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Girl Scouts get badges for camping, first aid and now ... cybersecurity

by Molly Wood
Aug 21, 2018
The organization has new STEM-themed emblems — think robotics and engineering.
Girl Scouts CEO Sylvia Acevedo in her office.
Stephanie Hughes/Marketplace
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The Trump administration may restrict visas for certain Chinese students in STEM fields

by Kimberly Adams
May 30, 2018
Reports say grad students may be issued visas good for just a year at a time, rather than the multi-year type that are common now.
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How to be an astronaut

by Eliza Mills
Dec 8, 2017
Advice from a former International Space Station Commander.
Attired in a training version of his spacesuit, astronaut Doug Wheelock, Expedition 24 flight engineer and Expedition 25 commander, awaits the start of a spacewalk training session in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory near NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.
Courtesy NASA Johnson Space Center
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Indians worry about U.S. degree prospects under Trump

by Sally Herships
Jan 26, 2017
If a U.S. job isn't likely, an expensive U.S. education doesn't make sense.
The outdoor cafeteria at the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore, India.
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Shelf Life

The two sisters who became doctors against the odds

by Bridget Bodnar
Nov 17, 2016
The story of Emily and Elizabeth Blackwell, sisters who became doctors and opened their own hospital in the 19th century.
A scene depicting an anatomy lesson for female medical students is shown in "Sala di Anatomia al Woman's Medical College of New York Infirmary", first printed in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, April 16, 1870.
Library of Congress
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How "Jurassic Park" inspired one doctor

by Bridget Bodnar
Oct 5, 2016
In "Wonder Women," Sam Maggs details the accomplishments of trailblazing women. Here's one of their stories.
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U.S. expands foreign STEM grad job training program

by Annie Baxter
Mar 11, 2016
A new DHS rule extends the window for for foreign STEM grads' on-the-job training.
A new DHS rule extends the window for for foreign STEM grads' on-the-job training.
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Bill Nye on what science knowledge is worth

by Jenny Ament
Sep 18, 2015
Wish you'd paid closer attention in science class?
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Learning Curve

What a school science project looks like in 2015

by Adriene Hill and Aparna Alluri
Mar 23, 2015
Paper mache volcanoes, no more.
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Learning Curve

A relic of science education goes offline

by Tony Wagner
Mar 5, 2015
The NEWTON Ask A Scientist website answered student questions for almost 25 years.
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