STEM
Tim’s Tips: ‘Redshirting’ in Engineering
‘Redshirting’ in Engineering Inside Higher Education May 20, 2013 – 3:00am By Zack Budryk Following the success of academic “redshirting” — derived from an athletic term for delaying participation to improve readiness — at the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Colorado at Boulder, other universities are adopting the model… http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/05/20/redshirting-engineering-programs-gain-popularity
Tim’s Tips: Science or Religion?
Science or Religion? Inside Higher Education May 17, 2013 – 3:00am By Scott Jaschik Ball State University has agreed to investigate complaints that a course taught by a physics and astronomy professor has crossed a line from being about science to being about Christianity…. http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/05/17/ball-state-agrees-investigate-science-course-some-say-pushing-religion
Tim’s Tips: Our ‘outrageous dream’: Bringing diversity to science
Our ‘outrageous dream’: Bringing diversity to science By Freeman A. Hrabowski, III, Special to CNN updated 7:46 AM EDT, Wed May 15, 2013 Editor’s note: Freeman Hrabowski has been president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County for 20 years. He was named one of the world’s 100 most influential people in 2012 by TIME. [...]
Tim’s Tips: Companies Finance University Efforts to Improve Science Education
May 8, 2013 The Chronicle of Higher Education Companies Finance University Efforts to Improve Science Education By Paul Basken Washington The Obama administration on Wednesday announced the selection of nine university groups for a $10-million initiative with corporate partners to improve the teaching of engineering to undergraduates…. (Note: May require subscription.) http://chronicle.com/article/Companies-Finance-University/139135/?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
Tim’s Tips: Companies Finance University Efforts to Improve Science Education
May 8, 2013 The Chronicle of Higher Education Companies Finance University Efforts to Improve Science Education By Paul Basken Washington The Obama administration on Wednesday announced the selection of nine university groups for a $10-million initiative with corporate partners to improve the teaching of engineering to undergraduates…. (Note: May require subscription.) http://chronicle.com/article/Companies-Finance-University/139135/?cid=pm&utm_source=pm&utm_medium=en
Tim’s Tips: The Science of Collaboration
The Science of Collaboration Inside Higher Education May 2, 2013 – 3:00am By Carl Straumsheim In the face of rising global competition and increased funding for science, mathematics, engineering and technology, researchers across the spectrum need to develop interdisciplinary collaborations to tackle pressing societal challenges, a conglomerate of scientists declares in a new report. “What is [...]
Tim’s Tips: Actor Is Honored for Using Improv to Help Scientists Communicate
April 20, 2013 The Chronicle of Higher Education Actor Is Honored for Using Improv to Help Scientists Communicate By Paul Basken Alan Alda came to the State University of New York at Stony Brook one summer night in 2006 to help celebrate its annual film festival and to talk about Never Have Your Dog Stuffed, [...]
Tim’s Tips: Study Finds No Shortage of STEM Workers in U.S.
Study Finds No Shortage of STEM Workers in U.S. Inside Higher Education April 25, 2013 – 4:28am While many educators and politicians say that colleges need to increase science and technology enrollments to meet workforce demands, a study being released today suggests that there is no shortage of STEM workers. The study — by the [...]
Tim’s Tips: Making Scientists: Some Assembly Required
Making Scientists: Some Assembly Required April 18, 2013, 8:47 am The Chronicle of Higher Education By Prof. Hacker [This is a guest post by Jeremy Yoder, a postdoctoral associate in the Department of Plant Biology at the University of Minnesota. You can find him online at Denim and Tweed, or follow him on Twitter at [...]
Tim’s Tips: ‘Making Scientists’
‘Making Scientists’ Inside Higher Education April 16, 2013 – 3:00am By Serena Golden Everyone seems to agree that education in the STEM fields — science, technology, engineering, and mathematics — needs work, and all the more so when it comes to the women and underrepresented minority students who are the least likely to persist in [...]
