BME377T:Projects/Topics
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|human rights (Haiti, US's Columbian policy, military takeovers) | |human rights (Haiti, US's Columbian policy, military takeovers) | ||
|health (treatable diseases i.e. TB, AIDS, malaria) | |health (treatable diseases i.e. TB, AIDS, malaria) | ||
| - | | | + | |environment (conservation) |
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|Angela Hsiao | |Angela Hsiao | ||
|clean up and protect natural resources | |clean up and protect natural resources | ||
|education for street/underprivileged kids | |education for street/underprivileged kids | ||
| - | | | + | |food and health for the poor |
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|Athra Kaviani | |Athra Kaviani | ||
|public health | |public health | ||
|child education | |child education | ||
| - | | | + | |literacy |
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|Bill Rodney | |Bill Rodney | ||
|shelter | |shelter | ||
|hunger | |hunger | ||
| - | | | + | |education |
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|Clair Hollingsworth | |Clair Hollingsworth | ||
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|pharmaceutical corporations ethics (medical research on the poor, production generic medicines) | |pharmaceutical corporations ethics (medical research on the poor, production generic medicines) | ||
|preventable diseases i.e. AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria (research, education) | |preventable diseases i.e. AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria (research, education) | ||
| - | | | + | |world hunger and poverty |
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|Daphne Hao | |Daphne Hao | ||
|pollution control | |pollution control | ||
|education and job opportunities for former criminals, drug users, etc. | |education and job opportunities for former criminals, drug users, etc. | ||
| - | | | + | |homeless kids, orphans, neglected children |
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|Deepa Raghunathan | |Deepa Raghunathan | ||
|water systems (purifying water supplies, providing drinking water) | |water systems (purifying water supplies, providing drinking water) | ||
|improving education (specifically literacy) | |improving education (specifically literacy) | ||
| - | | | + | |mental health concerns of first generation immigrants in the U.S. |
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|Isis Trenchard | |Isis Trenchard | ||
|cleaning water/improving sanitation | |cleaning water/improving sanitation | ||
|creating scientific infrastructure in developing countries (preventing "brain drain") | |creating scientific infrastructure in developing countries (preventing "brain drain") | ||
| - | | | + | |helping education systems in developing countries |
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|Jennifer Ge | |Jennifer Ge | ||
|children's rights | |children's rights | ||
|education | |education | ||
| - | | | + | |China care: healthcare, education, care for orphans |
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|Jessica Rodriguez | |Jessica Rodriguez | ||
|homeless children or children with parents that can't care for them effectively | |homeless children or children with parents that can't care for them effectively | ||
|second hand smoking | |second hand smoking | ||
| - | | | + | |pollution and its effect on health |
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|Jose Gutierrez | |Jose Gutierrez | ||
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|AIDS in Africa | |AIDS in Africa | ||
|sex slave trade (children) in Thailand | |sex slave trade (children) in Thailand | ||
| - | | | + | |starvation |
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|Kishore Khan | |Kishore Khan | ||
|ending global poverty | |ending global poverty | ||
|children workers/abuse prevention | |children workers/abuse prevention | ||
| - | | | + | |helping kids get through college |
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|Matt Hogan | |Matt Hogan | ||
|poverty | |poverty | ||
|social inequality | |social inequality | ||
| - | | | + | |health education |
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|Melizza Rodriguez | |Melizza Rodriguez | ||
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|poverty | |poverty | ||
|immigration | |immigration | ||
| - | | | + | |energy |
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|Pouya Feizpour | |Pouya Feizpour | ||
|poverty | |poverty | ||
|child slavery | |child slavery | ||
| - | | | + | |waste and recycling |
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|Randi Voss | |Randi Voss | ||
|stop trafficking in people (sex trade using children - esp. thailand) | |stop trafficking in people (sex trade using children - esp. thailand) | ||
|help women achieve financial autonomy through fair trade clothing company | |help women achieve financial autonomy through fair trade clothing company | ||
| - | | | + | |art opportunities for everyone (maybe in austin) |
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|Spoorthy Gudavalli | |Spoorthy Gudavalli | ||
|illiteracy among children in 3rd world countries | |illiteracy among children in 3rd world countries | ||
|women empowerment | |women empowerment | ||
| - | | | + | |impoverished children |
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|Stephanie Orci | |Stephanie Orci | ||
|promoting education in at risk areas | |promoting education in at risk areas | ||
|literacy for everyone (disabled, minorities) | |literacy for everyone (disabled, minorities) | ||
| - | | | + | |microinvesting (esp. for women) |
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|Sudhir Shenoy | |Sudhir Shenoy | ||
|unethical labor practices | |unethical labor practices | ||
|poverty | |poverty | ||
| - | | | + | |education |
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|Susannah Payne | |Susannah Payne | ||
|education (increasing access to literature) | |education (increasing access to literature) | ||
|rural development | |rural development | ||
| - | | | + | |environmental education (global sustainability) |
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Revision as of 21:03, 6 February 2008
| Name | Topic 1 | Topic 2 | Topic 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abhishek Kashyap | refugees and related problems | slavery and caste system problems | lack of clean water |
| Andrew Horton | human rights (Haiti, US's Columbian policy, military takeovers) | health (treatable diseases i.e. TB, AIDS, malaria) | environment (conservation) |
| Angela Hsiao | clean up and protect natural resources | education for street/underprivileged kids | food and health for the poor |
| Athra Kaviani | public health | child education | literacy |
| Bill Rodney | shelter | hunger | education |
| Clair Hollingsworth | rural public health | ||
| Cristina Garcia | pharmaceutical corporations ethics (medical research on the poor, production generic medicines) | preventable diseases i.e. AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria (research, education) | world hunger and poverty |
| Daphne Hao | pollution control | education and job opportunities for former criminals, drug users, etc. | homeless kids, orphans, neglected children |
| Deepa Raghunathan | water systems (purifying water supplies, providing drinking water) | improving education (specifically literacy) | mental health concerns of first generation immigrants in the U.S. |
| Isis Trenchard | cleaning water/improving sanitation | creating scientific infrastructure in developing countries (preventing "brain drain") | helping education systems in developing countries |
| Jennifer Ge | children's rights | education | China care: healthcare, education, care for orphans |
| Jessica Rodriguez | homeless children or children with parents that can't care for them effectively | second hand smoking | pollution and its effect on health |
| Jose Gutierrez | education | environment | |
| Kaitlin Goerner | AIDS in Africa | sex slave trade (children) in Thailand | starvation |
| Kishore Khan | ending global poverty | children workers/abuse prevention | helping kids get through college |
| Matt Hogan | poverty | social inequality | health education |
| Melizza Rodriguez | healthcare for the poor (medications for the poor) | ||
| Paul Rezvani | poverty | immigration | energy |
| Pouya Feizpour | poverty | child slavery | waste and recycling |
| Randi Voss | stop trafficking in people (sex trade using children - esp. thailand) | help women achieve financial autonomy through fair trade clothing company | art opportunities for everyone (maybe in austin) |
| Spoorthy Gudavalli | illiteracy among children in 3rd world countries | women empowerment | impoverished children |
| Stephanie Orci | promoting education in at risk areas | literacy for everyone (disabled, minorities) | microinvesting (esp. for women) |
| Sudhir Shenoy | unethical labor practices | poverty | education |
| Susannah Payne | education (increasing access to literature) | rural development | environmental education (global sustainability) |
