There is a widespread narrative in higher education that goes something like this: Colleges and universities have always accepted the best and brightest students; then, due to pressure from More »
A Graduate Program Works To Diversify The Science World
Minority students are the future of STEM
As leaders of Montgomery County life science companies, we have a stake in whether local students like science. If they do, they are more likely to work for companies such as ours. If they don’t, our pipeline of future workers gets slimmer. Article>>
Manufacturing Growth to Help Propel U.S. Expansion: Economy
Manufacturing grew in December at the second-fastest pace in more than two years, fueled by a gain in orders that will help propel the U.S. expansion. Link>>
Code.org Founder on the Real Reason There Aren’t More Women in Tech
Why aren’t there more women working in technology? Article>>
How Tesla Batteries Are Powering an Energy Revolution
Those Tesla Motors lithium-ion battery packs aren’t just powering electric luxury sports sedans for the 1% any more. Link>>
Top Higher Education Trends for 2014
As the year draws to a close, there is a tendency to look back at what happened over the past 12 months and reflect on the year’s achievements. What about the future? Can More »
The New Industrial Revolution: Everyone’s a Maker
STEM Education: How to Inspire and Engage Learners
Countries around the world have been sounding the alarm for more students to go into STEM: science, technology, engineering and mathematics, to maintain a competitive edge.