U.S. President Barack Obama kicked off his second term today, and between the pomp and circumstance, offered a spirited defense of progressive ideals. The President used his inaugural address to
Obama Inaugural Emphasizes Innovation, Risk Taking
IT Job Market Recovering Faster Than After .com Bubble Burst
More new tech jobs have emerged since the end of the past recession than during the same recovery timelines following the dot-com bubble burst and the early-1990s recession, according to Dice.com. What’s more, the
NASA Selects High-Performing Interns As Student Ambassadors
NASA has inducted 86 top-performing interns into the 2013 NASA Student Ambassadors Virtual Community, a vital component of the agency’s ongoing effort to engage undergraduate and graduate students in
Lowering the Achievement Gap in STEM
The U.S. is suffering from a shortage of applicants in the science, technology, engineering and math fields — or STEM. This is especially true for non-Asian minorities and low-income students, who are statistically less likely to be exposed to STEM professionals, have access to STEM education and hold STEM
T.V. Ads for Math and Science
What a welcome sight during the holidays: national television advertisements for improving America’s student performance in math and
IT Jobs Have the Highest Growth Prospects in 2013
Rick Newman predicts, based on IBISWORLD data, that jobs in different sectors of the information technology industry are set to experience the highest job growth in 2013. Article>>
5 Science Stories to Watch in 2013!
Over the past year, we’ve seen a ton of scientific milestones and discoveries of historic importance, from the discovery of the Higgs Boson to the landing of a mobile laboratory on Mars. Science, though, is defined by its relentless
Why The Manufacturing Skills Gap Is Creating New Opportunities
The United States unemployment rate remains strong at 7.8%, but in the manufacturing industry, demand is outpacing supply with hundreds of thousands of jobs going unfilled. “These unfilled jobs are mainly in the skilled production