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Oh, the humanit(ies)! Why integrating the liberal arts and STEM is a win-win for students, institutions

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Meanwhile, the humanities and social sciences are taking a back seat. Colleges and universities hailing from both sides of the fence are inching ever closer to the middle, integrating lessons in the humanities with STEM-based curriculum—and vice versa. More from UB: Scammers, fraudsters are putting academia in peril.

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Researcher Draws on Self-Discipline in Pursuit to Combat Alzheimer’s Disease

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Agbomi has worked closely with mentors there to investigate and research self-organizing neural units to model ischemic stroke and other neuropathology. Agbomi’s interest areas involve tissue engineering, which will be her research for graduate school. “I We’re creating an environment that acts like the human brain.”

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Intrigued by Bats

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He never saw himself pursuing a career in academia until his high school biology teacher encouraged him to apply for a scholarship to Cornell University. “It He says evolutionary biology is a field with less racial diversity than other science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) disciplines. He makes you excited to learn more.”

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Association Blends Science and Culture for Hispanics, Native Americans

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As it celebrates its 50th anniversary, SACNAS remains rooted in a belief that science cannot be properly taught, researched, or applied to human beings’ daily existence unless scientists bring some essential parts of their background and worldview to that sphere. And it wasn’t that we were fighting society or academia.

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Staying Relevant

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Natalia Rodriguez Title: Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health and Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University; Associate Director of Population Health and Health Equity, Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering Age: 35 Education: B.S., chemical engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; B.S.,

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A Beautiful Mind

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Agbomi has worked closely with mentors there to investigate and research self-organizing neural units to model ischemic stroke and other neuropathology. Agbomi’s interest areas involve tissue engineering, which will be her research for graduate school. “I We’re creating an environment that acts like the human brain.”

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Diverse: Issues In Higher Education Magazine Profiles Top “40 and Under” Scholars

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

These outstanding scholars represent the future of academia and serve as an inspiration to students and faculty members. We request that news organizations and higher education media outlets do not report this story until that date. It has remained one of the magazine’s most popular editions since its inception.