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How a Degree in Humanities Can Help in a Disruptive Economy

By Anna Moro | Published: September 12, 2018

A report from RBC Royal Bank reaffirms what thought leaders keep insisting -- there will be more and more demand for a liberal arts education in our increasingly digital world. "I prefer to call them “essential skills,” because we all need them every day, though we don’t always use them well. They are the foundational skills that allow us to learn and live and work productively with other people."

Posted in Career, Tips | Also tagged Humanities | Leave a comment

Scientists in Need of Arts Training

By Richard Lachman | Published: January 19, 2018

How can universities train our scientists, technologists and engineers to engage with society rather than perform as cogs in the engine of economic development? Author Richard Lachman asks for educational system to require STEM students to take art and humanities courses, not as an attempt to “broaden minds” but as a necessary discussion of morals, ethics and responsibility.

Posted in Higher Education Reform, Interdisciplinarity | Also tagged Arts and Culture, STEM subjects, The Conversation | Leave a comment

Do Universities Emphasize STEM Too Much?

By Paul Axelrod | Published: November 2, 2017

STEM programs are critical components of universities’ curricular and research missions, but so, too, notes Paul Axelrod, are the liberal arts. And these programs should not be marginalized in market-driven, academic prioritization schemes.

Posted in News | Also tagged The Conversation | 1 Response

Don’t Sideline Social Science in Mad Dash for Innovation

By Elizabeth Kendall | Published: December 10, 2015

As Australia's government focuses on innovation and commercializing research in its academic agenda, it should not forget about the humanities, arts and social sciences.

Posted in Impact, Public Policy | Also tagged innovation | Leave a comment

Finding Right With Wrong: Improving STEM Performance in US Schools

By Jennifer Anderson | Published: December 3, 2015

Remember the admonition to 'show your work' in math class? Focusing on where you went wrong - instead of hurrying to what is right - may be a great way to actually learn something, so it's a shame more teachers don't do that.

Posted in News, PIBBS | Also tagged Education, Worked Examples | Leave a comment

There’s Life Beyond STEM: A Plea from Australia

By Marcus Foth | Published: November 10, 2015

Academia has long recognized that wicked problems require cross-disciplinary research approaches, yet Australia’s Science and Research Priorities enthrall mainly STEM researchers. This divide puts academia back into silos: those on the sunny side of funding decisions and those under a constant rain cloud.

Posted in Academic Funding, Interdisciplinarity | Also tagged Australia, The Conversation | Leave a comment

Improving STEM and Attracting Students through Cognitive Science

By Jennifer Anderson | Published: November 10, 2015

There’s a lot of handwringing over the STEM gap in US education, and new paper in the ‘Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences’ finds that how STEM is taught underlies some of the challenges. But cognitive science may offer some help

Posted in PIBBS | Also tagged Cognitive Science, Education | Leave a comment

STM and HSS – the Great OA Divide

By Michael Todd | Published: October 22, 2015

There is a divide in how academics from the humanities and social sciences view open access publishing compared to their colleagues in the science, technology and medical fields: HSS is notably more skittish about OA.

Posted in Open Access | Also tagged Gold OA, Green OA | Leave a comment

Fixing the ‘Leaky Pipeline’ of Women in Science and Math

By Suzanne Bouffard | Published: February 9, 2015

There are ways to patch the pipeline that sees women drain out of STEM fields in university and on the job, but it will take some effort to dismantle structural barriers first.

Posted in PIBBS, Public Policy, Research | Also tagged Gender Gap | Leave a comment

Social and Natural Science: Has the Square Been Circled?

By Alasdair Taylor | Published: June 9, 2014

A natural scientist reflects on a conference that focused on bringing natural and social scientists into a a shared, and continuing, conversation.

Posted in Communication, Interdisciplinarity | Also tagged Policy | Leave a comment

Objective truth, social ‘science’ and tennis balls

By Leo McCann | Published: July 10, 2012

The entire purpose of social science is to apply disciplined, logical, and serious analysis to of all aspects of contemporary social life. Whether ‘scientific’ or not, this process of exploration is intrinsically valuable.

Tag: STEM

How a Degree in Humanities Can Help in a Disruptive Economy

Scientists in Need of Arts Training

Do Universities Emphasize STEM Too Much?

Don’t Sideline Social Science in Mad Dash for Innovation

Finding Right With Wrong: Improving STEM Performance in US Schools

There’s Life Beyond STEM: A Plea from Australia

Improving STEM and Attracting Students through Cognitive Science

STM and HSS – the Great OA Divide

Fixing the ‘Leaky Pipeline’ of Women in Science and Math

Social and Natural Science: Has the Square Been Circled?

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