{"149331":{"#nid":"149331","#data":{"type":"news","title":"New Video - BioEngineering Graduate Program at Georgia Tech","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA new video has been launched for the BioEngineering Graduate program at Georgia Tech. The video showcases BioEngineering program faculty and students from different schools and departments at Georgia Tech and Emory University and highlights the diversity of research projects available within the program. The theme of the video, \u0022BioE is the degree for me!\u0022 emphasizes the creativity and flexibility of the program. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0022The program has never had marketing support before,\u0022 stated Megan McDevitt, director of communications and marketing for the Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience. \u0022This program is one of Georgia Tech\u0027s best kept secrets, and I look forward to telling the program\u0027s story through various communication channels.\u0022 \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Georgia Tech Interdisciplinary Bioengineering Graduate Program was established in 1992. Although created twenty years ago, the program reflects Georgia Tech\u0027s strategic vision as it blends traditional academic colleges and units and allows students from very different backgrounds to chart their own path by integrating engineering with life sciences. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGraduate students choose a \u0022home school\/department\u0022 in any one of the four Georgia Tech colleges, however, through the support of the BioEngineering Graduate program, they can then choose to take classes in almost any relevant subject and conduct research with any one of the over \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/bioengineering.gatech.edu\/program-faculty\u0022\u003E90 participating faculty\u003C\/a\u003E. This allows tremendous diversity and flexibility for classes, research topics and faculty advisors which literally translates into the student creating their perfect path. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0022Gone are the days of traditional, prescribed graduate studies. Students need the flexibility to create their own program,\u0022 said Andres Garcia, PhD, director of the program. \u0022If a student comes from a strong engineering background, they can tailor their coursework towards the basic sciences, if they have a strong science background, they can dive into the engineering. The BioEngineering Program also provides the flexibility to do cross-disciplinary training across engineering sub-fields. It is completely up to them.\u0022 \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOver 185 students have graduated from the program working with faculty from the Colleges of Engineering, Computing, Sciences, and Architecture as well as Emory University School of Medicine. The program welcomes its newest class of 21 graduate students.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Ranked 2nd in the nation by US News and World Report"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe BioE Graduate PhD and MS program is a unique and interdisciplinary program ranked 2nd in the nation by US News and World Report. Students apply through one of the 8 participating Georgia Tech home schools or departments and students are free to work with any of the 90+ participating program faculty members from the Colleges of Engineering, Computing, Sciences, and Architecture as well as Emory University School of Medicine. The BioE Graduate Program is one of the most innovative and integrative program available at Georgia Tech, giving the students the flexibility and creativity to pursue interdisciplinary research and create their own future.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Ranked 2nd in the nation by US News and World Report"}],"uid":"27224","created_gmt":"2012-08-25 19:17:25","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:12:43","author":"Megan McDevitt","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-08-25T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-08-25T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"149341":{"id":"149341","type":"image","title":"BioEngineering Video Image","body":null,"created":"1449178763","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:39:23","changed":"1475894782","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:46:22","alt":"BioEngineering Video Image","file":{"fid":"195146","name":"bioe-forme.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/bioe-forme_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/bioe-forme_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":31101,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/bioe-forme_0.jpg?itok=2olwsaXM"}}},"media_ids":["149341"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.bioengineering.gatech.edu\/","title":"BioEngineering website"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.ibb.gatech.edu\/","title":"Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience"}],"groups":[{"id":"1292","name":"Parker H. 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