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11/11/09
A Nov. 6 Workshop attendee discusses her experience  as well as global health technologies developed by BTB students.
10/29/09
Life-saving technologies featured at Nov. 6 workshop: International experts to share health care design successes at Rice.
08/20/09
BTB graduate, Sophie Kim, reflects upon how her BTB internship experience in Lesotho opened her eyes to the world.

Upcoming Events

 
March 15th and 16th
National Institutes of Health
3rd Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation
Bethesda, Maryland
Thursday, April 8th
6:00pm
BTB and Rice 360
Nicholas Kristof
James A. Baker III Hall
Rice University
April 16th and 17th
Clinton Global Initiative
Clinton Global Initiative University
Univeristy of Miami
April 17th and 18th
Unite for Sight
Global Health & Innovation Conference
Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut
 

 This initiative is made possible by
  a grant  to Rice University from the 
Howard Hughes Medical Institute 
through the Undergraduate Science Education Program.








An initiative for the advancement of appropriate,
high-value innovations in global health biotechnology


2009 Owls Beyond Borders Complete Summer International Internships

 
Grace reading to a child at the Family Literacy Center in Lesotho

15 Rice University undergraduates - Katy, Lindsay, Yiwen, Elizabeth, Andrea, Stacey, Grace, Robby, Ann, Karthik, Danielle, Amit, Jocelyn, Kelly, and Duncan - spent 2 months this summer implementing healthcare technologies created through BTB GLHT courses in developing countries around the globe.

Interested in becoming an Owl Beyond Borders Intern during Summer 2010? Go to the International Fellowships page for a program overview, eligibility requirements, application materials, and contact information.

 
Stephen, Stacey and Andrea visit remote communities with the Lab-in-a-Backpack in Ecuador

 

 

Visit the OwlsBeyondBorders Blog to read firsthand accounts on implementing medical resources and technologies in Guatemala, Nicaragua, Haiti, Ecuador, Lesotho, Swaziland, and Malawi.     

 

 

FOCUS ON...
SAVE THE DATE! 
 

Transitioning Technologies from Labs to LDCs Workshop

A Rice 360°/BTB Workshop that will bring leading experts in the field together to advance the discussion of how to bring health technologies from prototype to wide scale dissemination in the developing world.

November 6, 2009
McMurtry Auditorium
Rice University

** FREE Registration (required) **
 

CALL for Global Health Challenge Design & Research Projects

Contribute your ideas to the BTB portfolio of global health technology design and research projects!

 

A baby receiving UV treatment from a
student-designed phototherapy device.

 

Congratulations to the Professional Development Workshop Participants!

This summer, BTB held its 4th annual Professional Development Workshop - a 4 week training program on the essentials necessary to teach Bioengineering and World Health - adding 7 Houston-area teachers to the network of educators preparing high school students to make a positive impact on global health through bioengineering.

 
 

Science, Math, & Technology Camp for Girls a Success in Malawi

In an inaugural teaching partnership between the University of Malawi and BTB, a 2 week SMT camp was held in July at Bunda College outside Lilongwe in an effort to increase the number of women studying the sciences at the university level.

 

Hailing from across Malawi, 18 teachers were trained in Bioengineering and World Health topics by BTB staff and interns, while 36 female high school students attended sessions in higher level math, science, and bioengineering.

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