Sentences with phrase «in stem»
China recently announced that stem cell research will be one of the top technologies slated for development in that country, says Boyd, who together with professor Lingsong Li of the Peking University Stem Cell Research Centre, directs the recently formed Australia — China Centre for Excellence in Stem Cells.
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Yesterday, President Barack Obama embraced the PCAST report during a White House ceremony during which he applauded corporate and private - sector CEOs for forming Change the Equation, a nonprofit organization that has pledged to bring «best practices» in STEM education to 100 needy high schools and communities.
«Postdocs and students who are currently working in stem cell labs are finding themselves very highly marketable, but they should also think about how the field will transform in five or 10 years, about the bigger picture, and how to ask questions and develop expertise that will be relevant over the long term,» says Watt.
«Australia has cutting edge capabilities in stem cell research and is home to world - class scientists who undertake research and development on embryonic and adult stem cells under a clear and transparent national legislative framework,» Livesey explains.
One of the biggest hurdles in stem cell research has been getting them.
In September 2010, Nature Publishing Group, Scientific American's parent organization, became a member of Change the Equation, a CEO - led initiative to cultivate widespread literacy in STEM in the U.S., as part of President Obama's «Educate to Innovate» campaign.
The first clues that they have a hand in stem cell development came in plants.
Women make up one - third of all researchers in the STEM fields.
«I think the real driver for our initiative is the realization that the most talented U.S. students are inclined to waive careers in traditional science and math, and that we need to do better to attract our most talented K - 12 students to consider careers in STEM fields.»
Thus, I have a strong commitment to supporting underrepresented undergraduate and graduate students in STEM fields.
Increasingly, enrollment in U.S. universities in the STEM fields comes from foreign students.»
A report from the Council of Graduate Schools details outcomes for underrepresented minority students in STEM doctoral programs
Overall, six different ministries will invest 100 billion won in stem - cell research this year.
A new database is fighting the poor visibility of women in STEM by offering female professionals as speakers, panelists, experts, course leaders and advocates for diversity and equity
There are more than 580 alumni in the program, «and out of that number we know at over 80 % are now working in STEM fields,» said Laureen Summers, the program's coordinator.
I have worked to pay it forward by acting as a mentor for girls and women in STEM, passing on the advice that has worked for me:
The Gendered Innovations website offers case studies ranging from sex differences in stem cell characteristics to assistive technologies for aging men and women.
«In stem cell research, the interface with society is very obvious,» she says.
«While competitiveness for jobs is beneficial for science, careers should not be constructed in such a way that talented women are deterred from remaining and progressing in STEM,» the authors of the report write.
Of the roughly 15,000 Iranian graduate students in the United States, 78 % are studying in STEM fields.
Until last year, public investment in stem cells in South Korea was relatively low and targeted mainly at basic research.
Outwardly, interest in stem cell therapy for fetuses faded.
Tinkering and reading found to spark men's interest in STEM, whereas education and outdoors influence women
As the tenure track shrinks, more and more teaching — including in STEM fields — is done by «off - track,» low - paid, contingent faculty.
This atmosphere, together with the long - hours culture, are, I believe, two major obstacles to retention of women in STEM subjects.»
The report advises communities hoping to increase the number of high - paid STEM workers in their areas that urging students to major in STEM is not likely to work.
The rise in stem cell tourism is a recent phenomenon, according to the paper.
Investigators are working to break the code in stem cell communication by determining how stem cells signal one another and other cells.
Overall, about 20 % of the Ph.D. researchers did not work in STEM fields.
They measured the size of each annual ring in their samples — no easy task given that these shrubs can contain more than 50 rings in a stem with the diameter of a pencil.
Senator Hatch, who is known to support «free - market solutions,» and his fellow believers in a STEM shortage may want to take note of what this year's early labor market signals appear to be telling us.
In 2004, patient - advocate groups were major players in helping pass and implement significant public policy and funding initiatives in stem cells and regenerative medicine.
«Together, that could have a larger impact on reducing racial and ethnic disparities in STEM participation.»
«I don't think it's fair to expect that MESA solves the problem of underrepresentation of blacks and Latinos in STEM by itself,» he said.
By reactivating telomerase activity in stem - cell derived tissue transplants, Geron could provide patients with a life - time warranty on their new parts.
If there were positive pressure in the stem, you would expect a stream of water to come out, which rarely happens.
And that could be preparing them for success in STEM in college,» said Alvarado, who studies inequality in race and ethnicity, education, neighborhoods, health, immigration and criminal justice contact in the United States.
«This is one of the first attempts to really dig down into why women are more underrepresented in some STEM fields than others.»
At a time when we are still seeing subtle and not - so - subtle opposition to fostering young girls» interest in STEM disciplines and to women's mobility in professional science, it's encouraging to see this ad from Verizon asking parents to not squelch their daughters» natural curiosity.
On the other hand, the emergence of new products such as drugs for cancer, HIV / AIDS, and rare diseases, as well as progress in stem cell research, are strong positives in the industry's favor.
John Jay has a robust and diverse pipeline of students moving on to post-graduate professional careers in STEM fields, and it is exciting to see these students becoming skilled scientists.»
«There is widespread knowledge that women are underrepresented in STEM, but people tend to lump STEM fields together,» said lead author Sapna Cheryan, a UW associate professor of psychology.
Editor's note: During National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 to October 15), Ciencia Puerto Rico and Borinqueña are celebrating the work of organizations inspiring, supporting and empowering Latinas in STEM fields.
Chalkley and Lindsay Meyers, project manager in the BRET Office, began digging through national education databanks in response to reports suggesting that the United States was producing too many PhD - trained individuals in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering and mathematics).
Scientific American's August supplement takes a look at the changing landscape of education in the face of emerging technology, and asks the question, how do we increase interest and engagement in STEM initiatives?
Jim Austin, 25 June Yes, a new study says, going to college does make financial sense — especially if you major in a STEM field (or business).
There is no silver bullet to fix some of the racial and ethnic disparities seen in STEM education, Alvarado said.
When the team used fragments of interfering RNA to sabotage the production of beta - catenin in these stem cells, the blood cells returned to an early leukaemic state.
The researchers analyzed more than 1,200 papers about women's underrepresentation in STEM, and from those identified 10 factors that impact gender differences in students» interest and participation in STEM.
Black students in the study who participated in MESA in the fall of their freshman year were more likely to take one or more Advanced Placement (AP) classes in a STEM subject later on in high school.