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Felicia McInnis Nave Defies Boundaries for Women in STEM

This 2014 Emerging Scholar is not only a chemical engineering professor and university administrator, but she is also a vocal supporter of women and African-Americans in STEM.

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Faculty & Staff

Prepared to Be a Professor, Not a Pioneer

One of the major challenges women of color faculty face is being pioneers or trailblazers in their departments or universities, often voluntarily and without guidance.

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Cañada College’s STEM Center a One-Stop Shop for Support

The all-encompassing center consolidates various programs and STEM-related offerings under one roof to increase recruitment, retention and success.

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Faculty & Staff

The Philippines’ Super Typhoon and Americans’ Super Ignorance: Is Higher Ed to Blame?

Most people just didn’t know much at all about the Philippines and its historical connection to the U.S.

Faculty & Staff

Society of Women Engineers Conference Offers Women Connections and Support

Nearly 6,000 women engineers attended the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) annual conference to sharpen their skills, network and meet recruiters.

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Special Report: Recruitment and Retention in Higher Ed

Low participation and completion rates in STEM majors among underrepresented minorities; programs that are being developed to help the college experience of students with autism; a reevaluation of the IPEDS definition of graduates; and increased recruiting efforts to attract more women into business programs.

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Former ‘On the Money’ Host Brings Talents, Skills to NYU

In her new position as a faculty member at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University, Carmen Wong Ulrich is helping to increase the school’s exposure and recruit Hispanics into STEM.

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Education Program Strengthens Ties Between Brazil, U.S.

The Brazil Scientific Mobility Program provides scholarships to STEM students from Brazil for an opportunity to study abroad at the world’s top universities. Through the program, the U.S. is hosting more than 3,600 students for the current academic year.

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Faculty Positions Department of Medicine

Candidates will be considered who have experience and a strong interest in health services research, cancer prevention and control, racial disparities, obesity, chronic disease epidemiology, genetic epidemiology, quality of care, patient outcomes, clinical effectiveness, women’s health, teaching, changing provider practice patterns, and preventive medicine.

System Breakdown

Number of minority faculty members in STEM education still waning.

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Summer of STEM

Despite tightening budgets, colleges and universities push STEM summer programs.

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In $25M Gift, Casino Mogul Bets on Blindness Cure

Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn will donate $25 million to the University of Iowa to accelerate the search for cures to rare eye diseases including the one that hampers his own vision, the school announced Thursday.

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