Newswise — (Needham, Mass.) – Olin College of Engineering and North Hill, a senior living community in Needham, Mass., announce the third annual North Hill-Olin College Fund for Innovation in Aging event to be held Tuesday, April 12, 2016, at Olin College from 5:00 pm-8:00 pm. The event is free and open to the public.
The reception will be followed by a talk, Beautiful Collision: Art, Biology and Technology, given by Helen Donis-Keller, the Michael E. Moody Professor of Biology and Art at Olin, who will share her thoughts on the intersection of science, art and technology. Ms. Donis-Keller was Director of the Human Genetics Department at Collaborative Research, Inc. where she led the research group that developed the first genetic linkage map of the human genome.
Following the lecture, there will be a presentation to recognize this year’s Innovation Fund grant recipients.
The unique relationship between Olin College students and North Hill residents stretches back several years. Students in Olin’s Engineering for Humanity class have worked with North Hill residents to create devices that will improve their quality of life. For their part, North Hill residents have enthusiastically championed Olin robotics and Sailbot projects. Several years ago, a North Hill resident offered a monetary donation to fund an Olin project and an idea was born – the North Hill-Olin College Fund for Innovation in Aging.
The Fund supports innovative projects that directly and indirectly contribute to the expanded potential of people 65 and older. Please register for the event by clicking on this link.
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