Every year my wife bakes an amazing 3-D cake for my son’s birthday... well this year she has really outdone herself! Note the @NDFootball student section, and of course the final score! @FightingIrish @TNNDN @BarstoolIrish #GoIrish #BeatTrojans #CakeBoss

We look forward to welcoming Danielle Benoit of @uoregon to the Rice Bioengineering Colloquia Series on Thursday for a talk titled, "Engineering Strain-Based Anisotropy in PEG Hydrogels for Musculoskeletal Tissue Regeneration." ow.ly/5ATR51033w8

#OTD in 1982 laureate James Allison published a paper in the Journal of Immunology identifying the protein structure of the T cell receptor, a previously mysterious ignition switch for immune response.

His research led to a new way to treat cancer by using our own immune systems.

All three apparent gaffes with officiating mechanics/rule applications have benefitted BYU, by the way:

- vs ND: 1 second left
- vs UCF: faulty 10-second runoff
- vs ASU: TD after play called dead

Happy Halloween!
…what do you mean you’re a #BMES2026 firefighter?

@aimbe

Born at Rice. Backed by Rice. 🧠

We're proud to be the first investment from @RiceUniversity One Giant Leap Ventures fund as we build neural devices for brain health. Thank you to the One Giant Leap team for making this possible! Next up: neural devices for brain health.

Check out our latest in @MolTherapy with Teji Khurana's group where @MJMitchell_Lab Postdoc @Junchao_online engineered LNPs for gene editing to upregulate utrophin in muscle cells as a potential means to reverse muscular dystrophy progression!

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So… my generative AI class just wrapped up mid-semester project presentations, and I would say that things are going pretty pretty well 😂👀

🎙️ Meet the new BMES President! Dr. Jane Grande-Allen joins #OfficeHoursWithLizWayne to discuss heart valve research, mentorship, career growth, and her vision for the future of BMES.

🎧 Listen now: hubs.la/Q04CFxBp0
#BMES #BiomedicalEngineering

Rice360's Innovation for Healthcare Access Conference brought together researchers, health care providers, engineers, community leaders, policymakers and innovators to confront persistent gaps in health care access for women and children across Texas.
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Rice Bioengineering's Jane Grande-Allen joined the Office Hours with Liz Wayne @BMESociety podcast! Check out episode 16 to learn about her heart valve research and her vision for strengthening BME education as the new BMES president. ow.ly/JnGF5101LFY

Houston’s Asian population has grown significantly, but has political representation kept pace? New research from Rice University's Kinder Institute examines barriers to participation and opportunities to strengthen representation. bit.ly/4i7IoiR

We look forward to welcoming Dr. Michael I. Miller, Bessie Darling Massey Professor and Director of Biomedical Engineering at @JohnsHopkins, to our next talk in the Rice Bioengineering Colloquia Series on Oct. 29. ow.ly/ebCs5101vwG

BMES has created American Health Discovery, a nationwide campaign to celebrate 250 years of biomedical engineering breakthroughs — and honor the people, innovations, and stories that keep America healthy and thriving.

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@Rice_BIOE

The stories are really interesting… for instance check out this story that I picked out at random 😎

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Interesting @NDFootball 2026 Schedule Update!!

As of the current @AP poll, ND has 4 teams on its schedule ranked in the Top 25:

Miami (1), BYU (8), SMU (19), and Wisconsin (25).

Just in the top 10, that is the same number of ranked teams as:

@GeorgiaFootball
@AlabamaFTBL hat is MORE than:

@CanesFootball (1)
@OhioStateFB (3)
@IUHoosiers (2)
@Utah_Football (3)
@UCLAFootball (1)
@BYUfootball (2)

Only @UKFootball has more than the Irish (5).

Perhaps the talking heads at @ESPN or on @CollegeGameDay can stop with their season-long narrative that ND doesn’t play anyone. Zero facts to support that contention, just 100% bias designed to relegate the Irish to a “2 game season”…when it clearly is not!

@ChildersRadio @GregMcElroy @NDFootballPR @bruce_straughan

Young Innovators Session II featured more great work from Ivana Parker, Douglas Brubaker, Sangmoo Jeong, Irtisha Singh, and Huiliang Wang. Thanks again to session chairs Priscilla Hwang and Matthew Lazzara! #BMES2026,
@BMESociety
Read it here: link.springer.com/journal/12195

Give Gael Ochoa the HEISMAN right now

Last day of #BMES2026! Wrapping up the conference with the final talk from the King Lab, presented by Dr. Antonio Martino!

Young Innovators Session I was a success, featuring great work from Brian Aguado, Ana M. Porras, Ryan Stowers, Kuei-Chun Wang, Karin Wang, and Jouha Min. Thanks to session chairs Priscilla Hwang and Matthew Lazzara! #BMES2026, @BMESociety

Read it here: link.springer.com/journal/12195

Had a great experience at #BMES2026 conference in Orlando!
@aimbe