by Joyce Morales | Oct 24, 2022 | Higher Education, News
Opinion by Jill Filipovic CNN — The dismissal of a renowned chemistry professor from NYU after a spate of student complaints about his teaching has reinvigorated a series of long-standing questions about the modern academy: Are academic standards dropping? Are...
by Joyce Morales | Oct 24, 2022 | News, Research, Tech
By Tracee Friess, NIAR The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced today will award $51.4 million to Wichita State University to aid in the rapid development and adoption of emerging smart manufacturing technologies for South...
by Joyce Morales | Oct 20, 2022 | Higher Education, News, NSF
As the nation celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month, the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program has awarded 48 grants to Hispanic-serving institutions in Fiscal Year 2022 to support various...
by Joyce Morales | Oct 20, 2022 | News, NSF
By Jason Bates The world’s oceans play a critical role in supporting life on Earth, but they are under threat from human activities. Single-use plastic waste is one of the six major contaminants identified by researchers as a primary threat to our oceans....
by Joyce Morales | Oct 3, 2022 | Accessibility, News
Author: Skye Vanlanduyt In her article, writer, Liann Herder discusses several students’ worries in regard to the return of in-person learning for students with disabilities. Though devastating, the Covid-19 Pandemic, according to Herder “presented a strange silver...
by Joyce Morales | Sep 29, 2022 | News, STEM
Author: Skye Vanlanduyt The University of Washington is developing an AccessISL (Access to Informal Science Learning) Project utilizing student interns to promote accessible informal STEM learning. ISL is funded by Washington University and the National Science...
