An interview with HST Graduate Administrator Laurie Ward
A conversation between the MIT Office for Graduate Education (OGE) and Laurie Ward, graduate administrator for HST, to discuss what HST is doing for students seeking funding opportunities. MIT’s decentralized structure provides departments with many freedoms, one of which is the ability to offer, promote, and celebrate graduate fellowships however…
Read MoreLincoln Laboratory establishes Biotechnology and Human Systems Division
Will focus on responding to disasters and humanitarian crises, defending against biothreats, addressing climate change, and improving human health and performance. MIT Lincoln Laboratory has established a new research and development division, the Biotechnology and Human Systems Division. The division will address emerging threats to both national security and humanity….
Read MoreNine Black women that you should know in data science
In honor of #BlackinDataWeek, the Sadie Collective has a list of nine Black women data scientists to know, including HST MEMP PhD student Jordan Harrod. Expert Contributors Members of the Sadie Collective, Adeleye is a Fellow at the Ph.D. Excellence Initiative at NYU and Aderonmu is a policy analyst. The Sadie Collective…
Read MoreMeet the future of neuroscience
The 20 McGovern “rising stars,” each from one of 20 labs — include two HST students — who are deemed to represent the future of neuroscience. The cutting-edge work of the McGovern Institute depends not only on our stellar line up of faculty, but the more than 400 postdocs, graduate…
Read MoreWelcoming a new HST class in the Age of Covid
Transitioning to graduate or medical school is a challenge – doing so during a pandemic, even more so. This year’s incoming Harvard-MIT Program in Health Sciences and Technology (HST) class will be facing that challenge, as many will be among the Harvard and MIT students taking classes remotely to begin…
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