News
Aug 14, 2024
New Faculty Spotlight: Rushdi Alsaleh
Rushdi Alsaleh joins the MGEN department in August 2024 as an Associate Teaching Professor in Vancouver, Canada.
Aug 14, 2024
New Faculty Spotlight: Ahmed Abdeen Hamed
Ahmed Abdeen Hamed joins the MGEN department in August 2024 as an Assistant Teaching Professor in Miami, FL.
Aug 14, 2024
New Faculty Spotlight: Zheng Zheng
Zheng Zheng joins the MGEN department in August 2024 as an Assistant Teaching Professor.
Aug 05, 2024
The Anti-Aging Effects of Rapamycin on Humans
MGEN Associate Teaching Professor Ram Hariharan says rapamycin, which has been shown to extend the lifespan of mice, flies, worms, yeast, has the potential to be among the first generation of anti-aging drugs for humans.
Jul 09, 2024
Yu Elevated to IEEE Senior Member
MGEN Teaching Professor Chen-Hsiang “Jones” Yu has been elevated to a IEEE Senior Member, the organization’s highest professional grade of for which a member may apply. It requires extensive experience and reflects professional accomplishment and maturity. Only 10% of the more than 450,000 members have achieved this level.
Jun 10, 2024
Taking a Healthy Lifestyle One Step at a Time
MGEN Associate Teaching Professor Ram Hariharan debunks the myth of a magic number of steps people need to take each day to stay healthy. He says the true benchmark that people should be setting depends on individual health and fitness goals.
Jun 05, 2024
Investigating the Effectiveness of the Longevity Movement
MGEN Associate Teaching Professor Ram Hariharan says the science of longevity is far more complex than much of the anti-aging marketing would suggest. As human clinical trials haven’t yielded definitive results, Hariharan advises sticking to simple and traditional recommendations for longevity.
May 08, 2024
A Journey in Data Science and Analytics
Shivam Negi, MS’18, information systems, had a passion for data science. As a student, he was a research assistant contributing to funded projects for international organizations such as the United Nations. He also had a co-op as a data analyst at Boston Children’s Hospital. Today, he is a senior manager of data science and analytics at Walmart.