News tagged with career
Geeks may be chic, but negative nerd stereotype still exists, professor says
Despite the increased popularity of geek culture - movies based on comic books, videogames, virtual worlds - and the ubiquity of computers, the geek's close cousin, the nerd, still suffers from a negative ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 03, 2009 |
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Lack of ability does not explain women's decisions to opt out of math-intensive science careers
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 ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 03, 2009 |
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Researchers find culture of academic institution may influence health care delivery
Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Brandeis University have completed a qualitative study on the cultural environment in medical schools and how this may affect medical faculty vitality, professionalism ...
Feb 03, 2009 |
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Education practices influence women engineer shortage, study finds
As the need for engineering professionals grows, educators and industry leaders are increasingly concerned with how to attract women to a traditional male career. A new University of Missouri study found the impact of the ...
Dec 30, 2008 |
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