, UCI assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, wrote. “We also have seen that about 80 percent of the total number of the state’s wildfires over the past few decades have been small, measuring less that 500 acres. But when fires get large, their deadliness greatly increases.” Read More