An agreement signed Sept. 6 in Shenzhen, China, launches a partnership among the University of California, Berkeley, Tsinghua University and the Shenzhen municipal government promoting research collaboration and graduate student education.

New research from North Carolina State University finds that young people who have had mentors are more likely to find work early in their careers that gives them more responsibility and autonomy – ultimately putting them on a path to more financially and personally rewarding careers.

Large lecture courses notoriously discourage students from going into the sciences, but an innovative physics course helps to prevent this first-year slide.

Course gives lab managers and/or future lab managers from all over the world the chance to build their skills online.

From such courses as Pesticides, Insecticides and the Environment to Philosophy of Science, Cornell University’s newest chemistry majors have a wide range of electives they can now choose from to fill out the 60-credit major.

During the past few decades, the field of biology has dramatically expanded, incorporating many diverse sub-disciplines and specialty areas, such as microbiology and evolutionary biology. However, teaching biology to undergraduate students has not kept pace with the changes, and core biology curriculum varies widely from university to university and classroom to classroom.

Biochemist from Washington and a physicist from California receive top honors.

North Dakota State University (NDSU) held a groundbreaking ceremony May 22 for the new STEM Classroom and Lab Building.

The University of Maryland, Baltimore County, the Pennsylvania State University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) are working together to learn how to adapt the Meyerhoff Scholars Program at more universities.

A significantly greater number of students fail science, engineering and math courses that are taught lecture-style than fail in classes incorporating so-called active learning that expects them to participate in discussions and problem-solving beyond what they’ve memorized.