April 2016 – Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning

Dissecting One (Extremely Boring) College Lecture

April 27, 2016/0 Comments/in Newsworthy /by jessgregg

New Report: Building a Better Future STEM Faculty: How Teaching Development Programs Can Improve Undergraduate Education

April 24, 2016/0 Comments/in Newsworthy /by jessgregg

View Full Report View a summary article with key take-aways The Longitudinal Study of Future STEM Scholars was conducted by a team led by Dr. Mark Connolly at the University […]

Tama Hasson and Michael Alfaro Among the Winners for the 2016 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Awards

April 22, 2016/0 Comments/in Faculty News /by jessgregg

The Academic Senate and its Committee on Diversity and Equal Opportunity (CODEO) have announced the recipients of the 2015-2016 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Awards. Each year, CODEO honors one […]

Q and A: STEM Career Advice From NASA’s Chief Scientist

April 18, 2016/0 Comments/in Newsworthy /by jessgregg

by US News – STEM Solutions

A Nobel Laureate’s Education Plea: Revolutionize Teaching

April 14, 2016/0 Comments/in Newsworthy /by jessgregg

by NPRed This short audio piece discusses the efforts of Professor of Physics at Stanford University, Carl Weiman to raise awareness of the importance of using a scientific and data-driven […]

Awareness Reduces Racial Bias by Devin G. Pope, Joseph Price, and Justin Wolfers

April 8, 2016/0 Comments/in Newsworthy /by jessgregg

View full paper Abstract: Can raising awareness of racial bias subsequently reduce that bias? We address this question by exploiting the widespread media attention highlighting racial bias among professional basketball […]