Events

UPCOMING EVENTS

UPCOMING EVENTS

Spring 2024 Events

March 23, 2024

Herter Park

Rally For Research 5k Run

TGHI’s Co-Directors of Engagement organized an open 5k event for participants to run/walk in support of cancer research! With 60+ participants and donors, we raised a total of $1214 to donate to our 3 race beneficiaries: American Association for Cancer Research, Mass General Cancer Center, and Christopher’s Haven Boston. Let’s run for a world where people with cancer live better and longer lives! We appreciate everyone who supported this fundraising race and are thankful for our sponsors Playa Bowls Greater Boston and Wahlburgers for their kind support!

For more information on the schedule, please visit the link here: https://tinyurl.com/rally-for-research

March 20, 2024

CGIS S020

Biomedical Innovation Talk

We co-organized an innovation talk with the Harvard Undergraduate Engineering Society and featured Professor Shriya Srinivasani! Students enjoyed learning about her innovations in biomedical engineering and global health, as well as the importance of cultural sensitivity and building technology “with”, not merely “for”, communities affected by seeks we seek to address.

Fall 2023 Events

December 7th, 2023

Codman Academy Charter School

Presentation at Codman Academy Charter School

TGHI’s Director and Associate Directors of Engagement traveled to Codman Academy Charter School, a high school in the Boston area, to teach high school students about exciting technologies in healthcare such as drone delivery for medical supplies, surgical robots, and organoids. We hope to inspire and encourage high school students to pursue STEM degrees in college and futures in technology and healthcare.

November 7th, 2023

Smith Campus Center

Accountability in Healthcare “Hackathon”

In collaboration with the Ethics Society and Emerging Technology Group, this event provides an opportunity for students to join a mini-“hackathon-like” discussion where we analyze topics from multiple perspectives. The three topics we hope to discuss are: 

1) Solutions to improve the dietary landscape for people who live in food swamps

2) To what extent should we replace healthcare workers with machines if it means cost-effectiveness? If the machine gets a diagnosis/procedure wrong, who is to blame? 

3) Should differential (income-based) pricing on drugs be allowed/implemented? 

September 20th, 2023

Ticknor Lounge

Is Social Media Destroying Your Sanity? 

An open forum of discussion regarding social media’s impact on youth mental health and its implications.


Forum guest: Dr. Vikram Patel, Paul Farmer Professor and Chair of the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and Lab Director of Harvard Medical School Mental Health For All Lab.