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GVSU Creates New Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering Major
July 12, 2019
Grand Valley State University President Philomena Mantella took part in her first Board of Trustees meeting as president on July 12 in the Kirkhof Center on the Allendale Campus.
During the meeting, the board approved a bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering.
The biomedical engineering degree will train students in three different tracks, focusing on either a mechanical emphasis, an electrical emphasis, or an emphasis on product design and manufacturing. The addition of the program makes Grand Valley the only university in West Michigan to offer the program at the undergraduate level.
"Throughout the past decade, the state of Michigan and private institutions have invested more than $1 billion in biomedical research. This new program will educate a workforce to leverage that investment, Michigan's existing manufacturing base and West Michigan's tradition of entrepreneurship to strengthen Michigan's economy," said Samhita Rhodes, assistant director of the School of Engineering. "Our graduates will be able to take basic research from the lab and translate it into products that solve critical problems in the health care industry."
For More Information Contact: Mary Eilleen Lyon in University Communications - (616) 331-2221