Navigating life post-graduation can be filled with ups and downs. For first-generation students, BIPOC, and LGBTQ+ job seekers, it’s important to know what resources are available to help you succeed as you go through adulthood. The following five strategies can …
Before we answer some basic questions you likely have about medical school letters of recommendation, let’s review the history and purpose of letters in medical school admissions.
Like everything about the med school admissions process, the letter of recommendation (LOR) …
Young attorneys starting out in the legal industry receive warnings about long hours, stressful work environments, and strict deadlines. Regardless of whether an attorney starts their career as a law firm associate, in-house counsel, as a government lawyer or in …
Taylor’s love for chemistry started in middle school, and she never looked back. Through the STEM Cubs program, she can further students’ interest in science while teaching them to enjoy learning.
As a first-generation college student, not only has …
The federal government offers many student internships—many paid. If you’re currently in college, high school, or trade school, you may be eligible. Students who successfully complete the program may be eligible for conversion to a permanent position with the government. …
Data science vs machine learning
If you are an aspiring data scientist, you may have come across the terms artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, deep learning and neural networks. Although these may appear to be futuristic technologies, you might be …
What does a scientist do?
Scientists are, by definition, individuals who study and gain expertise in one of the natural sciences: biology, chemistry, physics, astronomy and earth sciences. Each of these five main natural sciences has its …
Scientists and engineers collaborate to accomplish the advances that epitomise the modern world. But while science and engineering both build on each others’ achievements, they are distinct disciplines. We look at the similarities and differences between scientists and engineers, and …
I’ve spent over a decade working in the social-impact sector, beginning my career with unpaid internships and freelance teaching gigs at tiny arts nonprofits, to now working for a nationally-recognized artist-services organization. What originally drew me to the nonprofit art …
Madison Hayes, an Honors student in the University of Missouri College of Education and Human Development, is always looking for opportunities to get real-world teaching experience.
Last semester, the Honors Learning-by-Contract program allowed her to do just that.
Through the …