The Intersection Between Biomedical Engineering and Frankenstein
By Rachel Martinez, Public Relations Chair 2024-2025 Many individuals are familiar with the tale of Frankenstein, but not many have considered the engineering reality behind it! To give a quick synopsis, the story follows a talented scientist, Victor Frankenstein, who manages to create life through one of his experiments. However, this isn’t an immediate…
Happy Fall
By Josie Pitzen, Public Policy Chair 2024-25 SWE understands just how stressful and difficult college can be and so we want to make sure that you are still going out and having fun! One way to have fun and to destress is to go to fall festivals and get into that spooky season feeling! Some…
SWE Dictionary
By Keira Woodhead, Public Relations Chair 2024-2025 In UF SWE, we like to edit words or phrases to have a SWE twist to them. Here are some of our most commonly used ones compiled in a list! SWEetie (noun) A UF SWE member. SWoffice (noun) The SWE office in Weil. SWeekly (noun) The weekly SWE…
Happy National Hispanic Heritage Month
By Josie Pitzen, Public Policy Chair 2024-25 From September 15th to October 15th Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated, nationally citizens recognize and commemorate Hispanic and Latino culture, history, art, traditions and more. This year’s theme is “Pioneers of Change: Shaping the Future Together” [1]. It is important to recognize the significance that Latinx has on…
SWE Summer Blog
By Keira Woodhead, Public Relations Chair 2024-2025 The summer so far has been full of rest, new opportunities, and learning for UF SWEeties! Virtual summer socials are in full swing, allowing members to collaborate and have fun together, despite being in different locations. The Social Chairs have hosted Pictionary and Trivia socials so far, which…
Happy Pride Month!
By Josie Pitzen, Public Policy Chair 2024-25 June is Pride Month where we commemorate the ongoing pursuit for equal rights for all that are LGBTQ+ and remember the 1969 Stonewall Uprising. The 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan is why we now celebrate Pride Month. This uprising protested the police harassment of the LGBTQ+ in New…
