A collaborative effort between Jay C. Buckey Jr. MD, professor of medicine at Geisel School of Medicine, and colleagues at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, has resulted in the opening of the first hyperbaric treatment center at Muhimbili National Hospital.
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Virtual Reality Research Supports Expeditions in Antarctica, Future Explorations in Space
Researchers from Geisel and the Australian Antarctic Division are collaborating to understand how virtual reality can help expeditioners, and in the future, astronauts, cope with their isolated, confined, and extreme environments.
To Sustain Astronauts’ Mental Health, Dartmouth-Led Team Testing New Virtual Reality Tech in Arctic Isolation
Dartmouth physician and former astronaut Jay Buckey, MD is leading a team of international investigators testing new virtual reality technology in the Arctic this winter. Their goal is to see whether simulated natural beauty can relieve the psychological challenges of living in the isolated confines of deep space travel.
An Eye on Microgravity
Nearly half of the astronauts on long-duration space flights return to Earth with changes in their vision and Geisel professor Jay Buckey, a former astronaut himself, is on a mission to find out why.