Category: General News

Cradles to Crayons: Analyzing our Data and Tools for Deeper Impact

This project includes analyzing Cradles and Crayons data and tools to help them improve their organization and provide a more meaningful impact on the children they serve.  Project Lead: Cradles to Crayons, provides children from birth to age 12, living in low- income and homeless situations, with the essential items they need to thrive – at […]

Deep Proxy Means Tests: Using Deep Learning to Assess Poverty Status

This project includes using deep learning to improve asssesments of  poverty for development organizations, such as the World Bank. Project Lead: Jonathan Hersh, Assistant Professor Economics and Management Science, Chapman University Detailed Project Description: In development, a household’s poverty status is most commonly determined through the use of a Proxy Means Tests (PMT). This is, at its heart, […]

Scheduling App for Medical Students

This project would include creating an app for medical students in the residency match process to help coordinate interviews, network with other applicants, and optimize scheduling. Project Lead: Melissa Pritchard, Medical Student School of Medicine, Boston University  Detailed Project Description: From an applicant perspective, the national residency match interview process can only be described as an […]