@ridmehta I completely agree with your point about the male bias in research and medicine. Another important point to add to your argument is that it was not until 2016, only five years ago, that the National Institutes of Health…   Read more»

At this current point in my life, if I had to choose between research in industry and academia, I would choose the industry. While there are benefits to research in academia, such as being able to pursue a passion project,…   Read more»

@mmd55 This is a very good point about where we draw the line on what is and what is not ethical in regards to animals. There are some people that would argue that the killing of animals for consumption is…   Read more»

Like other replies state above, I believe that there are none of the phases of the project life cycle is the least important. They are all essential to the project, and if one is taken away the project will not…   Read more»

Milestones are goals set up by a team at the beginning of a project, for when a specific task should be completed. If a milestone is missed, it could result in the project being delayed, which is often viewed as…   Read more»

One question that can be raised by this is that if Biomedical Engineering continues to grow in popularity as a major, will it make the Bioengineering major obsolete?

After looking at different programs online, the distinct difference between Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering seems to be that Bioengineering focuses more on in vivo applications where Biomedical Engineering focuses more on in vitro applications. Bioengineering programs advertise their work in…   Read more»

@amandaally1029 I agree with you Amanda, there are definitely not enough practical courses being taught, at least that was my experience at the undergraduate level. While physiology and other academic courses are important, they will not always help in the industry….   Read more»

The saying goes that “a jack of all trades is a master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one”. While I agree that BME is a jack of all trades and it is in fact useful that…   Read more»