science education

The pandemic has revealed the importance of preparing students to critically evaluate the conceptual foundations and real-world impact of science.

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute will invest the funds over 10 years across all stages of the STEM pipeline.

In the face of campus closures around the world, scientific laboratories are offering tours via video. We asked experts for their tips.

Here’s how some researchers and educators are giving prospective students and the public a window into their labs.

The closure of visa offices, travel and immigration restrictions, and general anxiety create barriers for the international graduate students and postdocs who play a huge role in research in the United States.

Here are the lessons we’ve learned so far about the keys to virtual science education—including what to do about lab classes.

Our survey of seminars in biology and chemistry shows that women ask fewer questions than men. We propose ways to change that.

Diversity programs are shifting their focus from just providing academic support to creating a learning environment that is more inclusive of people of different backgrounds.

For many, it’s not a question of when senior academics should leave their posts, it’s about how to distribute scarce resources such as grants and faculty positions more fairly.

Proposed changes to the state’s school science standards would emphasize that parts of the theory are “not proven.”

The decision to leave the United Nations’ educational, scientific, and cultural agency was spurred by what American officials say is the organization’s anti-Israel bias and lack of commitment to reform.

March for Science, Trumping the EPA, the French election, and more

Mentoring is critical for students just beginning to learn the ropes of biomedical research.

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals takes over from Intel as the sponsor of the Science Talent Search.

Agencies and institutions strive to better prepare graduate students and postdocs for futures in academia and beyond.

Researchers could become better at engaging in public discourse by more fully considering the social and cultural contexts of their work.

See a preview of the app that lets you ask questions of a virtual Charles Darwin.

With a card game, researchers make light of the “wacky aspects of scientific research.”

Researchers with disabilities are making their fields more accessible.