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NEW JOURNAL - BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING EDUCATION!

Teaching biomedical engineering using hybrid and online instruction during the pandemic can be challenging. With the launch of the journal Biomedical Engineering Education and its first Special Issue, some great teaching tips are available to you here. More than 25 papers cover a range of educational topics including:

  • Teaching design when students cannot access a makerspace
  • How to build a welcoming and engaging environment with your students online
  • Practical alternatives to exams
  • Novel modifications for circuits and cell culture laboratories

Biomedical Engineering Education is now accepting all article types, including Research, Innovation, Teaching Tips, Perspectives, and Review articles


Ann Saterbak, Editor-in-Chief, 
Biomedical Engineering Education
Duke University

Congratulations to the 2026 IFER Ethical Research Poster Award Winners

Congratulations to the 2026 IFER Ethical Research Poster Award Winners

Congratulations to the recipients of the2026 IFER Ethical Research Poster Awards! These awards recognize outstanding undergraduate and high school...

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2026 Medtronic/BMES Student Design Competition Winners

2026 Medtronic/BMES Student Design Competition Winners

The Medtronic/BMES Student Design Competition was a tremendous success, showcasing an array of innovative submissions from talented students across...

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Announcing the 2026 BMES Grade of Fellow Class

Announcing the 2026 BMES Grade of Fellow Class

This year, the BMES Board of Directors is honored to welcome 13 new members to the ranks of BMES Fellows. The Fellow grade of membership is a...

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CALL FOR PAPERS - SPECIAL ISSUE OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING EDUCATION

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CALL FOR PAPERS - SPECIAL ISSUE OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING EDUCATION

Biomedical Engineering Education is a new BMES journal to be published by Springer. To serve the BMES educational community during the COVID-19...

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Two New Editors-in-Chief Named for BMES Journals

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Two New Editors-in-Chief Named for BMES Journals

Two new Editors-in-Chief were selected for two prestigious Society journals: Keefe Manning, was named the new Editor-in-Chief of the Cardiovascular...

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Biomedical Engineering Education Journal Reaches Two Major Milestones

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Biomedical Engineering Education Journal Reaches Two Major Milestones

The BMES Journal Biomedical Engineering Education (BIEE) has reached two important milestones that reflect the journal’s growing visibility,...

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