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October 17, 2008

SEAS Receives $30 Million Gift from University of Rochester Engineering Alumni, Edmund A. Hajim

Edmund A. Hajim, University of Rochester Chairman of the Board of Trustees and a 1958 engineering school graduate, announced his plans to give to the SEAS $30 million. The gift, which will be paid over several years, will provide scholarships for students with significant financial needs; it will also be put towards the endowment.
August 11, 2008

Nano Spin-Off Company Wins Business Plan Challenge

SiMPore, Inc., a spin-off company founded by engineers on River Campus, recently won the Golden Horseshoe Business Challenge, a $100,000 prize recognizing its business plan as the best in a region encompassing western New York and eastern Ontario.SiMPore also attracted $1.25 million in investments financed primarily by local Rochester high net worth individuals. In addition to VP of Life Sciences Tom Gaborski, (BME Ph.D. 2008), this venture involves interactions with numerous BME faculty members and students.
June 29, 2008

Laura Yanoso Scholl wins Award at the SBC 2008 meeting

Laura Yanoso Scholl presenting her poster at the Summer Bioengineering Conference.

Laura Yanoso Scholl won the First Prize in the MS Student Poster Competition at the Summer Bioengineering Conference (June 25-29, 2008), Marco Island, FL, for her paper and poster entitled Evaluation of Poly-Lactic Acid/Beta-Ticalcium Phosphate Scaffolds as Segmental Bone Graft Substitutes.
June 1, 2008

BME Gradute students place in Mark Ain Business Model Workshop Series and Competition

The Mark Ain Business Model Workshop Series and Competition provides aspiring student entrepreneurs at the University of Rochester an opportunity to attend a series of three workshops that cover the following topics: articulation of their concept, sizing up market dynamics, development of business and operational models, and exposure to startup implementation issues. At the conclusion of the workshops, student finalists present their concept, analysis, and recommended business model to a panel of distinguished alumni entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship professionals in a competition with a first-place cash prize of $10,000. The competition is made possible by support from Simon alumnus and entrepreneur Mark S. Ain '67, founder of Kronos Incorporated, the Chelmsford, Massachusetts-based market leader in the workforce management industry. In 2008, the 2nd and 3rd place prizes were awarded to interdisciplinary teams involving four BME graduate students.
May 9, 2008

Nature Photographic Exhibit by Babak & Anne Razavi

Babak Razavi is a trainee in the Medical Scientist Training Program pursuing an M.D. as well as a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering. His passion with photography began at a young age when his father taught him how to take pictures using a Canon AE-1 back in Iran. Anne Razavi worked as a medical physicist at the Wilmot Cancer Center and Department of Radiation Oncology. She trained at the Charité Hospital, Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany. She is now a product marketing manager with Siemens Medical Solutions. Babak and Anne both enjoy capturing a variety of themes including abstracts, nature, candids, weddings, and each other.
June 16, 2007

David Reynolds Wins Award at the 2007 TERMIS Meeting

David Reynolds and Dr. Awad after winning the Ph.D. Student Competition.

David Reynolds won First Prize in the Ph.D. student competition at the Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS) meeting in Toronto (June 13-16, 2007) for his paper and poster entitled Novel Measurement of Bone Graft-to-Host Union Using CT Imaging: Implications for Biomechanical Strength. David competed with 250 student applicants and along with the honor of placing first he won a $1,000 cash prize.
May 16, 2007

University of Rochester Dedicates Goergen Hall

A five-story facility that pairs biomedical engineering and optics in an environment of teaching laboratories, high-tech demonstration areas, and gathering spaces for collaboration will officially open May 17 as the Robert B. Goergen Hall for Biomedical Engineering and Optics on the University of Rochester's River Campus.