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STEMTrends - Electronic Version (PDF Format)
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STEMTrends May-June 2009 - Electronic Format
- The complete May-June issue of STEMTrends in PDF format.
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Workforce
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Best Places for Life Science Researchers to Work: 2010
- The Scientist released its lists of best US and international places for life science researchers to work in 2010.
In the top 15 list, the University of Rochester employed the
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College Students Adjust to Tough Job Market
- According to CNN, almost one out of four 2010 graduates have a job waiting for them following graduation, a
4.4% increase from 2009. Last year 40% of seniors received
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Best Places for Postdocs to Work in 2009
- This year the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research in Cambridge, MA was ranked as number one in The Scientists seventh annual survey of Best Places to Work:
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U.S. Needs Better Educated Workforce
- According to a report from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, the U.S. will
need 22 million new college degrees and at least 4.7 million
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Work/Life Balance
- According to the 2008 National Study of Employers, family-friendly policies are increasingly becoming a necessity and not a rare luxury for employees.
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Salaries
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Students Have Low Perceptions of Geology Major
- According to the American Geological Institute (AGI), Northern Arizona University surveyed 783 students in
introductory geology classes during the fall 2008 and spring
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Faculty Salaries for New Mathematics Assistant Professors Decline in Ph.D. Departments, Increase in Masters and Bachelors Departments in 2008-09
- According to the American Mathematical Societys 2008 Annual Survey of the Mathematical Sciences, average (mean) faculty salaries have declined for most categories
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Recent Graduates in the Natural Sciences: Near Gender Parity in Salaries
- To what extent do women in science reap the same financial rewards as do their male counterparts? An article to appear in the Spring issue of AWIS Magazine by the CPST research
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Women & Minorities
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Gender Differences in Recession Impacts
- As of November 2008, women held 49.1% of all non-farm jobs in the United States according to payroll data collected and analyzed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
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Morehouse College: Top Producer of URMs in Physics, 2006
- With few exceptions, underrepresented minority (URMs) students who study physics find themselves as solos at almost any campus in the nation. There were 189 colleges or universities
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URM Women Earn 49% of Bachelors Degrees Granted to URMs in Earth Science
- The University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez ranked number one as the institution to grant the highest number of earth science bachelors degrees to underrepresented minorities (URMs)
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17% of Industrial Engineering Bachelors Degrees Awarded to Under-Represented Minorities in 2006
- Under-represented minorities (URMs) earned 676 (17%) of the 3,880 bachelors degrees in industrial engineering awarded on 2006. As in mechanical and electrical
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Top 25 Institutions Granting Sociology Bachelors Degrees to URMs: Women URMs Represent 74% of Earners in the Top 25
- In 2006, 33,854 bachelors degrees were awarded in sociology in the United States. Of this total, 58.3% (19,720) of sociology bachelors degrees were awarded to women
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2008 State Laws Encourage Womens Participation in the Workforce
- According to an article in the Monthly Labor Review, last year, 44 states and the District of Columbia held regular legislative sessions to consider workplace and labor
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Females Continue to Flee IT Workforce
- According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, technology jobs are predicted to grow up to 22% over the next
decade, faster than all other jobs in the professional sector.
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Education
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K-12 Engineering Education
- Until recently, engineering education has rarely been discussed in the K-12 context. But declining interest in
engineering and, especially, the persistent lack-luster appeal
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Rebounding but Shifting Computer Science Enrollments
- Undergraduate enrollment in computer science has started to rebound after declines in enrollment since 2002, according to the Computing Research Association (CRA)
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Graduation Rates for Womens NCAA Basketball Teams Higher than Mens
- Last week, STEM Trends reported on the major fields of men in the NCAA tournament, this week we continue with March Madness to look at graduation rates of the participants
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Mini-Digest of Education Statistics, 2008
- The National Center for Education Statistics has released a pocket-sized compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of U.S. education from kindergarten
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Public Engagement in Science and Technology
- Engaging the public in the advancement of science and technology has become a top-priority for academics, policy makers, and experts. A recent project at the University of Wisconsin
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The Best Undergraduate Business Schools - 2008
- In a highly competitive market where colleges strive to set themselves apart from the pack and recruit top level candidates to their programs, what distinguishes the best business schools?
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Fall 2007 Enrollment and Graduation Rates
- The National Center for Education Statistics has released a new First Look report titled Enrollment in Postsecondary Institutions, Fall 2007; Graduation Rates, 2001 & 2004 Cohorts
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More than $25 Billion Federal R&D Obligations to Universities and Colleges, 2007
- A new InfoBrief by Richard Bennof of the National Science Foundation reports on the top 100 colleges and universities in terms of federal research and development (R&D) obligations.
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College Experience Changes Students Expectations
- For most undergraduates, one of the most frequently asked questions is what do you plan to do after you finish your degree? According to the 2008 NACE Student Survey
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Summer Programs to Reinvent Computer Science in Schools
- Educators and community college students from Colorado, Alaska and South Dakota are participating in
teaching programs at the University of Colorado at Boulder
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Opportunities for Interns Fall while their Salaries Rise
- Since 2008, the overall number of interns being hired across all sectors has decreased by 21%, while their salaries have risen by 5%, according to the NACE 2009
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10.5% of NCAA Mens Tournament Basketball Players Major in STEM
- The top field of study for the 636 men playing in this years NCAA basketball tournament was business (145, 27.7% of those with declared majors). A related field, sports management
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Satisfaction with Sociology Major Decreases Significantly
- A brief released in May by the American Sociological Association (ASA) indicates that sociology graduates are
increasingly critical of their major and want to gain more human
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Down Washington Corridors
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Understanding Interventions that Broaden Participation in Research Careers
- Registration is now open for the 3rd Annual Conference on Understanding Interventions that Broaden Participation in Research Careers to be held May 7-9, 2009
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Energy Secretary Chu Announces $1.2 Billion in Recovery Act Funding for Science
- Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced $1.2 billion in new science funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for major construction, laboratory infrastructure
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Down Washington Corridors - Recent Reports
- Globalization of Engineering Education - Tapping the Pool Latino Immigrant Workers - Increasing Minority Participation in Graduate Education
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Patents versus Markets to Increase Intellectual Discussion and Discovery
- Patents have been traditionally considered an ideal way to protect intellectual discovery to enable the discoverer to earn rewards for products based on that discovery.
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Suppression of Small Cell Counts: An Overview
- The first Betty Vetter Seminar of the spring season featured Dr. Shirley McBay, Executive Director of Quality Education for Minorities (QEM). Dr. McBay presented results
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H-1B Visa Applications Slow
- Every April 1st, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS, formerly known as the INS) begins accepting applications for H-1B visas, the category of immigrant visas
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Around the World
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International Graduate Applications Increased by 4%
- According to a new report by the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS), applications from international students to U.S. institutions in 2009 increased by just 4% and, not surprisingly
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University R&D Expenditure Trends, Japan and the United States, 2002-2007
- The National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Science Resource Statistics has published Academic Research and Development Expenditures: Fiscal Year 2007.
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The LOréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science: 10 years of commitment
- Launched in 1998 by LORÉAL and UNESCO, the Awards For Women in Science was the first international award devoted to women in science. Today it is one element of a
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Green at 15? Students Knowledge and Beliefs about Global Environmental Challenges
- Will problems associated with environmental issues improve in the next two decades? According to an analysis of student performance on PISA 2006--an international
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