In this interactive workshop, participants will learn how to apply the Backwards Design Model and other evidence-based theories to plan and design their online courses. Whether you are redesigning an existing course or creating a brand new one, this workshop will provide you with the skills, knowledge, and resources you need to ensure your course is effective and engaging. Facilitator: Yi Lu, Learning Designer, Office of Digital Learning https://learning.nd.edu/workshops-and-events/2026/03/27/designing-your-online-course-1/

The University of Notre Dame’s Bioengineering Graduate Program is hosting the Edison Lecture, “Accelerating Innovation and Technology Development Through Engineering-Medicine Partnerships,” presented by Bruce J. Tromberg, Ph.D., director of the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering at the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Tromberg is the Director of the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) at NIH where he oversees research programs focused on developing, translating, and commercializing engineering, physical science, and computational technologies in biology and medicine. He leads NIBIB’s Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics Technology (RADx Tech) initiative, established in 2020 to increase SARS-COV-2 testing capacity & performance and broadened in 2023 to include over the counter (OTC) and point of care (POC) devices for additional diseases and conditions. His laboratory, the Section on Biomedical Optics (SBO) in the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), develops portable, bedside, non-contact, and wearable technologies for quantitative sensing and imaging of tissue composition and metabolism. Prior to joining NIH in January 2019, Dr. Tromberg was a professor of biomedical engineering and surgery at the University of California, Irvine (UCI). During his 30-year academic career, he served in multiple leadership roles, including, director of UCI’s Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic (BLIMC), PI of the Laser Microbeam and Medical Program (LAMMP), an NIH National Biomedical Technology Center, and co-founder of UC Irvine’s Department of Biomedical Engineering. Dr. Tromberg specializes in the development of optics and photonics technologies for biomedical imaging and therapy. He has co-authored more than 450 publications and holds 29 patents on topics ranging from new technology development to clinical translation, validation, and commercialization of devices. Dr. Tromberg is a fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), Optica, and SPIE, and a member of the National Academy of Medicine, the National Academy of Engineering, and the National Academy of Inventors.