Our bibliography is chock-full of resources you can share with your students or use yourself! This downloadable bibliography has hundreds of entries divided into five main categories such as Engaging women and girls in STEM education. We designed this updated version of the bibliography to be as easy-to-use as possible, so you can spend more time working with students and less time searching the internet for the resources and tools you know are out there to help you recruit and retain female students.
Man Jumps From The Edge Of Space. Go STEM!
October 15th, 2012 by Brad Graham
One step, 128,100 feet, and millions of amazed gasps. In a moment that seems likely to live forever in the annals of derring-do, Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner on Sunday rode a balloon to the edge of space, saluted and stepped off a platform 24 miles high with as much ease as any of us mere mortals might step off a curb.
Report Links Earning Power To Engineering Degree
October 12th, 2012 by Brad Graham
Attention college students: pick a major with care. It could mean millions of dollars over the course of a working life. For the first time, the US Census Bureau has analyzed earnings by type of degree and occupation. In a report released Thursday, the bureau found wide gaps in lifetime earnings between those with technical bachelor’s degrees and those who graduated with majors in the arts, humanities, and education.
Posted in: Engineering, Money, STEM
Study: Discrimination and Women in STEM
October 11th, 2012 by Brad Graham
Despite efforts to recruit and retain more women, a stark gender
disparity persists within academic science. Abundant research has
demonstrated gender bias in many demographic groups, but has
yet to experimentally investigate whether science faculty exhibit
a bias against female students that could contribute to the gender
disparity in academic science.
Posted in: Discrimination, STEM, Women
Group Sends First Rocket Under Deal With NASA
October 9th, 2012 by Brad Graham
The first commercial cargo flight to the International Space Station lifted off on Sunday evening, inaugurating a new era for NASA in which private companies will take over the transportation of people and supplies to low-Earth orbit. For this launch, only cargo is going; private transportation for astronauts is still several years away. Space Exploration Technologies of Hawthorne, Calif. — SpaceX, for short — launched its Falcon 9 rocket on schedule at 8:35 p.m. Eastern time from Cape Canaveral, Fla.
40 Important Online Resources for Women in STEM
October 7th, 2012 by Rich Feller
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 and college degrees. An undeniable glass ceiling hovers over these industries, and women and men alike do their best to start lugging stones at it. While plenty of progress has been made over the past few decades, more efforts need undertaking to ensure a more equitable place for females in these traditionally male-dominated industries. A goal the following essentials share …
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 people on the Earth. More than 95 percent of these additional people will live in cities, and there will be more than 60 cities with at least 5 million inhabitants. The sheer numbers of people are creating unprecedented challenges of energy consumption, waste management, water supply, infrastructure and traffic management.
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 of students entering college this fall to pursue an education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Yet for many students — particularly Latinos — those very valuable STEM degrees remain out of reach, practically ensuring that America’s growth in these important fields is stifled.
Posted in: Latinos, Minorities, NASA, STEM
