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What Edtech Can Learn from Covid Vaccines

ED Surge

Before pharmaceutical companies are permitted to sell their products to the public, they must run costly clinical trials to prove the products are safe and effective. Let’s look at three key differences. First, efficacy research in the development of drugs is required by law. No such requirement exists in education.

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YSP 2024 – Open for Applications

Northeastern University

This 6 week summer research program will run from June 24 to August 1 and will involve research in various fields of STEM such as chemistry, biology, pharmaceutical sciences, computer engineering, chemical engineering, and bioengineering with faculty and graduate student mentors.

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Science Club for Girls: Virtual Catalyst Awards, Apr. 5

Newton STEM

Register here (tickets $0 to $1000) for Science Club for Girls ‘ annual fundraiser, the Catalyst Awards , which will be hosted virtually this year on April 5 , 5:30PM-7PM, with the theme Transforming the Face of STEM. Dr. Nancy Simonian, CEO of Syros Pharmaceuticals. Dr. Mariana Matus, CEO of Biobot Analytics.

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The Billion-Dollar MoleculeA book summary

Smore Science

SHORT SUMMARY OF THE BOOK “The Billion Dollar Molecule” by Barry Werth is a non-fiction book that chronicles the rise of Vertex Pharmaceuticals, a biotechnology startup, from its inception in 1989 to the successful development of its first drug, VX-478, in 2000. Negotiations with potential partners were complex and challenging.

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A Look Into Biotechnology

STEMe

Biotechnologists can pick from a wide range of topics within biotechnology to study and places to pursue a career such as small startups, pharmaceutical companies, and government research agencies. Other fields of biotechnology can include agriculture, alternative energy, and environmental science.

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Fields and fungicides: mixing microbiology and social science

Futurum

Fields and fungicides: mixing microbiology and social science. AGRONOMIST – an expert in the science of soil management and crop production. THE IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL SCIENCE. We have to consider farmers’ motivators from a social science perspective,” says human geographer Dr Ray Chan. THE IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL SCIENCE.

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What is a STEM Major?

STEM Sport

With its gaining traction across the educational space and workforce, most people are aware of science, technology, engineering, and math, more commonly known as STEM. Yet while most people may know about STEM and its importance, a common question arises around “what is categorized as a STEM major”?