STEM

Following my recent article debunking the myth that STEM majors are inherently more valuable than humanities majors, I have been asked about whether the myth continues to hold true in the world of entrepreneurship, where majoring in STEM…

Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Jammu and Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) have collaborated to offer a specialised one-year-long Skill to Enterprise Module (STEM) programme for students in Jammu and Kashmir,…

Ever since the Soviet Union launched Sputnik into orbit on Oct. 4, 1957, America has been struggling to recruit and retain STEM teachers in its public middle and high schools. In the 2017-2018 school year, approximately 100,000…

It was a heartfelt meeting, as San Jose resident Chuck Woo met the 15-year-old with blood cancer whose life he saved. Woo met Darrian Lu for the first time Thursday in downtown Los Angeles. Lu, an Alameda teen on the autism spectrum, had…

It was a heartfelt meeting, as San Jose resident Chuck Woo met the 15-year-old with blood cancer whose life he saved. Woo, who is from San Jose, met Darrian Lu for the first time Thursday in downtown Los Angeles. Lu, an Alameda teen on the…

A free vending machine that dispenses the overdose-reversal drug naloxone was unveiled this week at Santa Clara University, the first such campus resource in the Bay Area, school officials said.The machine at the school’s Benson Memorial…

When something deserves to be ridiculed, I feel something akin to a sense of moral responsibility to go ahead and point it out – usually by doing the ridiculing. Alumni magazine class notes fall squarely into this category. Classmates write…

OTTAWA - A United Nations initiative aimed at eliminating gender-based violence is asking Canada to put up cash to help stem a backsliding in women's rights, even though the Liberals are cutting back on…

A United Nations initiative aimed at eliminating gender-based violence is asking Canada to put up cash to help stem a backsliding in women’s rights, even though the Liberals are cutting back on foreign aid. “Women’s rights and…

For 60 years, doctors and scientists searched for a vaccine against a common virus that, while sometimes deadly, is little known to the public. The hunt is over.The U.S Food and Drug Administration cleared GSK Plc’s shot against…