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Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering

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Engineering Opportunity Into Innovation.

At UC Riverside’s Bourns College of Engineering, talent rises. Students and faculty work together to solve complex challenges through hands-on learning, research, and collaboration that reaches far beyond the classroom. As the nation’s No. 1 university for social mobility, BCOE prepares engineers to lead with purpose and expand what’s possible for their communities and the world.

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Choose from 25+ programs at every stage of your journey. Hands-on learning, world-class faculty, and real-world impact prepare you to lead in the industries and communities of tomorrow.

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Undergraduate Degrees

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Combined BS+MS Pathways

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Graduate & Ph.D. Programs

Advance research and drive breakthrough discoveries.

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Online Master's Degrees

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BCOE News

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5 Highlanders receive 2026 NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
Five UC Riverside Highlanders have been selected for the 2026 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program, or NSF GRFP. The fellowship supports students pursuing full-time, research-based master’s and doctoral degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, or STEM, fields at accredited U.S. institutions.
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What we now know about how smoking stiffens lungs
For the first time, scientists have directly measured how smoking changes the mechanical behavior of human lung tissue.
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UCR engineering professor maps California’s university innovation ecosystem through new NAI study
Ozkan, a professor of electrical and computer engineering in UC Riverside’s Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering, co-authored the paper with Paul R. Sanberg, president of the National Academy of Inventors. The work grew out of Ozkan’s role as a 2025 NAI Invention Ambassador, a leadership position focused on collaboration, translational research, and inventor engagement across academic institutions.
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Cleaner Air

At CE-CERT, environmental technologies support cleaner air, sustainable energy, and healthier communities.

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Intelligent Robotics

Intelligent robotic systems advance automation, autonomous technologies, and human-centered engineering.

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Brain Health

Neurotechnology and biomedical systems are improving rehabilitation, recovery, and patient care.

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Securing Systems

Artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and networked systems technologies help protect an increasingly connected world.

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Undergraduate Research Starts Early Here

BCOE students work alongside faculty in labs, design teams, and industry-sponsored projects — gaining hands-on experience that prepares them to lead in graduate school, startups, and global engineering companies.

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