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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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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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The Top IT Skills in Demand in 2010
- According to Computerworld's 2010 Forecast Survey, less than 20 percent of the 312 information technology
executives polled stated that they intended to increase
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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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Is it a Field of Science or Engineering? A New Paradigm to Solve the Computing Debate
- Whether computing is in the field of science or engineering is a debate as old as the field itself. Because of the
challenges associated with building reliable computers, networks
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Rosie the Riveter is Back: Women to Become the Majority in the Workforce
- "Women's economic empowerment is arguably the biggest social change of our times", according to The
Economist. Within the past generation, women have transitioned
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R&D Announces its Annual 100 Award Recipients
- On November 12, 2009, R&D Magazine announced the 100 recipients of the prestigious R&D Awards of
2009. For 47 years, the Awards have identified revolutionary
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Salaries
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Few Employers Increase Salaries in 2009-2010
- According to Michigan State Universitys Recruiting Trends 2009-2010, 80% of employers indicated they would not be raising salaries this year. The report is based on over 2,500
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2009 Salary & Opinion Survey Indicates Satisfaction Among Engineers
- According to findings of the 2009 EE Times Global Salary & Opinion Survey, most electrical engineers are
satisfied with their career choices, future prospects
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Broadening Participation of Women, URMs, and Disabled within STEM
- Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) has recently introduced a new column series, Broadening
Participation, to inform, invigorate conversation, and inspire
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Anita Borg Institute Makes Recommendations for Keeping Diversity in Tech Workforce
- 2009 has been a difficult year for technology companies. Standard and Poor forecasted a 3.0% decline in real
GDP for 2009, which has resulted in companies across
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A New Paradigm to Measure Latino STEM Success
- A newly released report from the University of Southern California's (USC) Center for Urban Education identified
25 colleges that could be "potential exemplars" of good practices
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Hispanic Representation from 1990-2008 in the U.S.,Colleges, and Faculty
- In 1990, The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education Magazine debuted amidst the explosion of the Hispanic
population in the United States. The first issues highlighted
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Women and Minorities Poorly Represented Among Astronomy Faculty
- Between March 20 and July 8, 2008, the American Institute of Physics (AIP) contacted 800 departments (763
physics departments and 37 astronomy departments)
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Women and Computer Science and the Star Trek Effect
- According to new research published in the December 2009 issue of Journal of Personality and Social
Psychology, the gender gap in computer science may
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2010 to Bring Stricter H-1B Enforcement
- U.S. immigration officials are planning to conduct 25,000 on-site inspections of companies hiring foreign
workers during the 2010 government fiscal year
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Education
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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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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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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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FIRST and SWE Form an Alliance to Encourage STEM Participation
- In December 2009, FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) and SWE (Society of
Women Engineers) announced that they would be forming
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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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New Outreach Efforts to Combat Decline in Computer Science Classes
- Earlier this year, citing declining enrollment, the College Board canceled its Computer Science AB class, one of
its two AP computer science courses. This cancellation reflects
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NSF: Gender, Racial and Socioeconomic Performance Gaps in Math Scores
- In 2008, the National Science Foundation published the most recent results of its Early Childhood
Longitudinal Study (ECLS) as a part of Science & Engineering Indicators 2008.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Math Anxiety In Female Teachers Affecting Math Achievement
- Women have made significant gains in closing the achievement gap in mathematics that exists between the
sexes over the past several years, yet there are still discrepancies
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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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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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Federal R&D Funding
Two new reports look at Federal R&D funding. The first report, by Melissa Pollak at the National Science Foundation, indicates a projected decrease in Federal funding
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Improving STEM Education - A $250M Initiative for Science and Math Teachers
- On January 6, 2010, President Obama announced a $250 million public-private effort to improve science and
mathematics instruction, an effort aimed to help the nation
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Research and Development Budget for FY 2011: Investing in Innovation Today to Meet the Challenges of Tomorrow
- The Obama Administrations FY 2011 Budget calls for a $66 billion investment in nondefense research and
development (R&D)an increase of $3.7 billion or 5.9 percent
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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U.S. Losing International Edge in S&E
- In the National Science Boards (NSB) Science and Engineering Indicators 2010, the State of the Union on
science, technology, engineering and mathematics
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Another Innovative Idea from Denmark: Using the Internet on Exams
- Denmark has historically been an innovative country in the adaptation and use of new technology. Currently,
14 schools in Denmark are piloting a new system of
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Israel is a World Leader in the Technology Industry, but Can This Success be Sustained?
- Over the past 40 years, Israel's economy has had a major transformation, going from closed and poor into one
that is open, developed, and driven forward by a high-tech sector
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