New EIC Podcast episodes on building STEM pathways
The Social Science Research Institute's Evidence-to-Impact Podcast shares an insightful, two-part episode titled “Building STEM Pathways: Connecting Youth, Education, and Industry”. In this episode, host Michael Donovan, associate director of the Evidence-to-Impact Collaborative at Penn State, sits…
Berks faculty receive grant to advance equity for underrepresented STEM students
Student innovation competitions, exhibitions and training programs are a crucial part of the university environment because they provide students with valuable experience that isn’t always achieved in the classroom. Researchers from Penn State Berks and North Carolina Agricultural and Technical…
Why Social Science? - Because It Can Shed Light on Representation in the STEM Workforce
This month's Why Social Science? post comes from Dr. Amy Burke and Julia Milton from the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) at the National Science Foundation (NSF) who write about representation in the STEM workforce. Every 2 years, the NCSES within the NSF…