Sentence examples for minority of science from inspiring English sources
Only a small minority of science Ph.D.s ever achieve a tenure-track position.
As is the case with the various public opinion polls, the Ipsos MORI and Teachers TV surveys, while problematic in phrasing of questions, do at least indicate that a minority of science teachers in the UK either claim to disagree with evolution outright or contend that non-scientific alternatives to evolution are deserving of being taught alongside evolution in the science classroom.
Although the survey did not specify which classroom, given that evolution is taught as part of the National Curriculum for Science at Key Stages 4 and 5, it is reasonable to infer that the minority of science teachers who agreed with giving creationism/ID the "same status as evolution" would deem it appropriate to teach such concepts in the secondary school science classroom.
While science fiction films often show a world out of control after some new technology or threat either surpasses or fails humanity, The Films of Luc Besson included The Fifth Element amongst the minority of science fiction films that "hold up a mirror" and show humankind as responsible.
But he falls into much the same pitfall when he calls a not insignificant minority of the science community "climate deniers" who deny facts.
[Note: A majority of Physics, Engineering, and Mathematics majors and a minority of Biological Science majors enter the university with advanced placement credit for MATH 241 and enroll in MATH 242.] In the bio-calculus sections of MATH 241 given over three successive semesters, the biology students performed at least as well as nonbiology science majors.
WSU also had a variety of minority science undergraduate initiatives--such as the MARC (Minority Access to Careers) fellowship, which is administered by the National Institutes of Health.
One of the goals of MARC is to increase the numbers of minorities in various fields of science.
Although the percentage of minorities in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) has traditionally been small, many institutions are making a serious effort to change that.
Under the direction of Liz H. Lowe, President and Chief Executive Officer, UNCFSP administers the following key programs, with the focus of increasing the capacity of HBCUs to do science as well as the recruitment, retention, and promotion of minorities in the fields of science and engineering.
With three main objectives in mind--to incorporate technology in teaching, to enhance postdoctoral training, and to bring minorities to the forefront of science education--Bollenbacher has created CELL (the Collaborative Electronic Learning Laboratory) to "bridge the void" between technology and education and improve science education in North Carolina.
