Milby

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Milby High School Houston, Texas
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Masianokeng High School Maseru, Lesotho
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Milby High School

• Houston Independent School District
• 7th largest public school district in US
• 59 of students are Hispanic
• 29 of students are African American
• 82 of students are economically disadvantaged
• Milby Science Academy
• Magnet high school for the sciences
• Ranked 1st in the nation for number of minority
  students attending top 25 universities
  
• Largest number of Hispanic Achievement Scholars
  in Houston Texas

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Masianokeng High School

• 853 students enrolled in the school,
• 89 are double orphans
• 104 are single orphans
• For many students, the only meal they receive
  each day is the one provided by the school
  
• Most students walk to school, many traveling 10
  km or more

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K-12 Outreach

• TEA approved elective
• International Partners
• Monterrey, Mexico
• Lilongwe, Malawi
• Maseru, Lesotho
• Tested Curriculum Available
• www.owlnet.rice.edu/bioe301
• Significant Gains in Literacy
• Annals of BME, 2007, 35(8)1324-32.

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Science of Understanding Disease
Emerging Health Technologies
Bioengineering
Preclinical Testing
Ethics of research
Adoption Diffusion
Clinical Trials

• Abandoned due to
• poor performance
• safety concerns
• ethical concerns
• legal issues
• social issues
• economic issues

Cost-Effectiveness