According to 2011 findings by the Economics & Statistics Administration, less than 25% of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) jobs are held by women — even though they make up more than half the workforce More »
40 Important Online Resources for Women in STEM
October 7th, 2012 by Rich Feller
Discussion: STEM Learning No Longer Optional
October 5th, 2012 by Brad Graham
There are three major forces that will create enormous global transformation over the next 10 years. The first is population growth. There are 7 billion people today, and it is estimated that, by 2020, there will be about 8 billion More »
Help Young Latinos Succeed in STEM Fields
October 3rd, 2012 by Brad Graham
The recent Mars landing of NASA’s rover Curiosity — and the stunning images it is sending back from the Red Planet — will hopefully inspire a generation More »
Register for the STEM RESULTS Town Hall – October 2nd!
October 1st, 2012 by Brad Graham
Please join us via WebEx for the National STEM RESULTS Town Hall on Tuesday, October 2, 2012 from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. ET. The STEM RESULTS Town Hall will feature representatives from 14 More »
Why the Internet Isn’t Going to End College As We Know It
September 29th, 2012 by Brad Graham
The idea that the Internet is about to do to college what it’s done to journalism and entertainment seems to be coming dangerously close to conventional wisdom in certain elite circles. Here’s blogger/economist Tyler Cowen More »
STEM Visa Bill Rejected: What it Means for the United States
September 27th, 2012 by Brad Graham
Even though a bill granting U.S. visas to foreigners who completed advanced science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) degrees received a majority vote in the House of Representatives, it failed to achieve the needed two-thirds majority to meet approval. Link>>
The State of STEM and Jobs
September 24th, 2012 by Brad Graham
A year ago, U.S.News & World Report launched a special project to examine the problem of why, at a time of high unemployment, there are so many jobs going unfilled. The answer: American workers lack the necessary skills for those jobs. More »
The Top 10 Cities, Jobs, and Employers for Computer Science Grads
September 18th, 2012 by Brad Graham
Earlier this year, we chronicled the career paths of 21 recent University of Washington computer science and engineering graduates, asking them about their future employers and what gets them excited More »
