Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. STEM graduates are among the most in demand by employers when they finish school. For these students, it’s easier to find a job, and these jobs tend to be higher paying. More...
By Munyaradzi Makoni. Mathematics is “vital” for achieving a thriving science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, workforce in Africa, according to experts. Yet it faces critical challenges: low university funding, a regional brain drain, and reduced intake of undergraduate students, particularly women, in university mathematics programmes. Read more...
By Munyaradzi Makoni. Germany’s federal and state governments have opted to continue the Excellence Initiative funding programme for top-level research, ending a lengthy political debate on the issue. Read more...
By . Does the thought of doing long division, or solving a bit of algebra give you the shivers? You’re likely to have maths anxiety. In our recent research, my colleagues and I found that in 80% of countries, girls have more negative feelings towards maths than boys. More...
By Ashley A. Smith. Statistical courses, rather than algebra remediation, do a better job at helping first-year students succeed when they test into developmental education, a new report finds. Read more...
By Maxine Joselow. Wayne State University drops what has been part of its general-education program for all students, raising the question of which fields are needed by all undergraduates. Read more...
Par Élodie Lestonat. « Mon collègue connecté » se termine par une expérience éducative unique et ludique pendant laquelle les élèves prennent le contrôle d’un avion en papier connecté pour s’initier aux joies de la physique. Voir l'article...
By Dean Kamen and John R. Allen. Our society practically worships two groups of individuals: athletes and entertainers. It has been this way a long time, but the trend has reached its pinnacle in the modern era. We swoon over pop stars and movie stars; we pay the best pro athletes in the hundreds of millions of dollars. More...
Pearson and Mathspace are partnering to integrate new Workspace Assignments into MyMathLab and MyStatLab online homework, tutorial and assessment technologies. More...
The U.S. will be dependent on foreign workers to fill future STEM jobs, according to analysis of the third annual U.S. News/Raytheon STEM Index, unveiled May 17. More...
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