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Northern Arizona University (NAU) recently joined a nationwide initiative meant to raise the number of people involved in STEM education and careers who have disabilities
Abigail Kessler, Arizona Daily Sun Northern Arizona University (NAU) recently joined a nationwide initiative meant to raise the number of people involved in STEM education and careers who have disabilities, developing a[...]
Opinion: This fired chemistry professor’s example shows what’s wrong with academia
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[...]
WSU awarded $51 million to advance smart manufacturing in South Kansas
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[...]
NSF Invests to Improve Undergraduate STEM Education at Hispanic-Serving Institutions
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[...]
NSF grantees solving problems created by single-use plastics
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[...]
Post Pandemic Learning Concerns for the Disability Community
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/01/kids-masks-schools-weak-science/621133/ 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[...]
Accessible Informal STEM Learning
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[...]
Detroit Disability Power
Author: Skye Vanlanduyt As a membership organization, Detroit Disability Power is leading the way in ending policy disparities in housing, education, employment, and transportation by building political power of the disability community.[...]
Across US, Special Education Enrollment on the Rise
The number of students with disabilities in the nation’s public schools is growing, according to new federal data. There were 7.2 million students ages 3 to 21 served under the Individuals with[...]
