Call it the tale of two energy companies and their contradictory travails when it comes to attracting a modern workforce: One is a regulated and stable natural gas delivery
Project-Based Education Is Key to Increasing STEM Interest
April 30th, 2014 by Brad Graham
The public-private partnership boosting support for science, technology and engineering (STEM) achievement must continue and expand, oil industry executives said at the final keynote of the U.S. News STEM Solutions Conference in Washington, D.C. Link>>
Bill Gates: We Need Mosquito Week More Than Shark Week
April 28th, 2014 by Brad Graham
This week over at my blog, TheGatesNotes, we’re hosting Mosquito Week. It’s modeled on the Discovery Channel’s annual fear-fest, Shark Week. But compared to mosquitoes, sharks are wimps. Link>>
Making STEM Stick in Middle School
April 25th, 2014 by Brad Graham
Middle school is a critical time to catch students’ interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics because it is when students often decide if these fields are for them, education experts say. Link>>
Putting Veterans to Work for STEM
April 24th, 2014 by Brad Graham
While veterans are leaving the military in large numbers, too few are able to find the jobs they need to successfully enter the next phase of their lives. Link>>
Obama announces $600 million in grant programs to prepare workforce for jobs
April 17th, 2014 by Brad Graham
President Obama on Wednesday announced a pair of grant programs designed to bring academic institutions and businesses closer together to help prepare the American workforce for jobs that may otherwise go unfilled. Link>>
The U.S. Government Wants 6,000 New ‘Cyber Warriors’ by 2016
April 16th, 2014 by Brad Graham
The Pentagon plans to triple its cybersecurity staff by 2016, U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel announced recently. Article>>
Obama Wants Students Trained for ‘In-Demand’ Jobs
April 8th, 2014 by Brad Graham
The Obama administration on Monday announced two new initiatives aimed at better training students for “in-demand jobs of the future” at both the high school and college levels. Link>>
