Engineering News, February 21, 2005

February 21, 2005 Vol. 76, no. 6S

Events and Announcements

Information night for Berkeley Summer Bioengineering Research Program
Want to do bioengineering research this summer? Apply to the Berkeley Summer Bioengineering Research Program! This program, funded by the Guidant Foundation, allows undergraduates to do full-time bioengineering research with a faculty mentor for 10 weeks over the summer. Learn more about the program and application process at the information meeting Tuesday, March 1, 5 p.m., in 458 Evans Hall. Pizza provided.

New James Fife chair
NE Professor Donald Olander has been selected to hold the James Fife Chair in Engineering. This chair is a major honor recognizing Olander's stature and scholarly contributions in the field of nuclear engineering.

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She's a Genius Corner winner!
How long would it take a half-mile train going one mile a minute to go through a two-mile tunnel?
Answer: 2 1/2 minutes.
ME junior Nicola Fung got it right first. In next week's issue, we'll announce the winner of the bi-semester drawing for two free movie tickets and a new brainteaser.

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