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Joey Ramp and her science service dog, Sampson Academic science is much more diverse than it was a generation ago, even if it still has a ways to go. That’s according to a new report on women, minorities and people with disabilities from the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics at the National Science Foundation. The share of academic jobs held by female doctorates in science, engineering and health fields increased from 26 percent in 1999 to 39 percent in 2019. Underrepr...

NSFs mission is to advance the progress of science, a mission accomplished by funding proposals for research and education made by scientists, engineers, and educators from across the country.

By Cole Hatcher DELAWARE, Ohio – Ohio Wesleyan University has received a five-year, $830,466 Choose Ohio First grant to fund scholarships for Ohio residents pursuing degrees in the STEM fields of science (including medicine), technology, engineering, and mathematics. The State of Ohio and Ohio Department of Higher Education announced Ohio Wesleyan’s grant today. The Choose Ohio First (COF) grants are part of a state initiative designed to “help create the talent needed to make Ohio’s b...

NC State grows federal research expenditures by nearly 65% over a decade. Photo by Marc Hall. A new report from the National Science Foundation shows that NC State increased its federal research expenditures by nearly 65% from 2010-19 – percentage gains that outperformed all but one of its peers – and ranked first among all institutions in research and development financed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. NC State grew its federal research expenditures to $228.9 million in the 2018...

No students were deferred, which Collins said was an effort to alleviate anxiety in an already challenging time.

Photo editing by Stephen Kelly History shows many Black women scientists have been at the forefront of research, some holding positions in esteemed medical organizations. However, their accomplishments often go unrecognized. In this Special Feature, we highlight the life and achievements of the first Black woman chemist in the FDA: Alma Levant Hayden. Many scientists have garnered worldwide acclaim for their groundbreaking discoveries and accomplishments throughout the world of science, technol...

Community Colleges Playing a Larger Role in Bachelor’s Attainment By   A recent survey from the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics found that community college is playing a greater role in the educational trajectories of people with bachelors degrees. Of employed graduates who received their first bachelors degree before 2008, 48 percent previously attended a community college. Nineteen percent of those total bachelor’s degree holders had already earned an associate ...

December 16, 2020 at 6:00 am Nationwide protests in response to the police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and other unarmed Black men and women in the first part of 2020 inspired calls to action within academia’s ivory tower. Social media movements such as #BlackInSTEM brought attention to discrimination faced by Black students and professionals throughout the science, technology, engineering and mathematics pipelines. U.S. Black residents studying and working in STEM fields are un...

 Posted By Ruth King on December 10th, 2020 Reality is harsh. Let’s face it, our world is imperfect, often even deadly. Not only that, it’s always going to be imperfect. So let’s get to work on enjoying our brief lives as best we can amidst the imperfection, while striving for such incremental improvements to the world as are within our modest capabilities. If you think that way, you definitely are not “woke.” To be a woke progressive the ...

I’ve been there. Fighting stereotypes in the world of science. NSF’s Build and Broaden program seeks to expand minority participation in the social, behavioral and economic sciences and increase the ability of minority-serving institutions to acquire NSF support for research. By Kellina Craig-Henderson, PhD The insidious negative effects of racist stereotypes on African Americans’ academic performance was described in The Atlantic in 1999 by former National Science Board member and soc...