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From refugee to MIT graduate student

Dec 3, 2024 | news.mit.edu | Marisa Demers

Mlen-Too Wesley has faded memories of his early childhood in Liberia, but the sharpest one has shaped his life. Wesley was 4 years old when he and his family boarded a military airplane to flee the West African nation. At the time, the country was embroiled in a 14-year civil war that killed approximately 200,000 people, about 750,000, and starved countless more. When Wesley’s grandmother told him he would enjoy a meal during his flight, Wesley knew his fortune had changed.
A launchpad for entrepreneurship in aerospace

Nov 15, 2024 | news.mit.edu | Marisa Demers

At age 22, aerospace engineer Eric Shaw worked on some of the world’s most powerful airplanes, yet learning to fly even the smallest one was out of reach. Just out of college, he could not afford civilian flight school and spent the next two years saving $12,000 to earn his private pilot’s license. Shaw knew there had to be a better, less expensive way to train pilots.
What you need to know about AI in the classroom

Oct 9, 2024 | openlearning.mit.edu | Marisa Demers

In this Q&A, MIT researchers discuss the proper use of AI in schools and policy recommendations for effective learning. By Marisa DemersThe launch of ChatGPT in 2022 ignited a firestorm regarding AI’s influence on education and learning. Yet, school districts began using AI tools several years earlier, from optimizing school bus routes to assessing students’ knowledge to determining who can take honors classes.
How a quantum scientist, a nurse, and an economist are joining the fight against global poverty

Jun 10, 2024 | news.mit.edu | Marisa Demers

A trip to Ghana changed Sofia Martinez Galvez’s life. In 2021, she volunteered at a nonprofit that provides technology and digital literacy training to people in the West African country. As she was setting up computers and connecting cables, Martinez SM ʼ23 witnessed extreme poverty. The experience was transformative.
Q&A: Technology roadmapping in teaching and industry

May 15, 2024 | techxplore.com | Marisa Demers

Innovation is rarely accidental. Behind every new invention and product, including the device you are using to read this story, is years of research, investment, and planning. Organizations that want to reach these milestones in the fastest and most efficient way possible use technology roadmaps.
3 Questions: Technology roadmapping in teaching and industry

May 14, 2024 | news.mit.edu | Marisa Demers

Innovation is rarely accidental. Behind every new invention and product, including the device you are using to read this story, is years of research, investment, and planning. Organizations that want to reach these milestones in the fastest and most efficient way possible use technology roadmaps.
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Improving patient safety using principles of aerospace engineering

Jan 4, 2024 | medicalxpress.com | Marisa Demers

Approximately 13 billion laboratory tests are administered every year in the United States, but not every result is timely or accurate. Laboratory missteps prevent patients from receiving appropriate, necessary, and sometimes lifesaving care. These medical errors are the third-leading cause of death in the nation.
Improving patient safety using principles of aerospace engineering

Jan 4, 2024 | news.mit.edu | Marisa Demers

Approximately 13 billion laboratory tests are administered every year in the United States, but not every result is timely or accurate. Laboratory missteps prevent patients from receiving appropriate, necessary, and sometimes lifesaving care. These medical errors are the third-leading cause of death in the nation.
Innovators across the world gather at MIT to take their businesses to the next level

Jun 9, 2023 | news.mit.edu | Marisa Demers

A new MIT Bootcamp brought 48 experienced and emerging innovators from six continents to campus as they learned how to scale their ventures. The Venture Advancement Program, which ended on May 12, was organized by MIT Open Learning and delivered a mix of lectures, workshops, and mentoring sessions from leading MIT academics and startup veterans.