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Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Biologist Dr. Skylar Bayer talked to News of the North about her upcoming book on disabilities and chronic medical conditions in STEM fields.
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. Underrepresented minorities hold more of these jobs now than in 1999, but their share -- 9 percent -- is sti...