by Staff [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he data below was acquired from the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics. We are showing the average (2000-2014) expenditures for research...
Mission statements come in all shapes and sizes. They are an important aspect of any organization. Science engagement initiatives and organizations need to have clear and concise...
by Jessica Tsai and Fanuel Muindi (originally published by The STEM Advocacy Group) Download PDF || What is your scientific origin story? When did science first captivate...
by Staff [dropcap]E[/dropcap]ducation in Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields has been identified as a development goal in the global South. STEM oriented economies perform strongly on a...
What is your scientific origin story? When did science first captivate you? Who were the people who truly engaged you in the scientific process and taught...
by Fanuel Muindi There needs to be a big push to integrate statistical math as early as possible during a child’s education. I think that a...
by Jessica Tsai and Fanuel Muindi Originally published in Science The challenges faced by the current biosciences research enterprise have been extensively discussed and reviewed by...
Originally published by the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at Harvard University The current landscape of graduate training in the biosciences is a topic of much...
by Ngobitak Ndiwane – Margaret E. Mahoney Fellow at the New York Academy of Medicine – [dropcap]D[/dropcap]espite the fact that I knew I wanted to become a...
by Gandhy Pierre-Louis, PhD This year marks the six-year anniversary of the earthquake that devastated the island nation of Haiti. The international community pledged financial support...
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...
