A kickoff event on June 24 commenced a summer of science for local high school students. Established in 2017 as a biomedical research track within the Leaders through Education, Action, and Hope (LEAH) Project, the LEAH Knox Scholars Program is a collaboration between MIT and Health Resources in Action (HRiA), providing mentorship and hands-on lab experience in the field of biology. Each summer, 24 rising juniors and seniors from disadvantaged and underrepresented backgrounds enrolled in Boston, Cambridge, and Everett, Massachusetts public schools attend a five-week lab course at MIT. They…
