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The Mathematical Sciences in 2025 examines the current state of the mathematical sciences and explores the changes needed for the discipline to be in a strong position and able to maximize its contribution to the nation in 2025. It finds the vitality of the discipline excellent and that it contributes in expanding ways to most areas of science and engineering, as well as to the nation as a whole, and recommends that training for future generations...
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Every few months, American newspapers publish another dreary statistic about the country's scientific ignorance. But there are schools in the U.S. - like the Bronx High School of Science and Stuyvesant High School in New York, and the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics in Durham - that are exceptions to this gloomy picture, that may show the way for this country to develop the scientists and researchers we need to maintain our economic...
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"Teaching Science Online shares guidance from established science educators in the United States and worldwide. This book identifies, introduces, and outlines key concepts, delivery modes, and emerging technologies, with an emphasis on providing the best practical approaches that inform teaching science online and at a distance. Because experimentation and lab work are fundamental to the education and training of most scientists, this book focuses...
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"Growing fears about declining American competitiveness have underscored the urgent need for strengthening the study of humanities within specialized schools. In 1989, Athanasios Moulakis was asked by the University of Colorado to undertake a formidable task: developing an innovative program called Humanities for Engineers. In order to address the grave problem of providing for the humane education of engineers, Moulakis was obliged to consider the...
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Educators, research scientists, and college administrators have all called for a new commitment to diversity in the sciences, but most universities struggle to truly support black students in science. As Marybeth Gasman and Thai-Huy Nguyen show, a number of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have proven remarkably adept at helping their students achieve in the sciences-and there is a lot to be learned from them. Making Black Scientists...
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Science and the University investigates the tremendous changes that have taken place in university research over the past several decades, gauging the current state of research in higher education and examining issues and challenges crucial to its future. Scientific research increasingly dominates the aims and agendas of many American universities, and this proliferation--and changes in the way research is conducted--has given rise to important questions...
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"A concise, practical guide to effective teaching with a focus on the professional education of graduate students and adults. Many librarians are thrust into positions where they are asked to teach adults, but most LIS programs do not offer any preparation for this role. And yet, designing instruction is a skill that can make or break a career. In this book, Melissa A. Wong, an instructional designer, helps information professionals to prepare for...
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"The University of Cambridge (informally known as Cambridge University or simply as Cambridge) is a public research university located in Cambridge, England, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world (after the University of Oxford), and the third-oldest surviving university in the world. In post-nominals the university's name is abbreviated as Cantab, a shortened form of Cantabrigiensis (an adjective derived...
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The Busy Librarian's Guide to Information Literacy in Science and Engineering provides a practical guide for librarians responsible for science, engineering, and/or technology information literacy instruction to understand and apply the Information Literacy Standards for Science and Engineering/Technology into curriculum design and ongoing instruction. The book highlights unique needs and challenges for information literacy instruction within science/engineering...
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