https://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Curriculum developers have made more of an effort in recent years to broaden their depictions of scientists, hoping to more accurately represent the scientific workforce. But does simply seeing a scientist who looks like them make students care more about science? https://phys.org/news/2025-03-scientists-students-youll-photos.html Education Tue, 11 Mar 2025 12:03:03 EDT news660913381 Addressing the shortage of women in STEM-related fields such as computer science is not enough to close the gender gap in both representation and pay: Treating women more like men, especially on pay day, is more important than representation alone, according to Cornell research. https://phys.org/news/2023-11-rewarding-women-men-wage-gap.html Social Sciences Mon, 06 Nov 2023 12:11:03 EST news618495061 There is so much emphasis placed on STEM skills and boosting students' understanding and interest in these fields. But are school teachers and college faculty able to engage their students and deliver teaching in a way that makes it hands-on and gives them the ability to tackle and solve real-life problems? https://phys.org/news/2019-06-agents-specialists-csu-campuses.html Education Wed, 05 Jun 2019 14:00:02 EDT news478945172 (Phys.org) —A professor at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) has put aside nearly a century and a half of conventional wisdom with the rediscovery of a species of giant Amazonian fish whose existence was first established in a rare 1829 monograph only to be lost to science some 40 years later. https://phys.org/news/2013-04-esf-scientist-rediscovers-long-lost-giant.html Plants & Animals Wed, 24 Apr 2013 08:27:01 EDT news286010811 For budding "bracketologists" busily weighing picks for their annual March Madness office pool, a University of Illinois professor has some advice on how to pick winners: In the later rounds of the tournament, ignore a team's seeding, which is a statistically insignificant predictor of a team's chances of winning. https://phys.org/news/2009-03-odds-seedings-dont-sweet-professor.html Economics & Business Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:34:14 EDT news156425607