"Coming out of the History Department at MCLA, and also having spent three years working on the Student Government Association (SGA), I had hoped to continue to pursue my interests and get a job working in government. I had been to the State House a few times for Student Lobby days, and had been in touch with my local representatives all throughout school, so after graduation, this was certainly to my advantage, as I now work on Beacon Hill."

Danielle Barboza ’06
Survivor Benefits Analyst – State Retirement Board, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Bio Engineering
The following links contain lesson plans, teaching materials and information based on bio engineering.
 

Bioteach- Easy to read educational articles on bioengineering with great graphics.

 

EcoHealth- Grade 8-16 Lesson plan on genetically engineered food. Students research current studies and uses of genetic engineering. They then conduct a role-playing forum that focuses on the advantages and disadvantages of incorporating genetically modified foods into society.

 

The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) Summer Institutes To increase the number of young people considering careers in bioengineering and bioinformatics at the graduate level and beyond, the two agencies have established the Bioengineering and Bioinformatics Summer Institutes (BBSI) Program. The aim of this program is to provide students majoring in the biological sciences, computer sciences, engineering, mathematics, and physical sciences with interdisciplinary bioengineering or bioinformatics research and education experiences.

 

University of South Carolina- These K-12 bioengineeringn lesson plans were developed by teams of engineering students at the University of South Carolina and K-12 teachers through the 2001-2004 NSF GK-12 Program.

 

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