[Mitworld] Charles Vest on Open Education, Maria Karayiorgou on Schizophrenia

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MIT World Newsletter

Volume 10, Number 5 |  September 29, 2010

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Open Education for an Open World
May 25, 2010

In former MIT President Charles Vest’s vision, scientists and engineers around the world are creating a 
“meta university” as they increasingly share ideas and build on common knowledge. Technology 
enables this integration of minds, leading us toward “an era better called brain circulation."

http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/816

Speaker:
Charles M. Vest HM
President, National Academy of EngineeringPresident Emeritus, MIT


Event Host:
Learning International Networks Consortium

"I believe the role of the university is to create opportunity, pure and simple. We create 
opportunity for young people, for cities, and nations."
-Charles M. Vest

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Mouse Genetic Models of Schizophrenia
May 7, 2010

Schizophrenia is a devastating psychiatric disorder that affects around 1% of the world’s population. 
Maria Karayiorgou discusses the genetic origins of schizophrenia and describes progress in modeling 
the disorder in animals in order to understand its root cause.

http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/817

Speaker:
Maria Karayiorgou
Professor, Center for Human Genetics
 Columbia University


Event Host:
McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT

"The common versus rare argument has become a little more heated in recent years but I think it is 
likely that both contribute to the risk of psychiatric disorders. How much impact each type of 
mutation or variation has remains controversial."
-Maria Karayiorgou

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In The Pipeline:

Reclaiming the Moral Life of Philanthropy

Presented By:
Center for International Studies
 Starr Forum

Speaker:
Gara LaMarche
President and CEO
The Atlantic Philanthropies

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