National Truth and Reconciliation Day

National Truth and Reconciliation Day

Today marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. We honour the children who never returned home, the survivors of residential schools, and their families and communities. The generational impacts of residential schools, along with years of forced assimilation and abuse, are vital aspects of Canadian history that we must reflect on and learn from as part of the ongoing reconciliation process.

In recognizing the importance of education and collective action, we encourage you to explore the following resources to learn more about residential schools and to participate in community events:

National Truth and Reconciliation Day Events and Resources
Indigenous Friendship Centre of Calgary

Project Updates

TV Remote for Individuals with Dementia

The software team has been focusing on aspects of the remote that make it universal. They added code that made the remote functional with any TV box and successfully tested it with NEC remotes, Samsung smart TVs, Sony TVs, regular TV boxes, and the Roku TV.

Additionally, the team updated the user interface of the connected website for the remote to make it more user-friendly and improve the user experience.

Finally, testing was done on competitor remotes to make comparisons. The next step the team is taking with this project is preparing to take part in the Schulich Engineering competition!

BIOMOD

The BIOMOD team has concluded their in-lab experimental work this past month. This consisted of conducting multiple-dye experiments, stability assays, and inserting the constructed nanopore samples..

The next steps the team is focusing on includes analyzing final results, website construction, working on the video presentation for the competition, and planning to present at the Undergraduate Research Symposium in November.

Lastly, the BIOMOD team is recruiting new members to continue their project for BIOMOD 2025! If you’re interested in joining the team, keep reading to see the official announcement and information on how to apply!

Info Night & Final Reminders

Info Night Recap

We successfully hosted our information session on Friday, September 27th. The event was held in the ENGG Lounge and served as an opportunity for students to learn more about BMERIT and ask any questions about our team and what we do. Our sub-teams presented to give an overview of what they do and a summary of any current projects they are working on.

Thank you to everyone who attended and to our team representatives for presenting. Be sure to keep up with our newsletter and follow us on Instagram and LinkedIn to stay updated or ask any questions you may have missed!

Sign-up Reminder

Today is the last day to apply to be a part of our team! Don’t miss out on a chance to work on innovative projects and make an impact in the community and the biomedical engineering industry!

Join any of our teams as a general member or apply for the VP Finance position if you want to improve your leadership skills and gain experience leading a team.

Click here to apply!

BIOMOD Recruitment

BMERIT is competing in BIOMOD this year, and we need your help! BIOMOD is an annual biomolecular design competition for students from all around the world. Undergraduate teams innovate using cell biology, biomedical engineering, or biochemistry, and present their work at the BIOMOD international biomolecular design competition in Japan!

Apply now to join BMERIT’s Cellular and Chemical Systems Team for this year’s competition.

Click here to apply

New Members

Kicking off the new semester, our team is welcoming new executives!

Fiza will be stepping into the role of Vice President of Events.
Kazi is now the Bioelectrical Team Lead.
Maham will be our Software Team Lead.
Saif is now Vice President of Finance.

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