She gave her mom a kidney. Now, she’s taking on the Boston Marathon.
Kortney Hixson donated a kidney to her mom, saving her life. She spoke on GBH's All Things Considered about that journey and the impact of organ donation.
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A Worcester researcher’s fire engineering experiment is out of this world. Literally.
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Boston College Professor Sam Ransbotham says it's incumbent on professors to prepare students with the tools to excel as AI use rises.
