Ben Franklin Hung Out at the Bioengineering Booth

No word if Ben Franklin made heart valves from paper, but he did make an appearance at the bioengineer's booth at the USA Science & Engineering Festival.

Paper Heart Valves and Kids Finally Meet

Adam Young says it's going great at the UC San Diego bioengineering booth at the USA Science & Engineering Festival. Here are two snapshot views of the booth in action. 

Bioengineers in DC at USA Science & Engineering Festival / Photos!

Photos from Saturday morning booth set up at the USA Science & Engineering Festival. Read all about the project here.

Booth Progress: Paper Valve Making...Not Yet

The banners are up, the posters are up, the kids...well, they are still at home patiently waiting for tomorrow. And so are we. In the meantime, setup photos below and full story is here.

The Valves in your Heart and Veins are One Way Streets.

The Valves in your Heart and Veins are One Way Streets. But don't take my word for it. Talk to the bioengineering students who are taking this message to the nation's capital this weekend. It's part of the USA Science & Engineering Festival.

Read all about the project on the heart valve story on the Jacobs School Web site.

Watch a preliminary video of the UCSD bioengineering students in the process of creating their make-your-own-blood-valves activity for kids.

 A few photos are below, and stay tuned for photos and updates from the students at the event over the weekend.

                                          Bioengineering undergad Robert Amezquita with one of the valves from the students heart-valve timeline.

                                           The heart-vavle timeline.
                                     

                                           (Above and below: Bioengineering Ph.D. student Jessica DeQuach holds a Bjork-Shiley heart valve, part of the heart valve timeline the students created for the USA Science & Engineering Festi
 

Union Tribune Story: UCSD part of $1.6 million smart-grid grant

Check out Onell Soto's story in today's San Diego Union Tribune on the new smart-grid grant that UC San Diego is part of.

Two Jacobs School Employees on "40 under 40" List from Urban League of San Diego County

The Urban League of San Diego County, Equal Opportunity Day and Diversity Summit announced its first class of Forty Under 40 awardees on October 1, 2010. Terrance Mayes, director of Engineering Student Services at the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering, and Ebonee Williams, Managing Director, Bernard and Sophia Gordon Engineering Leadership Center at the Jacobs School of Engineering, are two of the award winners. (Photos to come.)



The award is intended to introduce young leaders who are playing critical roles in the community and professional arenas within San Diego County.  The Forty Under 40 awards program honors 40 men and women under the age of 40 who have been making headlines in their fields. Read more.