President Hanlon Stresses Support for DACA Immigration Policy
Hanlon has joined other university presidents in signing a statement in support of DACA.
[more]Hanlon has joined other university presidents in signing a statement in support of DACA.
[more]According to a 2015 report from the National Science Foundation on Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering, women have earned 57% of all bachelor’s degrees and about half of all science and engineering bachelor’s degrees since the late 1990’s. Despite the high number of qualified women, only about 25% of full professors are women, and underrepresented minorities occupy only 8%.
[more]Did you ever wonder why little Miss Muffet was frightened by the spider who, after all, only wanted to sit beside her? Exploring cultural normative views of insects was the topic of a recent Brain Buzz event, hosted in collaboration with the GRAD School, the Upper Valley Food Coop, and Vermont Institute of Natural Sciences. A large and varied crowd gathered to discuss what insects were showing up locally, which ones were to be worried about, and which were to be encouraged.
[more]MBoC is a research journal owned by the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB). The award will be presented to Young at the ASCB annual meeting this December in San Francisco, where she will give a talk on her research.
[more]In 2014, only 3% of high school females showed interest in pursuing an engineering or technology degree compared to 31% of their male counterparts. PEMM has worked to create an environment where gender bias no longer factors in to the success of a student. In fact, almost 70% of the latest incoming class to the neuroscience track were women.Gender stereotypes continue to have staunch roots in STEM. Globally, 70% of people from 34 countries demonstrated an association of men with science and females with liberal arts.
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