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Santa Fe School Board Opposes State Science Education Standards
Ashley P. Taylor | Oct 4, 2017 | 2 min read
Critics of the proposed curriculum say it leaves out important information relating to climate change and evolution.
Educating Oxbridge
Philip Hunter | Dec 1, 2003 | 9 min read
Oxford drawing (1731) courtesy of Marc Edwards Oxford and Cambridge Universities continue to top UK rankings for research and academic attainment, yet despite a recent streamlining, both are under strong pressure from the government to make further changes in management structures that until recently had survived almost unchanged for centuries. The universities enjoy considerable self-rule, and individual colleges have autonomy over aspects of teaching and the ability to fund some of their ow
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The Fundamentals of Academic Science Writing
Nathan Ni, PhD | Mar 25, 2024 | 5 min read
Writing is an essential skill for scientists, and learning how to write effectively starts with good fundamentals and lots of practice.
Speaking of Science
The Scientist | May 1, 2012 | 2 min read
May 2012's selection of notable quotes
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Brazilian Academics Protest Against Budget Cuts
Ignacio Amigo | May 21, 2019 | 4 min read
Blocked resources and the suspension of research scholarships threaten the future of Brazilian science, academics say.
NSF Report Paints Grim Picture Of Undergrad Science Education
Thomas Durso | Sep 15, 1996 | 8 min read
'HOW SCIENCE WORKS': William Hammer emphasizes hands-on learning in his course. A recent report from the National Science Foundation warns that most of the thousands of schoolteachers returning to their classrooms this month were ill-prepared during their undergraduate years to teach science to their students. The report, "Shaping the Future: New Expectations for Undergraduate Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology," is generating widespread agreement that much improv
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Stanford to Launch New Climate Change School This Fall
Amanda Heidt | May 5, 2022 | 4 min read
The launch of the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability—the first new school at the university in 70 years—comes thanks to a $1.1 billion gift from a venture capitalist and his wife.
Proposed Federal Budget Slashes Funds to EPA, CDC
Diana Kwon | Feb 12, 2018 | 2 min read
Funds for the NIH and NSF would stay flat, while some agencies, including the FDA and NASA, would see increases.
Experts Laud Call For Revamping U.S. Science Education Programs
Barton Reppert | Jan 9, 1994 | 7 min read
Programs Date:January 10, 1994, pp.1 Report warns of inadequate oversight and ineffective planning and management of the growing number of federal initiatives Science education specialists are endorsing a recently released report by a top-level advisory panel warning that, despite unprecedented government spending on science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (SMET) education, the United States "remains at risk of losing i
Educators Must Accept The Difference Between `Doing' And `Using' Science
Robert Hazen | Mar 17, 1991 | 6 min read
Scientific literacy constitutes the knowledge you need to understand public issues. It is a mix of facts, vocabulary, concepts, history, and philosophy. It is not the specialized stuff of the experts, but the more general, less precise knowledge used in political discourse. If you can understand the news of the day as it relates to science, if you can take articles with headlines about genetic engineering and the ozone hole and put them in a meaningful context--in short, if you can treat news a

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