Research Program Helps Bridge the Opportunity Gap for Young Engineers
When Perales came to Boston University to study electrical and biomedical engineering—the first in her family to go to college—she looked for ways to have an immediate impact.
This past year, Perales applied for a BU College of Engineering–affiliated program, Research Engineering and Mentoring-Includes (REM-Includes), designed to give first-generation and low-income college students their first taste of lab time.
Ambassadors for those underrepresented in STEM
In November 2024, two College of Engineering PhD students, Nazanin Nafisi (ME) and Dora Balog (BME) served as judges at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCSMS). The ABRCMS is one of the premier multidisciplinary conferences for supporting all communities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, including those historically excluded in these fields. […]
ECE Multiplies Student Opportunities
Boston University Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) empowers students by offering support to those interested in extracurricular professional opportunities. Within the last year, the department acted as sponsor for multiple student clubs, conferences and a hackathon.