Where was Mae Jemison educated?

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Mae Jemison received degrees in chemical engineering and African American studies (1977) from Stanford University. She entered medical school at Cornell University, where she pursued an interest in international medicine. After volunteering in a Cambodian refugee camp in Thailand, Jemison studied in Kenya in 1979 and graduated from medical school in 1981.