With more than 1,600 products using nanotechnology on the market, a team of undergraduate researchers at North Dakota State University (NDSU) is examining how people perceive such products and how these products might ultimately affect the environment.

The Scientific Equipment and Furniture Association (SEFA) based in Garden City, New York, will host a design competition for current high school and college students during the school year. The objective is to design a piece of lab furniture which the student believes would enhance the laboratory learning experience. Students can work individually or as a team of no more than three.

Skanska has signed a contract with the University of Connecticut (UConn) in Connecticut, USA, to construct the school’s new Innovation Partnership Building research facility. The contract value for Skanska is USD 88 M, about SEK 570 M, which will be included in the order bookings for Skanska USA Building for the first quarter 2014.

Students exposed directly to work environments in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields are more likely to decide to follow paths that will lead to such careers, according to the findings of “Vocational Anticipatory Socialization of Adolescents: Messages, Sources, and Frameworks that Influence Interest in STEM Careers,” published online today in the National Communication Association's Journal of Applied Communication Research.

Five-year Effort Brings Course-Based Research Experiences to Nearly 5,000 College Students.

A month before she started school at Iowa State University, Caitlin Mock, Pella, planned to study biology. Then she discovered a different major, one that was a little under the radar but combined her keen interest in science with her artistic side — biological and pre-medical illustration.

Binghamton University is thanking Gov. Andrew Cuomo and State Sen. Thomas Libous for including $10 million in the governor's budget proposal to begin site acquisition and design work for a School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacy.

A new system of assessment is necessary for valid measurement of students’ proficiency under the latest science learning standards, according to a new national report co-authored by a University of Illinois at Chicago researcher.

Michigan State University is partnering with global tech giant Wipro Ltd. to help meet the demand for math and science teachers who will be leaders in America’s urban school districts.

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