by Ngobitak Ndiwane – Margaret E. Mahoney Fellow at the New York Academy of Medicine – [dropcap]A[/dropcap]s an African-American woman studying Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM)...
by Fanuel Muindi “If you had 5 extra hours per week to devote to advocacy for science, how would you use that time?” [dropcap]T[/dropcap]his is a...
An expanding collection of resources is helping trainees acquire important knowledge about careers outside academia. The current career landscape for scientists in biomedical research is a...
– by Fanuel Muindi – [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he recruitment and retention of high quality teachers is one of central tenets of many education systems around the world. Some...
The commentary below was originally published in Nature. The non-profit organization TReND is funding a neuroscience training initiative so that Africa’s scientists can join this rapidly...
by Fanuel Muindi [dropcap]W[/dropcap]e need more travel funds for scientists in developing nations. Today’s global scientific community is more connected than any other time in history....
One, get rid of the professors. Two, recruit super enthusiastic university students to teach. Three, allow them to teach whatever they want. Four, make it cheap...
I would advocate for quality mentorship in science. The 2012 Executive Report from President Obama’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) reported that even...
by Fanuel Muindi & Moytrayee Guha The preprint below was subsequently published in SciDev In today’s global economy, a workforce trained in science, technology, engineering and...
by Fanuel Muindi & Moytrayee Guha – Originally Published in Nature – [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he severe shortage of trained scientists in Africa (see go.nature.com/gio8pu) has given rise to a variety...
