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Assume the Best: Trust-Based Strategies for Empowering College Students

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Course Design: Scaffold, Support, and Empower A well-designed course sets the stage for trust by providing clarity, flexibility, and opportunities for growth. Instead, these tools should guide and empower students. Active learning increases student performance in science, engineering, and mathematics. Freeman, S., McDonough, M.,

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Empowering Black Scholars in STEM: The Urgency of Mentorship and Inclusion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As numerous fellows entered the African American Hall of Fame at Morehouse College, the Dean of the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Division, Dr. Eddie Red, delivered a welcoming message, expressing his aspiration to one day be featured on the wall, as he, like many of us present, is destined for a greater purpose.

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Assume the Best: Trust-Based Strategies for Empowering College Students

Faculty Focus

Course Design: Scaffold, Support, and Empower A well-designed course sets the stage for trust by providing clarity, flexibility, and opportunities for growth. Instead, these tools should guide and empower students. Active learning increases student performance in science, engineering, and mathematics. Freeman, S., McDonough, M.,

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Collaborative digital research infrastructure – the engine driving efficiencies in research and innovation  

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The DRIC responded to the report and concluded that: ‘ By leveraging [Jisc’s] recommendations… UKRI can shape future actions that foster collaboration, promote joint strategies, and ultimately empower researchers and innovators across the UK to achieve breakthrough discoveries.

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Leveraging Materials Engineering to Improve Human Health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Erika Moore Title: Rhines Rising Star Larry Hench Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, University of Florida Age: 31 Education: B.S., biomedical engineering, The Johns Hopkins University; Ph.D., She is also the founder and president of Moore Wealth, Inc.,

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NSF Grants Fund STEM Education Equity in Houston

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The funding of two projects – one addressing postdoctoral researchers preparing for engineering/STEM education careers and one supporting youngsters - will build upon the community partnership between UH and Houston’s Third Ward neighborhood, says university officials. Henderson, an assistant professor in the William A.

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Empowering Veterans in Emerging Technology

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In a move to empower veterans and bridge critical gaps in emerging technology sectors, the Experiential Learning for Emerging and Novel Technologies (ExLENT) program at the National Science Foundation (NSF) has recently allocated significant funding to two pioneering university projects. This initiative.—

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