For most of the 20th century, mathematics was seen as a close and natural partner of physics and engineering. Secondary and postsecondary mathematics educators channeled the mainstream of their ...

There are so many important choices you'll make in college: which hall to live in, what to eat, how many extracurriculars to join. But most crucial is the decision of what you'll study. For the next ...

Rochester Institute of Technology has a winning formula for mathematics outreach and is poised to expand it into a national model with a $120,000 grant from the Toyota USA Foundation, a charitable ...

President Bush urged spending more federal funds to improve math and science programs in U.S. schools during his State of the Union address Tuesday night, a call to action that won approval from ...

Old stereotypes die hard—and the one that science and technology is only for nerds or boys seems to be one of the hardest ones for our society to shake. "There are enormous pressures to be cool and ...

At a time when STEM -- science, technology, engineering and mathematics -- disciplines are lagging in American schools, Sikorsky Aircraft teamed with Fairfield University to honor a group of area high ...