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Karriere trotz Studienabbruch

By Guest PostMay 13, 2016Education, Sciencedatenreport 2016, karriere, nicole tieben, studienabbruch

Verbleib von Studienabbrechern untersucht

Ein Studienabbruch ist kein Hinderungsgrund, um dennoch Karriere zu machen. Zu diesem Ergebnis kommt die Soziologin Nicole Tieben von der Graduiertenschule LEAD an der Universität Tübingen in einer Studie. Sie konnte zeigen, dass die Übergänge ins Erwerbsleben insgesamt unproblematisch verlaufen. Nach einer Orientierungsphase nimmt rund die Hälfte der Studienabbrecher ein weiteres Studium auf, das sie mit hoher Wahrscheinlichkeit auch erfolgreich beendet. Rund ein Viertel der endgültigen Studienabbrecherinnen und -abbrecher absolviert eine Berufsausbildung. (more…)

Rundumpaket gegen Ängste

By Guest PostApril 3, 2016Education, Healthaengste, angstbewaeltigung, blackout, dissertationsprojek, gegen, ida gradl, lambert heller, rundumpaket, studienalltag, who 5 skala

Ida Gradl kombiniert in ihrem Dissertationsprojekt erprobte Methoden zur Angstbewältigung im Studienalltag zu einem innovativen Trainingsprogramm. Ein achtwöchiges Achtsamkeitstraining, das verschiedene Strategien gegen Ängste im Studienalltag integriert, hat die junge Psychologin Ida Gradl entwickelt und mit Studierenden getestet. (more…)

Linking two labs a learning opportunity for Ph.D. student

By Guest PostApril 2, 2016Education

Aaron Held’s research merges and draws on the expertise of two of the labs in Brown’s broad effort to combat ALS. That role has given him several opportunities to learn novel skills and new science during graduate school.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Timing is everything. When doctoral student Aaron Held came to Brown University in 2012, the opportunities he’s enjoying today had only just begun to take shape. But more than three years into his work, he’s become the vital linchpin between two labs in a diverse collaboration dedicated to disarming a horrible disease. That has given him several chances to learn new techniques and new biology. (more…)

Geologic goals

By Guest PostMarch 11, 2016Education, Sciencechelsea halley, geologic goals, nrm, texas

UD graduate studies soil moisture levels as a geologist in Texas

Even as a little kid, Chelsea Halley knew that she wanted to be a geologist. Now, as the 2012 University of Delaware graduate gets set to receive her master’s degree in geology from the University of Texas, the goal she set when she was younger is becoming a reality as she embarks on a career as a geologist for an environmental consulting company in Austin. (more…)

Encouraging a new generation of women inventors to #MakeWhatsNext

By Guest PostMarch 8, 2016Education, Science, Technologydigigirlz event, france, kathleen hogan, makewhatsnext, Microsoft, women inventors, yvonne brill

Yvonne Brill invented satellite propulsion. Sarah Mather developed the underwater telescope. Ada Lovelace created the first computer algorithm. They were all women inventors, two words that many people don’t put together in a sentence very often. (more…)

Klima-MOOC reloaded

By Guest PostFebruary 25, 2016Education, Environmentanita engels, hermann lotze campen, jochem marotzke, klima mooc, klimawandel, michael schulz, online vorlesung

Online-Vorlesung: Top-Klimawissenschaftler erklären Klimawandel und seine Folgen

Klimawandel, was ist das eigentlich? Ein neues digitales Lernformat bietet die Möglichkeit, das eigene Wissen zum Klimawandel unkompliziert von zuhause zu erweitern. Nach der großen Nachfrage im Wintersemester startet der Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) „Klimawandel und seine Folgen“ am 9. Mai wieder neu. Eine Einschreibung ist ab sofort auf der MOOC-Plattform Iversity online möglich unter https://iversity.org/de/courses/klimawandel. Der Kurs mit international renommierten Klimaexperten führender Forschungsinstitute erklärt die Ursachen für die menschgemachte Erderwärmung und die Funktionsweise unseres Klimasystems.
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University Creates Mobile Application for Students to Help Manage the Ups and Downs of College Life

By Guest PostFebruary 6, 2016Education, Technologycollege life, david laude, gustavo molinar, mobile application, students, thrive at ut, ups and downs

AUSTIN, Texas – The University of Texas at Austin is launching “Thrive at UT,” a mobile application geared toward enhancing the well-being and success of its students. The application will help students practice and incorporate behaviors into their daily lives that support academic success and timely graduation including bouncing back from failure, maintaining social connections and having a positive self-image. (more…)

From intro class to a Science publication in three years

By Guest PostDecember 22, 2015Education, Sciencealexander jaworski, brown university, holly gildea, nell2, neuroscience, phd, protein

Holly Gildea didn’t come to Brown expecting to publish in one of the world’s top scientific journals, or even to study neuroscience, but by discovering and pursuing her passion, she’s achieved an auspicious start to a research career.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Growing up in Barrington, R.I., senior Holly Gildea had a sense that Brown University could be the college for her, and when she visited campus for “A Day on College Hill” in 2012, she became sure. (more…)

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