Tag: STEM: Page 34

STEM

Top 100 Graduate Degree Producers

Joy, uncertainty, sadness and feelings of accomplishment are just a few of the things graduates feel when walking across the stage to accept their diploma.

July 11, 2007

Students

Historically Black, Majority White Schools Unite to Boost Minority STEM Degrees

CHARLOTTE, N.C. Four historically Black North Carolina colleges and universities will partner with four majority White counterparts in Virginia to double the average number of minorities completing degrees in science, technology, engineering and math.

July 8, 2007

Students

Just the Stats: How Effective Are STEM Pipeline Programs?

Bridging the racial gap in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, the so-called STEM fields, has become a priority for two organizations: the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation and the Model Institutions for Excellence.

June 20, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Study: Immigrants Create Hi-Tech Firms, Not Take Jobs From Americans

In a new study, researchers from Duke University, the University of California-Berkeley, and the Kauffman Foundation show that there is a strong correlation between educational attainment in the STEM disciplines and innovation among immigrant founders of U.S.-based engineering and technology companies.

June 11, 2007

Latinx

Minority-Serving Institutions Scrambling For Quick Funds

HSIs look for increased federal funding through NSF and farm bills.

May 30, 2007

Faculty & Staff

A One-Stop Shop

Funding and research opportunities are available for STEM faculty and students at minority-serving institutions, and one Web site provides access to this information.

April 18, 2007

Faculty & Staff

A One-Stop Shop

Funding and research opportunities are available for STEM faculty and students at minority-serving institutions, and one Web site provides access to this information.

April 18, 2007

Students

Indiana University Joins 9 Black Colleges For Science Initiative

INDIANAPOLIS Indiana University is joining with nine historically Black colleges and universities to boost the number of minorities seeking careers in science, starting with a summer program for promising students who will work at IU’s research laboratories.

March 31, 2007

Native Americans

Just the Stats: Investment in STEM Programs at Tribal Colleges Working

A new study shows that investment in science, technology, engineering and mathematics programs at tribal colleges boosts the number of American Indians pursuing STEM degrees.

March 27, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Just The Stats: A Closer Look At STEM Majors

What role does mentorship play in the number of international students studying science, technology, engineering and mathematics in the United States? A reader from the Southeast posed that question to me, specifically asking about the correlation between the number of international professors and international students in the STEM fields.

December 14, 2006

Leadership & Policy

Poll: Most Americans See Little Relevance in STEM Subjects

WASHINGTON, D.C. It will take a rallying cry based on national pride, akin to the Soviet-era Sputnik satellite program that forced the United States to enhance its scientific knowledge, to get Americans to realize the importance of the science fields to the American economy, education leaders said on Wednesday.

December 6, 2006

STEM

Operation STEM

For the first time in the 30-year history of the Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science…

November 15, 2006