The NSF-funded Center for Engineering Mechanobiology (CEMB) is now officially in existence. This center is one of 4 new NSF Science and Technology Centers funded this year (out of 260+ applications) and includes research, education, and outreach components, all with the goal of linking the physical sciences, engineering, and mechanobiology. CEMB will provide seminars, retreats, hands on and theoretical training, and exciting research into the mechanobiology of plant and animal cells.