Aquinas College is introducing the "Contributing to More" campaign. The campaign is a $58 million investment, which is the largest investment in the history of the college. More...
23 octobre 2017
22 octobre 2017
Campus groundbreakings: St. Francis Chapel, STEM facility, 310 Innovation Blvd
A new 7,000-square-foot freestanding chapel will be the tallest and most central point at the University of Saint Francis in Indiana. More...
19 octobre 2017
Australia’s new national space agency will help students reach for the stars in STEM
The establishment of a new Australian national space agency was announced by federal minister for education and training, Simon Birmingham, at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Adelaide this past week. The announcement was met with loud cheers from the 4,300 delegates attending from around the world, 30% of whom were Australians. More...
19 octobre 2017
Turning traditional teaching on its head helps rural science students
When I started lecturing full-time a little over five years ago, I knew what everybody does: that we all learn better by doing. I knew that “active learning” – literally doing anything apart from just talking through a PowerPoint presentation – is the way to go. More...
19 octobre 2017
These four easy steps can make you a math whiz
For many reasons, not the least of which is that Pólya died in 1985, you will meet him as I did – through his wildly successful “How to Solve It.” Penned in 1945, this book went on to sell over one million copies and was translated into 17 languages. More...
18 octobre 2017
Math Geek Mom: Two Roles
The concept of “inverse” is central to Algebra of all kinds. For example, the inverse of a number is, under addition, the negative of that number, making -5 the inverse of 5. Meanwhile, the reciprocal of a number is the inverse of that number under multiplication, making 1/5 the inverse of 5. More...
12 octobre 2017
How Women Select Majors
By Nick Roll. Many women in STEM fields, for example, have cited discrimination and discriminatory attitudes as hardships they face in academia and in the private sector, and a new paper adds another factor to the mix: feminine norms, and how women perceive and adhere to femininity. More...
12 octobre 2017
Report on Underrepresented STEM Students
By Nick Roll. A new 68-page report from the Pullias Center for Higher Education at the University of Southern California hopes to address underrepresented students in STEM. The report, part of a collaborative effort from eight California State University campuses, emphasizes collaboration between existing academic affairs and student affairs programs -- which are often separated -- as well as specific interventions for struggling students. More...
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