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Funding university research “key in building innovation” in India

The PIE News

The calls for more allocation has now led to Indias finance ministry allocating INR 20,000 crore (1.8bn) to the Department of Science and Technology to initiate a private sector-driven R&D development fund. Eighty-five percent of medical equipment used in India is imported. Indias Index of Industrial Production grew by 3.2%

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The 2024 Insight Into Diversity Inspiring Programs in STEM Award

Insight Into Diversity

The pair developed JUMP-Start, Journey for Underrepresented Students in Medicine Program, a free, student-organized and executed conference for undergraduates from marginalized groups who have an interest in attending medical school but may not have access to the necessary resources to succeed.

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Laser focused: what are the benefits of single-subject institutions?

The PIE News

From art colleges to medical schools, specialised higher education institutions are nothing new. However, Kaplan Pathways’ latest partner, The Engineering & Design Institute London takes this concept a step further, offering just one subject — Global Design Engineering.

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“Ample room” for int’l students in the US

The PIE News

Some non-traditional STEM degrees such as finance and marketing degrees are eligible for this designation, with the full list published by the department of home affairs. globally. In the US, STEM graduates have the opportunity to work for up to three years without sponsorship on STEM OPT, compared to one year for most other degrees.

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2023 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award Winners

Insight Into Diversity

INSIGHT Into Diversity 2023 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award winners are recognized for their exemplary and innovative initiatives designed to recruit and retain underrepresented individuals in science, technology, engineering, and math. Throughout the program, students engage with faculty in STEM departments. Read about them here.

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Pioneers discuss the challenges facing computer science

Inside Higher Ed

Researchers across academic departments use computer science tools to address an array of problems in health care, weather forecasting, ecommerce, transportation, finance, agriculture, energy systems, manufacturing, environmental monitoring, national security and more. Departments Spread Too Thin. Missing Seats at Important Tables.

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How the “next phase” of LGBTQ+ student support is stirring at this Ivy League

University Business

. “This is the next phase of how to address what we might call a social conversation, a social problem, a current issue that needs all hands on deck,” says Jessica Halem, former LGBTQ+ director at Harvard Medical School and current senior director of Eidos. as of 2022, double the rate it was a decade prior. .

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