Richard Newton Series
“Pandemics necessitate innovation:” Dr. Renee Wurth on COVID-19
Pandemics necessitate innovation and this is the time to act, says Dr. Renee Wurth, a population health scientist who spoke at SCET’s first remote Richard A. Newton Lecture Series on Tuesday night. Dr. Wurth believes that although the world is in the midst of a global pandemic, this is a time to stay positive and…
“From Patient to Impatient Entrepreneur”: Surbhi Sarna on her journey to entrepreneurship
Surbhi Sarna, whose startup nVision Medical was acquired by Boston Scientific for $275 million, shared her journey from “patient to impatient entrepreneur” at SCET’s A. Richard Newton Lecture Series last Tuesday. Sarna’s talk was full of pointed, specific advice for college students and budding entrepreneurs. At the age of 13, when Sarna experienced the fear…
Amy Herr–Changing the World One Cell at a Time
This week in the A. Richard Newton Lecture Series, students had the honor to learn from Amy Herr, the Lester John & Lynne Dewar Lloyd distinguished Professor of BioEngineering at the University of California, Berkeley. Herr was recently recognized with the 2016 Mid-Career Achievement Award from the American Electrophoresis Society (AES) and continues to make…