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Osbourn Dorsey: Pioneering African American Inventor Osbourn Dorsey is one of these visionaries—an innovator whose genius and persistence continue to inspire future generations. In December 1878, an African American named Osbourn Dorsey created the doorknob and doorstop. STEM From introduces this pioneer in STEM. Read the blog to learn more...

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"Why is Cultural Fit Important?" Dr. Minardi18 minutes ago2 min read"Why is Cultural Fit Important?" Rated 0 out of 5 stars.No ratings yetHow to Foster an Inclusive Environment for Yourself Finding a cultural fit requires a variety of different factors: knowing yourself, how to define culture, how to interpret culture from other in...

Making over the traditional Nobels

Making over a Tradition Now that we know who the 2023 Nobel Laureates are (and boy there were some real great ones this year!) it is time to reflect on the awards. The Wall Street Journal recently had an article in the Review section which discussed how outdated the awards are in process, criteria, and transparency. In sho...

Nobel Winners 2023!

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Personality considerations in career paths

Personality Considerations I am sure you all have heard of the preconceptions that certain careers have for personalities. My favorite was always the personas of clinical doctors. You have the pathologists who are NOT people people and would rather look at slides all day every day. Then you have the neurosurgeons who are usua...

Today in History: Einstein's paper of the special theory of relativity in 1905.

Happening today: Celebrating Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity Continuing with the historical theme of these blogs, but also the countdown to the 2023 Nobel awards, I was notified of an anniversary today of Einstein's seminal paper establishing the Theory of Relativity in 1905. On September 26, 1905 Einstein's paper "On the Electrodynamics of Mobing Bodies" was...

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The FIRST woman in STEM?

Women in STEM: the First Exactly one week from today the 2023 Nobel award winners will be announced. Exactly 120 years ago the first woman was awarded a Nobel Award: Marie Curie. There have been such incredible work that has happened since 1903 both in STEM, the technology to enable even bigger and better scientific advance...

The looming STEM supply problem has a potential solution!

Addressing the STEM supply problem It is utterly fascinating to speak with others in this space who share similar concerns to me with respect to the looming supply problem America will face in STEM fields. Demand in these careers is only going to increase, and yet there is not the well-developed pipeline that should be. I posted abou...

Giving emphasizing skills a bad name....

Monetizing pathways or emphasizing skills I would argue that a PhD means much more than being referred to as a "doctor." In fact, of the many MD's I have spoken with, some actually have stated that a PhD is more challenging than an MD so that is a "real doctor." That's a post for another day. The question arises, however, what do you do aft...