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Revved Up on Robots

Brandon Marcus's robotics and artificial intelligence research and recent co-authorship of a major paper accepted to the 2025 CASE conference mark a few of his successes as the second BCOE student to graduate with a bachelor's degree in robotics.
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Photo of eight participants of the UC Riverside Engineering FAME workshop with BCOE Dean Chris Lynch in the center of the photo.

Fostering Future Faculty

Graduate students and postdoctoral researchers from across the country found the support and guidance through a new FAME program geared to recruit and mentor future faculty mentors.
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Empowering Engineers

A group of BCOE undergraduates who attended the 2025 Silicon Valley Women in Engineering conference said the event inspired and motivated them with its focus on successful women in engineering.
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Brain Manage

Department of Bioengineering assistant professor Shahab Vahdat uses magnetic resonance imaging and neurostimulation to develop cutting-edge treatments for people who have suffered ischemic strokes.
By Gale Hammons | | Engineering
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Seed of Inspiration

Computer Science and Engineering associate professor Amey Bhangale imparts cutting-edge knowledge to his students to be a “seed of inspiration” to pursue research.
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Banking on the Future

BCOE alum Shrina Kurani (BS, Mechanical Engineering, ’13) was appointed as the deputy director of venture capital for the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank, and will lead a program that promotes investments across the state, with a focus on underrepresented entrepreneurs and fund managers, underinvested regions, and climate equity and justice
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Professor Silas Richelson standing ner conference table with student group

Guarding the Grapevine

Computer Science and Engineering assistant professor Silas Richelson's passion for computing and communication allows him to advance research and share that knowledge with his students.
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Several students wearing conference badges sit at tables during a professional development or networking session. One student takes notes while others listen attentively, with folders and a coffee cup visible on the table in a conference room setting.

Ready to Launch

The IGNITE Student Professional Conference provided students with inspiration, learning, and networking during a professional development event that featured breakout sessions, an alumni panel, a career exhibition, and mock interviews.
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The Future of the Front Lines

Assistant adjunct professor Mahesh Neupane's has established an exceptional track record in a demanding field: Advancing national security by conceiving, designing and modeling future technologies for the U.S. Army.
By Gale Hammons | | Engineering
Graduation photo of OCTAVE team of bioengineering students

Secrets of their Success

Five bioengineering majors describe the success factors that empowered them to turn their Senior Design project into an award-winning, innovation that could revolutionize hearing-loss diagnostics.
By Gale Hammons | | Engineering