Education 2003
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October 27, 2003
WOMEN IN ACADEMIA
Women are still underrepresented among the full professor ranks, despite some small gains.
September 29, 2003
GRAD SCHOOL & BEYOND
Special four-part supplement discusses whether a top 10 pedigree is needed for a faculty job, effects of new immigration rules on foreign grad students, programs to prepare future faculty, and postdocs in industry.
September 22, 2003
CAREER CHEMISTRY
Educators develop creative ways to give students real-world experience.
REHABBED LABS
MIT's chemistry labs get a new look.
August 11, 2003
CALIFORNIA CRISIS
New funding cuts bode ill for state's universities.
August 4, 2003
TEACHING CHEMISTRY
ACS conference explores new ideas for chemical education curriculum reform.
April 21, 2003
TEACHING MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
Universities take a variety of tacks to introduce students to drug discovery.
WINNING STUDENTS OVER
Teacher makes chemistry accessible to wary nonscientists.
April 14, 2003
CUTTING CORNERS
Research asks why students cheat in classroom labs and how to prevent it.
April 7, 2003
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Master's program merges a background in science with an interest in business.
March 17, 2003
SECURITY MEASURES
Foreign scientists attempting to enter the U.S. for temporary visits have a hard time getting visas.
CHEMISTRY BUILDING
Washington University in St. Louis dedicates a $55 million state-of-the-art research and teaching facility.
March 11, 2003
REPLACING THE LECTURE
Online conference focuses on alternatives to traditional methods of teaching chemistry.
February 3, 2003
RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
Studio-based project develops undergraduate engineering students'writing and speaking skills.
ENCOURAGING MINORITIES
Eleven organizations band together in effort to boost number of minority scientists and engineers.
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