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15 novembre 2015

Reputation of UK higher education main factor attracting international STEM students

By Ellie Bothwell. But UK overseas STEM postgraduates less likely to say the country is the best destination for career opportunities. More...

By Matthew Reisz. Describing himself as a “failed intellectual”, Dr Jarosinski created the Nein Twitter feed (@NeinQuarterly) as “a compendium of utopian negation”. Typical recent posts include “Yes, Twitter, If there’s one thing worse than your self-loathing narcissism, it’s my own” and “Well, friends, you could always try fatalism. More...

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3 novembre 2015

What Influences International STEM Students' Decisions?

A British Council survey of 1,348 international undergraduate and graduate students studying in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States asked about factors affecting their decision making in choosing a country and course of study. Read more...

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24 octobre 2015

MSU initiative targets research advancement

The Global Impact Initiative will bolster areas in which MSU already has a strong foundation, such as plant science, engineering, physical science and STEM education, while expanding research in genomics, cybersecurity, computational science and precision medicine. The priority research areas were developed from nearly 90 proposals submitted by MSU faculty members. More...

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24 octobre 2015

Study asks: Can math teachers teach coding?

How do students and teachers learn math and computer science, and how can we ease the coming shortage of computer science teachers? Worcester Polytechnic Institute will partner with Brown University and Bootstrap to examine those questions. More...

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24 octobre 2015

The Narratives We Give Ourselves in Graduate School

By Anjali Gopal. Narratives are stories that we tell ourselves that shape how we think about our histories and our motivations. When I associate with narratives like “I am a female in STEM” or “I want to work in the biomedical sciences,” this affects how I approach my career (will I engage in basic science research if it’s not related to the biomedical field?), think about my identity (how do I value my place in a male-dominated field?), and relate to other people (how do I engage with biomedical engineers as compared to humanities-majors or others in STEM?). Read more...

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24 octobre 2015

The End of Science 'Permadocs'?

The number of postdoctoral fellows in biology and biomedical sciences declined for the first time in more than 30 years, according to a new paper in The FASEB Journal, a publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology. Read more...

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24 octobre 2015

Rule Would Extend STEM Foreign Student Work Program

A proposed new rule scheduled to be published in the Federal Register today would extend the work authorization period known as the optional practical training program for international students at U.S. universities with degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. Read more...

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18 octobre 2015

Nexenta introduces higher education program with universities

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Nexenta (@Nexenta), the global leader in Open Source-driven Software-Defined Storage (OpenSDS), today announced a new Higher Education Program that encourages partnerships with universities to develop technical curricula to better prepare undergrad STEM students for the workforce. More...

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18 octobre 2015

American higher ed doubles down on polytechnic renaissance

By James Martin and James E. Samels. Higher ed is still surfing the polytechnic revival wave at engineering schools, colleges, and universities across the nation. More...

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17 octobre 2015

Collaborative Aims To Plot Pathways for Women of Color in STEM

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. A consortium of 10 colleges and universities and nine non-profits is aiming to get more women and girls of color involved in science, technology, engineering and math fields. More...

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