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EMBS 2015 Election Results

EMBS 2015 Election Results 150 150 IEEE EMBS

Please join us in congratulating the newly elected members of the EMBS Administrative Committee! Asia Pacific Masaru Sugimachi National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Japan Europe Fabio Babiloni University of Rome, Italy North America…

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Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM) Call for Nominations

Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM) Call for Nominations 150 150 IEEE EMBS

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) are now accepting nominations for PAESMEM, the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics,…

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CIMIT Announces 2015 Student Technology Prize

CIMIT Announces 2015 Student Technology Prize 150 150 IEEE EMBS

The 5th Annual Student Technology Prize in Primary Healthcare is a $400,000 competition for engineering student to help advance their promising clinically-relevant, primary care innovations. It is administered under the…

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Announcing a new standard for evaluating wearable, cuffless blood pressure devices

Announcing a new standard for evaluating wearable, cuffless blood pressure devices 150 150 IEEE EMBS

IEEE 1708™ proposes guidelines for emergent technology that is designed to enable innovative services such as beat-to-beat monitoring of blood pressure. PISCATAWAY, N.J., USA, 26 August 2014 – IEEE, the world’s…

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2015 EMBS Summer Schools

2015 EMBS Summer Schools 150 150 IEEE EMBS

EMBS organizes and hosts Summer Schools on a range of topics. Each summer school typically lasts for one week, bringing together undergraduate students, postgraduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and attendees from…

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Obituary: Robert Plonsey

Obituary: Robert Plonsey 150 150 IEEE EMBS

Robert “Bob” Plonsey died on March 14, 2015 at the age of 90 in Chapel Hill, NC. Bob will be remembered for his numerous and important contributions to the field…

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Are You Up to the Challenge? $300,000 in Prizes for National Competition to Design a Wearable Alcohol Biosensor

Are You Up to the Challenge? $300,000 in Prizes for National Competition to Design a Wearable Alcohol Biosensor 150 150 IEEE EMBS

Wearable health trackers are quickly moving into the mainstream. But what if you could monitor your drinking across the week as easily as your steps, calories, and sleep cycle? A…

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