{"514671":{"#nid":"514671","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Biomedical Engineering Ranked #2 in U.S. News Graduate Rankings for 2017","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory is ranked #2 in \u003Cem\u003EU.S. News \u0026amp; World Report\u2019s\u003C\/em\u003E latest ranking of the nation\u2019s top graduate biomedical engineering programs. The Coulter Department is a unique and flourishing public-private partnership between Emory University\u2019s School of Medicine and Georgia Tech\u2019s College of Engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Our graduate ranking is reflective of the scholarship of our faculty, our prestigious training grants and the incredible student body we have,\u0022 said Ravi Bellamkonda, chair of the Coulter Department. \u0022With new professional development programs we are implementing in our graduate program this year, I expect the Coulter Department at Georgia Tech and Emory to continue to set the standards for an exceptional graduate training in Biomedical Engineering.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs in the last four rankings, all of the College of Engineering\u2019s specialties were ranked in the top 10 in their respective fields, making Georgia Tech the only institution in the nation to garner top 10 rankings for all of its engineering graduate programs in five straight years. MIT rejoined Georgia Tech for most appearances (11) on the Top 10 engineering specialty rankings, and Stanford joined them with the introduction of a 13th specialty this year - Petroleum Engineering.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWith three programs ranked second or higher and all 11 in the top eight in their fields, Georgia Tech continues to be an excellent option for graduate students looking for a world-class engineering education.\u201d said Gary S. May, dean of the College of Engineering. \u201cThis recognition is a testament to our hard-working faculty who are committed to providing their students with outstanding educational and research opportunities.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor graduate programs, Georgia Tech\u2019s College of Engineering ranked No. 7 overall, No. 3 among public universities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMedia Contacts:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:wrich@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EWalter Rich\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E Communications Manager\u003Cbr \/\u003E Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E Georgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program Ranked #2 by U.S. News and World Report for 10 Consecutive Years"}],"uid":"27513","created_gmt":"2016-03-16 21:37:08","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:21:05","author":"Walter Rich","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-03-17T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2016-03-17T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"514661":{"id":"514661","type":"image","title":"BME Ranked #2 by U.S. News and World Report for 2017","body":null,"created":"1458923790","gmt_created":"2016-03-25 16:36:30","changed":"1475895277","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:54:37","alt":"BME Ranked #2 by U.S. News and World Report for 2017","file":{"fid":"205068","name":"bme_grad_rankings_2017_v1.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/bme_grad_rankings_2017_v1_0.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/bme_grad_rankings_2017_v1_0.png","mime":"image\/png","size":352535,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/bme_grad_rankings_2017_v1_0.png?itok=ByfVsf03"}}},"media_ids":["514661"],"groups":[{"id":"1254","name":"Wallace H. Coulter Dept. of Biomedical Engineering"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"1612","name":"BME"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39441","name":"Bioengineering and Bioscience"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:wrich@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EWalter Rich\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECommunications Manager\u003Cbr \/\u003EWallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["wrich@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}