By Matt Zalaznick. Hundreds of miles away on the edge of the American South, the University of Maryland, Baltimore County opened its doors. It was the only campus in the state founded after widespread integration, so it has no history of segregation, says Hrabowski, who, since becoming president in 1992, has transformed the institution familiarly known as UMBC from a commuter school into a renowned research university. More...
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A five-year, $500,000 grant will fund two professorships for new female faculty in the computer science and electrical and computer engineering departments at Duke University. More...
By Beckie Smith. Russia and India have agreed to establish a joint working group on education that will focus on building cooperation in VET, increasing bilateral student mobility, and to work towards mutual degree recognition. More...
By Eric Triplett - EvoLLLution. While developing our own online STEM Bachelor of Science (BS) degree program, we immediately faced barriers that are unique to STEM in addition to the standard barriers of entry for any online program. More...
By Bridget Webster. A California university is opening a 2-year program to help community college STEM students earn bachelor’s degrees. More...
By Katie Shives. 2015 has been quite the year in terms of elevating the issues of sexism in STEM to a national topic. Whether it was Nobel laureate Tim Hunt claiming that girls are trouble in the lab (and the amazing #distractinglysexy response from female scientists on Twitter) to the recent resignation of exoplanet researcher Geoff Marcey due to sexual harassment charges, it has been hard to miss the discussion about sexism. Read more...
By Terri Macdonald. A great deal of noise and activity (mostly in the form of MP media releases) has occurred this week as the Turnbull Government launched its much feted Innovation Agenda on Monday (see Universities expected to lift business sector out of innovation doldrums). More...
By . The best innovations make life better. They may be life-saving technologies, health innovations or energy efficiency, all of which have a broad impact. But it’s important to remember that they can also be simple things that help improve everyday life. More...
By Wachira Kigotho. Research in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, fields in Sub-Saharan Africa has declined in the last 10 years in quantity and citation impact – but there has been steady progress in other sciences, especially health – according to a new World Bank report. Read more.../https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)
