Impactful Innovation Needs More Meaningful Collaborations
How do we, as scientists, measure the success of our research endeavors? Are we successful as long as we are enjoying the work? Do we have to wait until a unit-less constant or a device bears our name?...
View ArticleSmall Change Big Impact
With so many large non-profit organizations in the world today, it’s easy to get caught up in thinking that the only way to make a positive impact in developing countries is with big goals and big...
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LEED travels to Nicaragua!
During Boston University’s spring break, eleven senior design students and three professors from the College of Engineering set out for Nicaragua to try to understand the challenges of health care...
View ArticleChinese funding for African science: a partnership takes two.
Nature recently featured a compelling series of articles about “Science in Africa”. An eye-opening one entitled “Enter the Dragon”, addresses China’s investment into African countries’ science...
View ArticleBlood test-on-a-card offers easier tests for remote areas
mChip from Sam Sia’s lab – interesting! Full article here.
View Article2012 to (hopefully) represent innovation in top global health achievements
By Stephanie Nelson Karl Hofmann in his Huffington Post article discusses what he sees are the top ten global health achievements of 2011. While all of these are quiet remarkable, I can’t help but...
View ArticleFake and poor quality drugs: a crisis in Africa.
By Dayana Rojas A recent article in the United Kingdom’s newspaper The Guardian brought attention to the persistent problem of counterfeit and substandard drugs in Africa and other economically poor...
View ArticleIEEE and UNESCO to promote Engineering in Africa
On February 2nd, both the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) signed an agreement to support...
View ArticleGlobal Health Leaders Discuss Global Health Innovation
After the release of the Obama Administration’s budget for 2013 and the resulting cuts from several global health programs, global health leaders met at a congressional briefing to discuss the...
View ArticleMaking a Useful Medical Device for the Developing World
My team and I are hard at work on our continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine for low-resource settings. Reading a journal article titled “Effectiveness of medical equipment donations to...
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