Education has a vital role to play in remedying the democratic deficit, but what citizens need is not simply more STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) courses.
Not just that, only half of female Stem graduates go on to work in Stem roles, blogs submarine engineer Lucy Collins.
My aunt is an aerospace engineer, and, not surprisingly, my first STEM role model.
Nanotechnology plays more and more important role in stem cell therapy.
This common misconception – that women can only contribute to Stem by undertaking the softer, more creative roles – could be a factor in dissuading some girls from pursuing a career in the sector.
At the very least, appreciating the role of social studies within our education system, more than STEM content, could stem the tide of ignorance and frightened political malaise plaguing our nation.
In Jordan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia, leaders have called on President Bush to take a more active role in stemming the violence.
takes a more prominent role in stemming the European debt crisis and aiming to prevent global contagion.
More recently, roles for geminin in the regulation of lineage and stem cell properties during haemopoiesis have also been identified [ 35, 36].
Whereas higher EVI1 expression in relapsed disease might be a function of increasing age, it also implies potentially a more general role in ALL stem cell survival.
