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Science Is Soaring: Here’s How To Pursue A STEM Career And Why It Matters
Science is the new black. It impacts everyone, solves the world’s problems and ironically, there’s a disconnect: a skills gap equating to a shortage of professionals pursuing careers in science and STEM. This is juxtaposed with a strong demand and continued growth in...
7 Major Advancements 3D Printing Is Making in the Medical Field
3D printing may seem a little unfathomable to some, especially when you apply biomedical engineering to 3D printing. In general, 3D printing involves taking a digital model or blueprint created via software, which is then printed in successive layers of materials like...
New job board to increase STEM careers in agriculture
Western Growers has released a Careers in Ag Job Center for careers related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics in agriculture. There are 60,000 job openings in agriculture annually, and only 35,000 graduates to fill them, according to the U.S....
Randstad: US workers would train in STEM if they could turn back time
Dive Brief: Sixty-eight percent of U.S. workers would focus on studying science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields, if they could restart their educational journeys at age 18, according to a Randstad US survey. The observation may have something to do...
Hill showcases STEM job opportunities | News
HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah — Future Air Force scientists and engineers visited Hill recently during a Science & Engineering Palace Acquire Operational Training Assignment, which involved a base tour and briefings on Hill’s science and engineering workplaces Sept....
STEM Picks Up STEAM
IN 2015, SPEAKING ABOUT THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION, President Barack Obama proclaimed that science “is more than a school subject, or the periodic table or the properties of waves. It is … a critical way to understand and explore and engage with the world.” According to...
A unique calling: Careers in career development for STEM doctorates
Scientific teams are more diverse than ever and are often populated by people of varying ages. Understanding how to modify management styles according to the needs of different generations ensures enhanced group productivity, creativity, and collaboration. So whether...
Orlando: A Prime Destination for a STEM Workforce
Manufacturing leaders repeatedly identify the skills gap as the most urgent problem facing U.S. manufacturing today. According to Deloitte, by 2025 about two million manufacturing jobs will be unfilled because employers will not be able to find enough qualified...
How Sales became a STEM Job
By now we’ve all heard how important science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education is for the jobs of the future. But there are certain jobs that are more people than technology focused, right? Well, maybe not. While traditional selling tactics...
Medical Sensors Market in Fast Growth Mode
Currently, the Medical Sector is ready to accept any and every form of technological advancement that can make treatment methodologies better for them. Owing to this fact, one can confidently say that the future looks bright for the Global Medical Sensors Market....
Is College Really Worth It?
Getting a college degree takes a lot of hard work. But is it worth it? As with many of the world’s great quandaries, the answer is this: It depends. These days, more and more employers look at a college degree as a prerequisite for job seekers. But the truth is a lot...
China is using AI, cameras and yes – shame – to shape their culture.
ZHENGZHOU, China — In the Chinese city of Zhengzhou, a police officer wearing facial recognition glasses spotted a heroin smuggler at a train station. In Qingdao, a city famous for its German colonial heritage, cameras powered by artificial intelligence helped the...
Cyber Patriots: Teens being Groomed as the Future of Cyber Security
The new head of U.S. Cyber Command at the National Security Agency says he is prioritizing recruiting cyber security professionals, a profession experts say the world could soon see a shortage of. Now, a group of high school and middle school students are being taught...
Saturn’s Moon Looks Ocean Habitable
In 2005, the Cassini orbiter discovered huge, 125-mile-high geysers spraying from the south pole of Enceladus, a small and icy moon that orbits Saturn. Since then, scientists have speculated where the geysers draw from—and whether that water source might be home to...
Crickets – the New Protein
KANSAS CITY — Earlier this year a study published in the Journal of the International Union of Crystallography investigated the structure of milk protein crystals found inside baby Pacific beetle cockroaches and found it may serve as a potential protein supplement for...
The Surprising Science of Alpha Males
In this fascinating look at the "alpha male," primatologist Frans de Waal explores the privileges and costs of power while drawing surprising parallels between how humans and primates choose their leaders. His research reveals some of the unexpected capacities of...
Space Force – the 6th (and Newest) Military Branch
President Donald Trump appeared to sign an executive order directing the Pentagon to create a new ”Space Force,” a move that could radically transform the U.S. military by pulling space functions variously owned by the Air Force, Navy and other military branches into...
Scientists find a second ‘brain’ in the gut.
Humans can eat an astounding variety of foods, allowing humans to survive — and thrive — in radically different landscapes with varied diets, from the mostly-meat-and-fat meals of the Inuit people of Canada's far north, to plant-munching vegans. Ultimately, the credit...
Why AI Won’t Overtake the World, but Is Worth Watching
You probably encounter it on a daily basis. Though you're not always aware. Your actions help it grow. Yet you rarely give it a second thought. Artificial intelligence is in your pocket. It's in your car, at the doctor's office, at your kid's school. We comb through...
First 3D Printed Human Corneas
The first human corneas have been 3D printed by scientists at Newcastle University, UK. It means the technique could be used in the future to ensure an unlimited supply of corneas. As the outermost layer of the human eye, the cornea has an important role in focusing...
