EWH Blog

Thank you all once again for your support during our annual appeal! And thanks also to those of you who helped spread the word about our Summer Institute programs during application season! You help Engineering World Health fulfill its mission.…

Written by Areli Rodriguez, EWH's Communications & Development Intern One of EWH’s goals is to help create opportunities for people around the world to receive an education in not only biomedical engineering, but STEM in general. Every country, regardless of economic standing, can benefit from a generation of scientists and engineers that can lead the way in innovation and tackle the problems our world currently faces. However, developing nations stand to gain the most out of improved STEM education. Not only would STEM create job opportunities, but it could also help reduce inequality and dependence on other countries, improve healthcare, and help citizens solve the unique problems their countries face.…

All of our Summer Institute programs are in full swing as our 2016 participants are currently on the ground in Nicaragua, Guatemala, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Nepal! That's not all we're up to. Check out the latest from our BMET Training program, our student program, and our friends at Sparo Labs!…

Last Saturday, EWH at VCU hosted a Kit Day with the Math Science Innovation Center, and it was a success! We had five volunteers total (Millie Shah, Sindora Baddam, Nilan Vaghjiani, Andy Vo, and myself), and about 20 middle school students from the Richmond, Virginia, area joined our session.…