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HHMI Bulletin February 2012 Cori Vanchieri.	Susan Singer: A Magical Moment The time to entice students to be STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) teachers is during the first years of college, says Susan Singer, a professor of natural sciences at Carleton College.
HHMI Bulletin February 2012 Ingfei Chen	High-Tech Reboot Computer geek Ted Goldstein spent 30 years working in Silicon Valley. Today he is earning a Ph.D. in the biomolecular engineering lab of HHMI investigator David Haussler.
Chemistry World February 2, 2012 Simon Hadlington	UK chemistry student numbers hold steady University chemistry departments across the UK are breathing a sigh of relief as the number of people applying to study chemistry has held steady despite a large increase in tuition fees for degree courses in England and Wales.
CRM February 2012 Leonard Klie	IVR Identifies At-Risk Students Vocantas IVR helps Avila University reach out to students in danger of transferring or dropping out.
National Defense March 2012 Edward Swallow	Rep. Mike Honda Introduces Bill to Boost STEM Education The chairman of the National Defense Industrial Association's Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Workforce division spoke to Rep. Mike Honda, D-Calif., regarding a bill he recently introduced, the STEM Education Innovation Act.
Chemistry World January 30, 2012 Maria Burke	Settlement ups UK universities' dependency on fees In 2012-13, universities and colleges in the UK will increasingly obtain their income from publicly funded tuition fee loans.
AskMen.com Dave Golokhov	Academic Success Previous studies have shown that as many as 36% of college graduates make no progress in writing, critical thinking or reasoning. If you thought you could skate by with cramming and copying, you're in for a rude awakening later in life.
Information Today January 23, 2012	Internet2 Partners With McGraw Hill and Courseload to Test eText Program Internet2, McGraw-Hill, and Courseload announced implementation of an eText Pilot Trial Pack to students and faculty at five universities for the Spring 2012 semester.
National Defense February 2012 Sandra I. Erwin	It's a Hobson's Choice: Dollars For Defense or for Education? In today's zero-sum budget world, every federal program is in a cutthroat fight for survival. Defense and education are no exception. As the largest slice of the government's discretionary spending pie, defense competes for dollars with everything else, including education.
Chemistry World January 5, 2012 Patrick Walter	UK Government Proposes Science Universities The UK government is inviting proposals for a 'new type of university' which would place a greater emphasis on science and technology courses and postgraduate education, although there would be no extra public money for their creation.
Chemistry World January 2012	A new year and a new dawn As the International Year of Chemistry drew to a close last year, we were delighted to see the future of chemistry in the UK being bolstered with two universities planning to reopen their chemistry departments
HHMI Bulletin Nov 2011 Dan Ferber	Calling All Teachers This article focuses on preservice training -- training college students and graduates to be STEM teachers.
HHMI Bulletin Nov 2011 Paul Muhlrad	Irving Epstein: Better Living Through Chemistry (Class) It will require a change in mindset for chemistry faculty if we are going to get students into chemistry because they want to be, rather than because they have to be.
HHMI Bulletin Nov 2011 Jim Barlow	Stirring Debate Joe Thornton is a laser-focused scientist probing the molecular evolution of steroid hormones and their receptors. When Thornton enters the classroom of "Biology and Politics," however, his focus broadens to embrace his background in the liberal arts and environmental activism.
HHMI Bulletin Nov 2011 Katharine Gammon	Room to Grow -- and Learn For undergraduates who have the opportunity to do high-level research, the experience can be unforgettable.
HHMI Bulletin Nov 2011	Experiment Seeks to Create Interdisciplinary Curricula The Howard Hughes Medical Institute has brought together an expert in student evaluation with faculty members from four universities with one goal in mind: to create interdisciplinary science courses easily implemented in any undergraduate classroom.
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