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Female students lag behind males in college readiness, concludes a national survey

University Business

Female high school graduates are less prepared—and feel less informed—to confidently enter college or choose a career path, concludes the latest report from YouScience, the leading college and career readiness company. For example, the data found that females have almost four times the aptitude for computer technology careers than interest.

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Augmented reality, STEM and remote learning

Teaching Matters Online Learning

Image credit: Danai Korre Dr Danai Korre and Professor Andrew Sherlock explore how three pilot educational AR applications can promote digital technology in teaching. The rapidly advancing technology of Augmented and Mixed Reality (AR/MR) allows for interactions between real objects and virtual objects.

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Designing A Successful Engineering Building: A Case Study of Fitts-Woolard Hall

Clark Nesxen

Completed in 2020, working on the 225,000 square feet Fitts-Woolard Hall was incredibly unique because it has various laboratories, such as a structural testing lab, a large-scale driving simulator, computational labs, and education and research labs. Since we were able to coordinate early, the project was indeed an integrated process.

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ELEVATE program: Achievement Strategies from Illinois Tech: Changing Higher Education Podcast 166 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Raj Echambadi

The Change Leader, Inc.

Higher education leaders who want to increase inclusion while maintaining affordability at their campus can emulate the actions of Illinois Institute of Technology’s ELEVATE program. Our guest today is Dr. Raj Echambadi, president of the Illinois Institute of Technology. Drumm McNaughton 00:31 Thank you, David.

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Funding Research for Tier Two Institutions with NSF: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 165 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan

The Change Leader, Inc.

A recent pilot in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, is transforming industrial hemp into automated building materials that capture carbon, making it carbon-negative. billion independent federal agency and the only government agency charged with advancing all fields of scientific discovery, technological innovation, and STEM education.