Mapping the Landscape of Citizen Science
When done right, citizen science can be an opportunity to support and extend learning and welcome different skills and beliefs
education and training
Inspiring STEM Careers through a Hands-On Everglades Microbiome Study
Journal publication caps JGI pilot project with fledgling Florida high school scientists
Small Change for Climate Change: Time to Increase Research Funding to Save the World
Vast funding goes into research on the impact of climate change and adaptation to it, rather than into trying find out how it can be prevented socially
Skills Shortage: Could the Pharmaceutical Industry Be in Trouble?
There is a growing talent gap as the skills of the pharma workforce have not yet aligned with the new world of biopharma manufacturing
Astronomy Fellowship Demonstrates Measures to Dismantle Bias, Increase Diversity in STEM
How lessons the Heising-Simons Foundation learned could inform changes in academia, education, and philanthropy to boost diversity, equity and inclusion in all STEM fields
Continuing Education in the Laboratory
The most successful teams never stop learning
Want More Women & Minorities in STEM? Address Social Oppression in the Classroom, Says New Research
Community college program that integrates students' experiences of social oppression into the class proved effective at strengthening entrepreneurial and STEM skills of the underrepresented students
Agenda Posted for 2020 Lab Manager Design Summit
The Lab Manager Design Summit will be held May 11-13 in Atlanta, GA
Study Assesses College Leadership Training Programs
Rice University researchers found college leadership programs teach students about leadership, but additional measures are needed to evaluate how they impact students' real-life leadership skills
Specialized Training Benefits Young STEM Researchers
Students do better when the instructors who oversee their projects are provided extra training