http://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. (Phys.org) —The National Academy of Sciences recently released an updated national vision for K-12 science education learning goals. Known as the Next Generation Science Standards, the goals outline a vision for what all U.S. citizens should know about science. http://phys.org/news288334946.html Other Sciences Tue, 21 May 2013 07:00:01 EST news288334946 Thirty years ago, the future lay in programming computers. Today, it's programming cells. http://phys.org/news283595837.html Biology Wed, 27 Mar 2013 09:37:48 EST news283595837 Important findings on the impact of banning affirmative action in higher education were just published in the American Educational Research Journal (AERJ) in Online First. Affirmative action in university admissions has long been a matter of public debate, and Fisher v. University of Texas, Austin has placed its use in admissions policy as an issue before the U.S. Supreme Court. http://phys.org/news278236612.html Other Sciences Thu, 24 Jan 2013 07:57:34 EST news278236612 The U.S. House of Representatives voted Friday to make green cards accessible to foreign students graduating with advanced science and math degrees from U.S. universities, setting up what is expected to be a turbulent battle over immigration policy next year. http://phys.org/news273502409.html Other Sciences Fri, 30 Nov 2012 12:53:40 EST news273502409 (Phys.org)—When professor and astrophysicist Priya Natarajan read the recent Yale study on gender bias in academic research among scientists, she was surprised­—but not completely. http://phys.org/news268651824.html Other Sciences Fri, 05 Oct 2012 10:30:31 EST news268651824 (AP)—Democratic opposition on Thursday led to the defeat of a House Republican bill that would have granted more visas to foreign science and technology students but would have eliminated another visa program that is available for less-educated foreigners, many from Africa. http://phys.org/news267382380.html Technology Thu, 20 Sep 2012 17:53:07 EST news267382380 Youths from African American, Native American, and Latino backgrounds are underrepresented in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math (known as STEM subjects). Although having a mentor of the same ethnicity is widely seen as one way to engage these youths in STEM subjects, no study has asked these young people if they consider having a mentor who shares their background to be important. Now a new study of African American and Latino youths has found that having a "matched" mentor does matter, but only if having such a mentor is considered important by the adolescent. http://phys.org/news253851644.html Other Sciences Tue, 17 Apr 2012 03:20:57 EST news253851644 Silicon, a semi-conducting element, is the basis of most modern technology, including cellular phones and computers. But according to Tel Aviv University researchers, this material is quickly becoming outdated in an industry producing ever-smaller products that are less harmful to the environment. http://phys.org/news250339228.html Nanotechnology Wed, 07 Mar 2012 10:40:49 EST news250339228 Women tend to choose non-math-intensive fields for their careers -- not because they lack mathematical ability, but because they want flexibility to raise children or prefer less math-intensive fields of science, reports a new Cornell study. http://phys.org/news156177684.html Other Sciences Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:42:08 EST news156177684 Women don't choose careers in math-intensive fields, such as computer science, physics, technology, engineering, chemistry, and higher mathematics, because they want the flexibility to raise children, or because they prefer other fields of science that are less math-intensive--not because they lack mathematical ability, according to a new study. http://phys.org/news155283837.html Medicine & Health Tue, 03 Mar 2009 06:24:35 EST news155283837