Minorities underrepresented in U.S. Emergency Services Sector
Photo courtesy: Pixabay. White women and people of colour are underrepresented in the U.S. Emergency Medical Services sector (EMS) and data does not indicate...
Future Moon missions will include astronaut diversity and more partners
Photo courtesy: Pixabay. This article was written for theconversation.com by Sara M. Langston, Assistant Professor of Spaceflight Operations at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. It has...
Inside the movement to get more women in STEM profiles on Wikipedia
A group of Australian researchers has joined forces to increase the online visibility of STEM minority groups after learning that only about 18% of...
Here’s how universities can really help Ph.D grads get jobs
This article was written for theconversation.com by Derrick Rancourt, a professor at the Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary and Beth Archer-Kuhn, an...
STEM profile: Soleil Hernandez | Medical Physicist
We Rep STEM aims to promote the work of inspiring people in the STEM community. Today, we’re featuring Soleil Hernandez, a medical physics Ph.D....
Larger class sizes most negatively impact female STEM students
Large class sizes appear to have the largest negative impact on females in STEM subjects, according to a new study by Cornell researchers. In...
4 pillars that aim to improve representation of women in STEM
This article was written for theconversation.com by Judy Illes, Professor of Neurology and Director of Neuroethics Canada at the University of British Columbia, and Santa...
Researchers have new insight into the science behind giving up
Photo caption: At the point of giving up, neurons in green get very active and suppress dopamine, a chemical associated with motivation, researchers found....
New study reveals a simple technique to become a more efficient learner
A new study published in Cognitive Science by researchers at Dartmouth suggests that children and students of all ages learn better when they are...
Amazon’s $700M investment in retraining signals all jobs will soon be STEM jobs
This article was written by Scott F. Latham, Associate Professor of Strategic Management, University of Massachusetts Lowell It originally appeared on theconversation.com and has...