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Getting Research Done
With Undergraduate Students - Rachel Narehood Austin, Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Environmental Studies at Bates College, talks about doing real research with undergraduate students and a heavy teaching load.
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An Undergraduate Science Gender Gap?
- A Research Corp. study indicates that women lag men in publication quantity at predominantly undergraduate institutions.
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Forschung zum Anfassen
- Matthias Schãfer writes about his duties as physics and mathematics teacher and pedagogic director of the German Space Center's (DLR) DLR_School_Lab in Gõttingen, Germany.
In German.
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GrantsNet describes the
NASA Academy, and profiles academy participant
Erin Roye.
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Not Enough Students? -
German Universities may face a student shortage in the coming years.
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Revamping Astro 101
- Astronomers are working to build a better Intro course.
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Postdoc Life at Liberal Arts Colleges, parts
one and
two
- The life of a postdoc at a liberal arts college isnt' the typical postdoc life.
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Open Wide - The life of a faculty member in Britain's
Open University is a bit different from the traditional academic life.
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GrantsNet describes the
Alfred P. Sloan Undergraduate Feeder Program, and profiles program participant and University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez Chemical Engineering Professor
Jose Colucci Rios.
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Distance Education
- A Next Wave monthly feature on teaching and learning from afar.
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New Faces, New Futures - Next Wave and AWIS profile Christine Hoffmann, Meenokshi Rao, and Andi Bill, three
young women with different histories and different plans.
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Physical Sciences Mentoring at UC Berkeley - Next Wave and AWIS describe Berkeley's successful
mentoring program for young women.
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The following articles were reposted from the August 31, 2001 issue of
Science magazine.
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Reintroducing the Intro Course - Eric Stokstad
highlights efforts to improve the value and impact of introductory science courses.
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Student Research: What is it Good For? - Jeffrey Mervis
describes how after decades of blind faith, educators are finally beginning to investigate what makes for a useful undergraduate research experience.
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Europe Seeks to Harmonize its Degrees - As Robert Koenig
reports Europe's plans to harmonize its undergraduate degrees are gathering pace.
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Online on Campus--Proceed with Caution Faculty seeking to place their instructional materials on the Web should proceed carefully,
says Kathryn Brown, particularly if they're not tenured.
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Making Room for Diversity Makes Sense - Successful diversity programs level the playing field for women and minorities by addressing their needs and teaching undergraduates the unwritten rules of academic science, writes
Camille Mojica Rey.
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