We're past the midpoint of August now, which means a lot of universities are opening their doors to a new crop of bright-eyed and bushy-tailed students fresh out of high school and eager to start ...

For the first time in three years, Economics 10a: “Principles of Economics,” has ceded its spot as the College’s most sought-after fall class to long-time competitor Computer Science 50: “Introduction ...

Fifty-eight percent of students admitted to the University’s class of 2017 indicated on their applications that they intend to concentrate in the physical or life sciences, with engineering, biology ...

When Yale joined forces with Harvard for a new introduction to computer science course this fall, it was an unprecedented move for Yale — but one both students and faculty members say is paying off. A ...

At many colleges, students who are interested in science will enroll in multiple introductory courses, learning about genetics and chemistry and physics and computer programming as separate and ...

Have you ever played word games with a professional in a life sciences field? If so, you know the sheer frustration of losing to words such as “fasciculation” or “crepitus.” Working in the worlds of ...

Algorithms are the sets of steps necessary to complete computation. Algorithms are the sets of steps necessary to complete computation - they are at the heart of what our devices actually do. And this ...

Ibrahim Abdus-Sabur may not normally be a teacher, but he feels right at home in Morgan State University classrooms. “I love being on campus with so many people of color, just walking around campus on ...

If you’re in CC or Barnard, one of your graduation requirements is to take two science classes. (Though depending on your school and class year, your semesters of lab might vary—at Columbia you don’t ...

Today is the first of several Accepted Students Days at Union College, where I'm a professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy (and, for my sins, the current department chair...). As such, ...

For the first time in its history, Berkeley saw an introductory computer science course with predominantly female students – 106 women vs. 104 men. This slight turnaround signals a promising trend in ...