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Teachers play a critical role in shaping girls' future as coders
Girls ages 10 to 12 can come to see themselves as coders in as little as a week. However, if educators recognize girls only for when they play a background role and help others, but not when they are more assertive and confident, then they may not develop their assertiveness and confidence in a way that enables them to succeed as coders.
Source: The Conversation | Published: October 12, 2020
National Science Foundation awards FSU chemical engineer more than $1 million for bacteria research
A FAMU-FSU College of Engineering researcher has received more than $1 million to investigate bacteria-related dynamics in one of two new projects supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support investigations that have the potential to impact societal health by supporting new diagnosis and treatment methods for diseases. One award is through FAMU and the other through Howard University, both historically Black universities, in a multi-institutional partnership with the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering and the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory.
Source: FSU News | Published: September 24, 2020
Physicists Just Discovered a Brand New Type of Superconductor
New research has identified a g-wave superconductor for the first time, a major development in this area of physics.
Source: Science Alert | Published: September 23, 2020