From the White House to grandma’s house, everyone knows too few girls find lasting interest in STEM. One such solution is Pretty Brainy, a program which engages girls in STEM learning that emphasizes a More »
Brainy Girls Program Advocates for STEM
January 1st, 2013 by Rich Feller
Why The Manufacturing Skills Gap Is Creating New Opportunities
December 19th, 2012 by Brad Graham
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 More »
Federal Initiative Aims to Raise Number of Minority Scientists
December 18th, 2012 by Brad Graham
Few blacks enter biomedical research, and those who do often encounter obstacles in their career paths.A study published last year found that a black scientist was markedly less likely to obtain research money More »
NASA Employees Share Inspiring Stories You’ve Never Heard
December 18th, 2012 by Brad Graham
..NASA recently released an online interactive map where you can relive this milestone and other big moments in space exploration, from 1962 through Curiosity’s More »
The Missing Students
December 13th, 2012 by Brad Graham
The nation’s most elite colleges and universities have in recent years added numerous programs to help students from low-income More »
U.S. Math, Science Achievement Exceeds World Average
December 13th, 2012 by Brad Graham
The math and science achievement of U.S. students continues to surpass the global average for nations taking part in a prominent More »
PCAST Calls for Increased Investment in Competitive Agricultural Research
December 11th, 2012 by Brad Graham
Today, the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) released a new report, “Agricultural Preparedness and the Agriculture Research More »
Herman Trend Alert: Growing Global Demand for Engineers
December 10th, 2012 by Rich Feller
In the United States alone, in the month of September, there were more than 184,000 jobs advertised online for engineering professionals, according to Wanted Analytics, a business intelligence firm.
The volume of listings was up 12 percent compared to those the year-earlier and 27 percent against the same time period in More »
