INVERSE: New Research Finds Disturbing Pattern of Discrimination at the Highest Levels Of STEM
Gender disparities have appeared again and again across different fields of science. And they disproportionately affect women of color. But for any science enthusiast from a marginalized background who wonders whether or not to pursue a STEM career, quantitative...
Why Tinkering is Important for Kids
According to a new study, children think they have less access to common measurement tools and toys around the house than their parents do. This was the unexpected result Megan Ennes and co-investigator Gail Jones discovered just before launching a year-long program...
New study confirms: Structural racism in STEM programs needs fixing
A groundbreaking paper published last month in PNAS Nexus, a sibling journal to the Proceedings of the National Academies of Science, offers stark quantitative data showing the continued blight of structural racism in academic STEM (science, technology, engineering...
Aaron Marshall Found His Path as a Mechanical Engineer
About 10 years ago, a middle school student, Aaron Marshall, walked into a basketball gym about 45 minutes from his hometown of Hammond, La., and saw rows of booths with hands-on STEM activities, from 3-D printing to robotics.