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As 2017 comes to a close, NOBCChE would like to wish its members, partners and other industry professionals a safe and happy holiday season. As we reflect on the past year for the industry, we would like to provide the readers of the NOBCChE eBrief a look at the most accessed articles from the year. Our regular publication will resume Thursday, Jan. 4.
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By Simma Lieberman
From Oct. 5: At some point in our lives, we all need an ally to support our ideas, decisions or dreams. Championing diversity and building inclusion means being an ally to people who are different. A diversity and inclusion ally is someone who is willing to take action in support of another person, in order to remove external barriers that impede that person from fully contributing their skills and talents, and achieving success in the workplace and/or community.
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Inside Higher Ed
From Aug. 31:
Given the complex social, political and economic factors that go into wage gaps and career disparities between men and women, perhaps it makes sense that the disparities in some STEM majors require multifaceted answers as well.
In a new working paper, Georgetown University researchers explored what drives women who entered a STEM major to switch to something else.
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Scientific American
From Jan. 5:
This past year marked the passing of some of our most beloved cultural icons — from David Bowie, Prince and George Michael to Harper Lee, Gwen Ifill and Zaha Hadid. But we also lost the developer of the first effective treatment for sickle cell disease, the co-discoverer of dark matter and the creator of a 3-D printer that spits out living cells as "bio-ink."
Now in its fourth year, this annual remembrance of notable women in the sciences lost in the past 12 months highlights 10 individuals who made indelible marks on their respective fields.
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CNET
From March 2:
The White House just gave women in STEM a boost.
President Donald Trump signed two laws on Tuesday, Feb. 28, that authorize NASA and the National Science Foundation to encourage women and girls to get into STEM fields. Those are science, technology, engineering and math.
The INSPIRE Act directs NASA to promote STEM fields to women and girls, and encourage women to pursue careers in aerospace. The law gives NASA three months to present two Congressional committees with its plans for getting staff — think astronauts, scientists and engineers — in front of K-12 girls studying STEM.
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Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
But by changing the way we view the STEM subjects of science, technology, math and engineering — making them more inclusive and more accessible and more relatable to more students in more ways — we can close the achievement gap and, as a result, close the wage gap.
That's the main message Cindy Moss, the senior director of global STEM initiatives for Discovery Education, delivered during her keynote address to approximately 220 educators at the inaugural Phenix City STEMposium last week in the Courtyard by Marriott Riverfront hotel.
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The New York Times
From Nov. 2:
The national priority in education can be summed up in a four-letter acronym: STEM. And that’s understandable. A country’s proficiency in science, technology, engineering and mathematics is vital in generating economic growth, advancing scientific innovation and creating good jobs.
The STEM campaign has been underway for years, championed by policymakers across the ideological spectrum, embraced in schools everywhere and by organizations ranging from the YWCA to the Boy Scouts.
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Hartford Courant
From Sept. 14:
At a recent event promoting a new coloring book called "Super Cool Scientists," two young sisters were drawn to a picture of a Muslim woman wearing a hijab. Their mother also wears the head scarf.
"They just lit up — 'Mom, come look at this' — because they weren't expecting to see someone who looked like their mom," says author Sara MacSorley of Middletown. "That was a really powerful moment."
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By Catherine Iste
From April 6:
The internet provides thousands of tips and tricks for nailing job interviews. However, sometimes we can get so lost in the advanced methods or overwhelmed by the preponderance of information available that we forget the basics of an interview. The bottom line is interviews are auditions. Just like with any actor trying to land a role, these three basic but critical steps can help ensure any interview is a success.
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Forbes
From Jan. 19:
Looking for a new job? If you have STEM skills there is high demand in metro areas all over the country for people with your skill set and you will almost certainly sign on for a higher salary then people who do not have your skills. To help you in your search, WalletHub has released a report that ranks the top 100 metro areas for people with STEM-related jobs.
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The Atlantic
From Oct. 12:
Last week, a day after The New York Times reported many years’ worth of sexual-harassment allegations against film producer Harvey Weinstein, another alarming report appeared, this one in Science magazine. The setting was different — Antarctic research expeditions, not Hollywood — but the narrative was the same. A man, well aware of his position of power, had preyed on women in his field, and his behavior had gone unchecked for years.
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