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"The purpose of this article is to examine the facts about the achievement gap between girls and boys with respect to math and science."

“Biocultural anthropologists are physical anthropologists that are committed to determining the facts of peoples’ lives by integrating biological and cultural data
.”--Rachel Watkins

The 3-day workshop, held from 18 to 20 August 2004 at the AAAS building in Washington, D.C., provided students with a wealth of information including funding sources, networking skills, grant writing, and career development strategies.

Dr. Islam's best advice to prospective academic clinicians is "to find a discipline/specialty you like and dive in."

Like other social psychologists, Clinton-Sherrod is an expert in human social behavior and on how culture affects behavior in social systems.

Using their own words, MiSciNet is proud to feature a few of these extraordinary ambassadors of science.

"As I grew older, I tasted other wines and started seriously considering winemaking as a career." -Mac McDonald

Specializing in Phase 1 and Phase 2A clinical drug-testing trials, the job of King’s research group is to help new drugs gain Federal Drug Administration (FDA) approval.

Does affirmative action really work? Has the situation for minority students changed since then? This article will briefly address the situation and the future of affirmative action.

"Potential employers may check credit records, and they don't want to see a lot of consumer debt." --Brent Neiser

Whitney B. Hill, who joined MVA in October as a research scientist, prepares and analyzes environmental samples for identification and characterization using Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM).

While several colleges and universities participate in AGEP, four Atlanta-area schools have been successful in meeting the goals of the program.

Woodrow Whitlow was named deputy director of Kennedy Space Center in September 2003; he gives MiSciNet the inside scoop on his life and work at NASA.

"The purpose of the national SACNAS meeting was to connect students and professionals and promote diversity within the scientific community."

[L]inguistics has recently become a field that has funds to recruit linguists of color.

"Dr. Harewood has been involved in many scientific discoveries that have benefited mankind, but perhaps his most important achievement is helping to prepare future scientists for biomedical research."

Although the information presented is based on hard data, his personal "spin" on the current and future status of Mexican immigrants in the U.S. is terribly divisive and attacks one of our society's greatest strengths--our diversity.

"When I came to MSM, I wanted to build something that would incorporate my background in cardiovascular [research] and neuroscience, and stroke was the perfect venue for that."--Byron Ford