Archive for month: April, 2016
New Report: Building a Better Future STEM Faculty: How Teaching Development Programs Can Improve Undergraduate Education
View Full Report View a summary article with key take-aways The Longitudinal Study of Future STEM Scholars was conducted by a team led by Dr. Mark Connolly at the University […]
Tama Hasson and Michael Alfaro Among the Winners for the 2016 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Awards
The Academic Senate and its Committee on Diversity and Equal Opportunity (CODEO) have announced the recipients of the 2015-2016 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Awards. Each year, CODEO honors one […]
Q and A: STEM Career Advice From NASA’s Chief Scientist
by US News – STEM Solutions
A Nobel Laureate’s Education Plea: Revolutionize Teaching
by NPRed This short audio piece discusses the efforts of Professor of Physics at Stanford University, Carl Weiman to raise awareness of the importance of using a scientific and data-driven […]
Awareness Reduces Racial Bias by Devin G. Pope, Joseph Price, and Justin Wolfers
View full paper Abstract: Can raising awareness of racial bias subsequently reduce that bias? We address this question by exploiting the widespread media attention highlighting racial bias among professional basketball […]