The long path to inclusivity
Ten years after the Hammond report recommended ways to increase faculty diversity at MIT, little has changed. This article about the history of diversity efforts at MIT first appeared in MIT Technology Review magazine. Ufuoma Ovienmhada, SM ’20, who began a PhD program at the Institute this fall, has a…
Read MoreHST students received many awards, honors and fellowships this year
Several HST students received honors, fellowships and awards during the 2019-2020 academic year, including Constantine Tzouanas, an HST Medical Engineering and Medical Physics (MEMP) PhD student; and Mark Aurel Nagy, an HST MD student. The 2019-2020 academic year has been challenging, but rewarding, for students in the Harvard-MIT Program in…
Read MoreNBC show: An MIT team, including IMES head, takes a hands-on approach to fighting coronavirus
There are many Covid-19-related projects, research and response efforts taking place in every department at MIT, including at the Institute of Medical Engineering and Science (IMES). Just one project that has received attention is the design of disposable face shields that can be mass produced quickly to address hospitals’ needs…
Read MoreRalph and Claire Brindis: A partnership of interests and opportunity
An MIT graduate and his wife, who have devoted their lives to improving human health through research, have established a fund that supports the IMES mission. Claire and Ralph ’70 Brindis have devoted their lives to improving human health through evidence-based medicine and public policy. Their recent gift to establish…
Read MoreIMES becomes one of three new sites in the Massachusetts Digital Health R&D Sandbox Program
Massachusetts expands Digital Health R&D Sandbox Program, adds sites in Cambridge, Boston, and western Massachusetts The MIT Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES) has become one of the three, new, healthcare R&D hub sites selected by the Massachusetts eHealth Institute at MassTech (MeHI), joining the Digital Health Sandbox Network….
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