@TechLifeSteph: Why More Women Should ‘Act Like Engineers’ and ‘Think Like Geeks’

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Ok, so I stole the idea for the title from a book, but I hope I was able to get your attention because there are some very compelling reasons women should be seriously considering STEM careers.  STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math and it’s definitely not just for geeks anymore. According to a [...]

Career Spotlight: Massage Therapist

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This series spotlights interesting and in-demand careers. For January, we’re focusing on unusual jobs in one of the country’s fastest growing fields—healthcare. This week’s featured career: Massage Therapist On a basic level, all massage therapists use touch to manipulate muscles to encourage relaxation and healing. However, no two masseuses are exactly the same: there are [...]

Five Reasons Why Your Child Won’t Be a Scientist (and What You Can Do About It)

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by: Dr. Christopher Emdin Over the course of the last year everyone from economists to politicians have begun to discuss a concern that educational researchers have seen on the horizon for decades: the low numbers of youth who are engaged in the sciences and the need for increased attention to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and [...]

New Study: Black Students Learn More With Black Teachers

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By Kirsten West Savali According to a new report, A Community College Instructor Like Me: Race and Ethnicity Interactions in the Classroom, 2.9 percent of students who identify as U.S. minorities—African-American, Native American, Hispanic and Pacific Islander—are more likely to excel if their teachers share their ethnic or racial background. The report states: “We find [...]