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/PRNewswire/ -- Job candidates today find that elite companies expect more of their hires, often requiring a master's degree just to be considered for a job....
/PRNewswire/ -- Prospective college students face a tough decision: choose to attend a private college or a public one. The advantages of private colleges and...
We measured the influence of these books using ranking analysis powered by machine learning and collected from a comprehensive online data repository. Each book was assigned an objective measure of influence within its subfield based on the number of references it has received in both the academic literature and the popular media. The result is a more unbiased, manipulation-resistant, and usable ranking. "We've moved beyond impact conjecture to a more objective, data-driven view of books that are changing the world," says Dr. Jed Macosko, academic director of AcademicInfluence.com and profess...
Yale University "While colleges and universities continue to provide outstanding options in undergraduate degree programs, the level of skill demanded at the highest corporate and research echelons can only be achieved through a master's or doctorate level of degree," says Dr. Jed Macosko, academic director of AcademicInfluence.com and professor of physics at Wake Forest University. "The good news is that higher education institutions are recognizing this, meeting that demand with broader and more flexible grad school degree programs, many aimed at working adults," adds Macosko. "The grad sch...
Leading influencers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) fields rarely attract the spotlight. AcademicInfluence.com illuminates their achievements, celebrating these remarkable people and their important discoveries. "The technology that will shape our immediate future is emerging from the minds and laboratories of these amazing people," says Dr. Jed Macosko, academic director of AcademicInfluence.com and Wake Forest University physics professor. "These top mathematicians, engineers, and computer scientists are working on some of the most pressing problems humanity faces ri...