Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering | UNC & NC State

We are all smiles today, as we're honored to announce a $20M investment to our department by Ross W. Lampe Jr. With approval from the University Board of Trustees, the department will be renamed the Lampe Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering. The investment will significantly advance Joint BME’s mission to unite engineering and medicine to improve lives. Lampe’s contribution will further the department’s innovative, collaborative, and world-class research that translates to solutions for society. The funding creates the third named department at NC State and is the second-largest investment in the College of Engineering’s history. “The Lampe family has been integral to the fabric of NC State for four generations,” says Randy Woodson, chancellor of NC State. “The naming investment Ross Lampe has dedicated to the Joint BME department will help fuel the innovative work done by our scholars for many generations to come.” “Ross Lampe is building a legacy of excellence in cutting-edge research and education that will further the robust national strength of Carolina and NC State’s health care efforts. His investment will shape the future of medicine and improve lives across North Carolina and beyond,” says Lee H. Roberts, chancellor of UNC-Chapel Hill. Lampe, a former member of the Board of Directors for the NC State Engineering Foundation, has been a generous supporter of the College of Engineering for two decades, along with other family members, with support that includes four endowed distinguished professorships in various disciplines. Lampe earned his bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from NC State in 1977 and a doctorate in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois. He is currently working toward an additional doctorate in comparative biomedical sciences in NC State’s College of Veterinary Medicine. “The Lampe endowment is a once in a lifetime opportunity which will have a truly transformative impact on the joint department,” said Paul A. Dayton, head and chair of the joint department. “We are beyond excited.” To read more about this incredible endowment from Ross Lampe and the impact it will have on our department, please visit: https://lnkd.in/e79HF_Yw

We kicked off this week by observing wellness days at both of our campuses. In honor of this, we invite you to listen to The BME Grad Podcast's "Wellness for Biomedical Engineers" episode. You can find the episode here: https://lnkd.in/gvv5sded We also invite you to explore joint department's additional well-being resources located here: https://lnkd.in/gq5psdGX

We are back from our mid-season break and eager to introduce this week's episode! Have you ever thought about going to law school after graduating from a biomedical engineering undergraduate program? Meet one of our alumna, Audrey Cooke, who has done just that! 👩🏻🎓 Audrey and Devin Hubbard discuss how biomedical engineering and law intersect. Audrey also shared how her undergraduate experience prepared her for her legal academic career, how she transitioned from biomedical engineering to law school, gave advice for preparing for the LSATs, and provided other valuable post grad advice for biomedical engineers. ⚙️ Listen to the episode here: https://lnkd.in/gwtzNzC6

Thank you for this amazing partnership with UNC Center for the Business of Health to provide our students with essential instruction! Cross-discipline courses like these support our students on their journey to translate their innovative ideas into real-world impacts on the health care system 🩵 ❤️

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As a strategy of the UNC Research Roadmap, Carolina is hiring up to four researchers to build a new cross-disciplinary team that expands the University’s capacity to develop resources for substance use disorder, a growing public health crisis for our nation and state that requires swift and effective treatments. As part of the Catalyst Faculty Research Cluster Program, UNC-Chapel Hill is seeking researchers for tenure-track assistant professor positions in the following research areas: neuroengineering, biomolecular data science and drug discovery, clinical-translational psychiatry, and health behavior. Candidates with relevant backgrounds and expertise in any of these areas are encouraged to apply here for consideration: https://go.unc.edu/Rt9b7 #biomedicalengineering #neuroengineering #biomoleculardatascience #drugdiscovery #healthbehavior #translationalpsychiatry

We are proud to be a part of this amazing community. Happy birthday, Centennial! 🥳

Happy Thanksgiving, biomedical engineers! 🍂 We’re grateful to you and all that you do to contribute to our mission of improving lives through engineering and medicine 🤗 We hope you have a wonderful and restful break with your friends and family. We’ll see you back next week!

We are excited to announce our Virtual Graduate Student Open House, which is this Thursday, November 21st from 4:00 to 6:00 pm. If you're interested in joining us for this event over Zoom, please visit https://lnkd.in/g3sXW64N to register. In addition to our Virtual Open House, we are also hosting two additional webinars about "Graduate Research" and "How to Improve Your Graduate School Application". You can register for both at the link above. We hope to see you there! 👩🎓 👨🎓

We're privileged to present an episode of The BME Grad Podcast entirely dedicated to salary negotiation and strategic early career development with Barbara Senich 🎙