Are You An Aspirational Recycler? That’s Not A Compliment
You think it ought to be recycled. You want to do the right thing. So you toss it in the recycling bin.There’s now a fancy term for that: aspirational recycler. But what if you’re wrong? The more unrecyclable stuff in a load of recyclables, the better the chance that...
Should I become a specialist or a generalist?
When you’re trying to decide on a career path, the answer is not always obvious. Here are six helpful questions to ask yourself on the topic of whether or not to pursue a career as a generalist or as a specialist. Who are the people I really admire and enjoy working...
Robot Sub Finds ‘Holy Grail of Shipwrecks’ with Treasure Worth Billions
A more than 300-year-old Spanish shipwreck carrying treasure that might be worth up to $17 billion was discovered with the help of an underwater robot. It's called the Remus 6000 and it can dive nearly four miles and is loaded with sensors and cameras. Bronze cannons...
Email—yes, email—is the next great media platform.
By all counts, email should already be dead. I mean, really: Everyone hates it. Few can master it. And more companies than I can count have set out to assassinate it. Just to name a few: Chatbots were supposed to kill email. So was Facebook Messenger. Project...
Top 10 Wearable Devices
Since the 17th century we’ve been strapping bits and pieces to our bodies in pursuit of technological nirvana. Wearable technology is arguably the most exciting area of consumer technology at the moment, but its beginnings go a lot further back than you might expect....
Cruz foam from shrimp shells could keep beaches clean
Beaches need a break from plastic and careless people. Until then, a startup in California has an idea for a bio-version of Styrofoam, made from shrimp shells. Cruz Foam, of Santa Cruz, California, had "the most unusual idea" among a list of startups pitching...
Costa Rica Poised to Become World’s First Fossil Fuel-free Country
Dutifully picking up where his carbon neutrality-aspiring predecessor left off, newly elected Costa Rica President Carlos Alvarado made quite the pledge at his inauguration ceremony: by 2021 — the year of Costa Rica's bicentennial — the preternaturally happy Central...
This is What Work Will be Like for the Class of 2018
iCIMS (an applicant tracking software technology firm) found that the majority of recruiters (52%) were looking for STEM majors, yet only 24% of college seniors surveyed will be graduating with a degree in STEM. Other majors in demand include business/finance (42%),...
This App Delivers Leftover Food to the Hungry
Goodr has created a system that has diverted nearly a million pounds of food in Atlanta from landfills–and into kitchens. Source: Read the full article at https://www.fastcompany.com/40562448/this-app-delivers-leftover-food-to-the-hungry-instead-of-the-trash
The Future of Healthcare: Mobile Apps
If you’re waiting for the impact that medical apps will have on patients and society at large, then wait no longer. That future is here right now, as medical apps have already initiated a huge sea change in how patients relate to doctors, and vice versa. Source: Read...
The $1Billion Company Building Wearable AI for the Blind
With a gestural interface and machine-learning smarts, OrCam wants to help the vision impaired navigate the world. Source: Read the full article at https://www.fastcodesign.com/90170447/the-1-billion-company-thats-building-wearable-ai-for-blind-people
Why Health Isn’t Digital
The term Digital Health is deeply branded into the forehead of health care, it's at the forefront of the conversation about reform and it's part of the shift to value-based care. A quick Google search reveals more than 7 million hits in 0.44 seconds. It’s clearly out...
SpaceX Successfully Launched a Bus-Sized Satellite into Orbit
Elon Musk's aerospace company, SpaceX, launched a Falcon 9 rocket at 12:33 a.m. ET on Tuesday. The launch is the company's 50th of Falcon 9 since the rocket first flew in June 2010. The mission flew a bus-size satellite to an orbit 22,300 miles above Earth. While much...
11 Wild Predictions Elon Musk has Made about the Future
Killer robots, electric jets, and living on Mars. These are just a few of the things that Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says the future holds. Here's a look at some of his boldest predictions about what's to come. All forms of transport will eventually become...
Submarine Drones – Shipwrecks – Amazing Finds
Submarine drones are exploring shipwrecks thousands of feet below the Gulf of Mexico — and what they've found is astonishing! Scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are conducting an expedition to explore shipwrecks in the uncharted waters...
Why You Should Grow a Lawn for Bees
If your landscape goal is to have the perfect lawn, who is it for? Yourself? Your neighbors? If the answer is both, perhaps you should expand your definition of neighbors and rise to a different challenge: Try growing a perfect lawn for bees. That means you’ll have to...
8 Jobs Every Company will be Hiring for by 2020
The labor market is changing faster than you might realize. Demographic changes and technological advancements may lead to the net loss of 5 million jobs by 2020, according to a report published by the World Economic Forum. In total, the report estimates that a total...
34% of Americans say they would encourage high school students to get jobs in a STEM-related field
Americans tend to differ over the best career advice to give high school students, with younger adults urging them to follow their dreams and older Americans telling them they should enter occupations in the fields of science, technology, engineering and...
The Business Case for Mentoring Veterans
Earlier this week, Victoria Tucker, CEO of ZBglobal (a sponsor and mentor to MVPvets), sat down with Julie Kantor, CEO of Twomentor and contributor to the Huffington Post. The discussion? To talk about the business case for mentoring veterans. Yes - a real, honest to...