Schools United States

Schools in San Luis Obispo ban Roundup

Schools in San Luis Obispo County, California, reported a complete ban of the pesticide Roundup in its school facilities since the end of 2018. In 2016 and 2017, nearly 80 schools and childcare facilities in SLO County used pesticides to keep gophers, cockroaches, weeds, and other pests off campuses and out of classrooms. Roundup is […]

Students United States

Higher grades correlate to growth mindset intervention

Published in Nature, a national study released this week which revealed that growth mindset intervention boosts academic success resulting in having higher grades. The study involved about twelve thousand and five hundred (12,500) ninth (9th) graders for the evaluation. These freshman students showed that by having two (2) sessions with a twenty-five (25) minutes duration […]

Science

Food system needs massive changes

The entire food system should be changed as a “biotech awakening” to mitigate soil overexploitation, deforestation, and habitat degradation. Presently, people utilize almost three-quarters of the globe’s ice-free area and squander a quarter of the food generated.  Consequently, the worldwide food system emits nearly thirty-seven percent (37%) of greenhouse gasses, a frightening scenario. Food utilization change […]

Opportunities United States

Data confirm MBA degree boosts career

Including a Master in Business Administration (MBA) in the resume apparently boosts chances of getting more attractive business career opportunities. To give more light about the subject, comparing data according to various programs and employment statistics is crucial. According to US News best grad schools ranking, in 131 MBA programs shows that two (2) types […]

United States Universities

Top university picks for education degrees 2019

Times Higher Education (THE) released their data called World University Rankings to show the top picks for education degrees for 2019. The calculation included about 1,250 universities using thirteen (13) performance indicators. It values independent assessment with comprehensive comparisons and has been the only global university ranking who has done this by far. Unshakeable, University […]

Nonprofits

3 communities foster STEM learning

Inspiring communities begin to spring up to foster learning for STEM girls in their latent and creative capabilities in spite of the alarming increase of the gender workforce gap. Within the science and engineering (S&E) labor force, it used to be so tough for women to break into the field because of the lack of […]

Science

44 students receive Gilliam Fellowship to advocate science

Forty-four (44) students are selected to receive the Gilliam Fellowship for Advanced Study by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) advisers for 2019. The program is committed to supporting diversity and science by nourishing the upcoming generation of scientists. Gilliam program is organized to pair every student in each adviser while conducting lab experiments. The […]