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For the sake of research, their careers, and their mental health, scientists should spend more time developing software. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this article, the author discusses clash between high school science teacher and his students in Ohio over the broad scientific consensus of human activities causing dangerous warming to the planet.

The article focuses on the enhancement in the teaching methods for science students in the universities and colleges of the U.S.

The article discusses trends in scientific academic capital in the United States as of July 2014, contrasting the ongoing deliberation by U.S. policy makers whether to offer residency visas to foreign science doctorate holders with the decreasing interest from the potential immigrants themselves. Details are given citing general trends of divestment in science research in the U.S. and increasing competitive incentives from countries such as China.

The article discusses questions that students in science fields can ask themselves when considering or seeking out an adviser. Topics include the reputation and scientific skills of the potential adviser, the adviser's management style, and the size of the laboratory that the considered adviser uses.

The article discusses efforts to connect U.S. science graduate students with mentors in order to promote diversity. Topics include a network being created as the National Research Mentoring Network by researcher Jamboor K. Vishwanatha, the role of mentoring in increasing the number of minority doctoral students in engineering and science, and studies on mentoring in doctoral education.

The article reports on a project funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) that will try to increase the number of underrepresented minority researchers in science and engineering. Institutions involved include the California Institute of Technology, Stanford University, and the University of California at Berkeley. The program will encourage mentoring of minority graduate students.

The article reports that performance of students studying science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) can be enhanced with proper resources and incentive plans in New York.

Reports on the concern of university officials in Japan about the decline in the number of candidates pursuing doctorates in the sciences. Factors blamed for the decline; Prediction on the effect of the dearth in science academicians to basic research capability and the university science education in Japan.

The article reports on the 2014 findings of a survey of U.S. university science researchers that state there is less funding available for the performing of basic investigative research. Topics discussed include grant awards from the U.S. National Institutes of Health and the U.S. National Science Foundation, the impact of the U.S. federal government's 2013 sequestration budget cuts on science research, and the likelihood of science students eventually receiving tenured research positions.

The article reports on a study published in periodical "mBio" in January 2014 that found the integration of hands-on laboratory experience in U.S. undergraduate science curriculum produced gains in student grades and retention.

The article notes a January 2014 report by the organization Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) that found that U.S. college graduates with a liberal-arts major had higher lifetime earnings than did professional and pre-professional program students. The report was entitled "How Liberal Arts and Sciences Majors Fare in Employment."

A personal narrative is presented from science education professor Christopher Emdin about his collaboration with rap music artist GZA from the rap group Wu-Tang Clan to engage New York City high school students in learning science through a hip-hop music competition.

On campus tours, science and engineering schools love to show off their high-tech equipment and promote how many graduates work for Google. But don't expect them to mention how tough they grade or how many students wash out. To cut through the hype, here are questions to ask each school to gauge where you have the best chance of succeeding: What percentage of science and engineering students stick with those majors through graduation? [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

To the Editor: I couldn't disagree more with Neal Gabler (''The Elusive Big Idea,'' Sunday Review, Aug. 14). His conclusion that soon ''there won't be anything we won't know'' would be quickly corrected by a trip across campus to talk to students in science and engineering. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

On the most recent nationwide science test, about a third of fourth graders and a fifth of high school seniors scored at or above the proficiency level, according to results released Tuesday. Only one or two students out of every 100 displayed the level of mastery that the federal panel governing the tests defines as advanced, the government said. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

For the first time in six years, enrollment in computer science programs in the United States increased last year, according to an annual report that tracks trends in the academic discipline. The revival is significant, according to computer scientists and industry executives, who in the past have pointed to declining numbers of science and engineering students as a canary-in-a-coal-mine indicator warning about the nation's weakening ability to compete in the global economy. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Of all the movie promotions in all the towns in all the world, Keanu Reeves had to walk into this one: a California Institute of Technology forum at which he was asked, ''How could an alien being grow so fast without violating standard mass- and energy-conservation laws?'' Mr. Reeves, who plays Klaatu, the alien holding mankind to account in an eco-themed remake of the science-fiction classic ''The Day the Earth Stood Still,'' stared silently at the students packed into the campus auditorium. Then he said, ''Who says I'm going to abide by your laws?'' [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article offers information on Morgan Patrick, health science major and a basketball player of Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York. She hopes to remain associated with the basketball team after her playing days are complete. It is stated that she aspires to become a successful pediatrician in future.

The article reports on the performance of New York City schools in the Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition. It states that the Ward Melville High School in Setauket, New York performed best, with its 13 students entering the semifinals. George Baldo, director of Melville's specialized science research program states that the reason behind the schools performance is its high standard of education. It mentions other schools of the City that have performed well in the competition.

The article presents information on the recommendations of a panel appointed by the U.S. National Research Council. According to the panel, colleges and research institutes should continue bringing foreign science and engineering students. The panel also highlighted the need to strengthen security to ensure that the research does not fall into wrong hands.

The article presents an interview with Eric Mazur, a professor of applied physics at Harvard University. Mazur says that science students throughout the U.S. focus on memorization of facts. According to him, he studied physics at the University of Leiden in Leiden, the Netherlands. He says that he encourages students to work out physics problems with one another.

The article reports on the poor academic performance in science subjects in the big cities in the U.S. The tests conducted by the National Assessment of Educational Progress found that half of the eighth graders in nine of the 10 big cities there have not even basic understanding of the subject. It was found that students in urban public schools are far short of the national average of science scores. The cities include New York City, Houston, Texas and Chicago, Illinois.

The article reports that the U.S. and three European allies have passed a Council resolution against Iran's nuclear program that would prevent Iranian students from studying nuclear physics at foreign universities and colleges. The resolution would also prohibit any technical or financial assistance to Iran, and would impose a visa ban on any Iranian involved in nuclear activities.

The article reports that a small group of science students boarded the Hugh R. Sharp, a 146-foot research vessel as part of their scientific excursion.

The article presents information on the course "Technology in the Service of Espionage," which is being taught at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan. Kristie Macrakis, associate professor of the history of science at the University, leads this course of 30 students, mostly science majors. Macrakis focuses on a wide range of technology and techniques, like coded writing, disguises, and spy planes. Coded writing employs tools like invisible ink, which can be something as simple as lemon juice or as complicated as the secret chemical ink, which Macrakis has helped re-create, used by the Stasi, the former East Germany's secret service. In one class, students re-enacted one of the pivotal incidents of World War II. The Nazis had a machine called the Enigma, which created a code that was practically unbreakable. In the course, students read chapters from nine books, including "The Great Game: The Myth and Reality of Espionage," by Frederick Hitz, and "Master of Disguise: My Secret Life in the CIA," by Antonio J. Mendez.

The article presents information on a food contest held for students each year with an anticipation to promote programs on food science. Teams of food-science students had spent a year creating delicacies for the Institute of Food Technologists' annual student product-development competition last month in New Orleans. The contest attracts entrants from top food-science programs who will take a new food product only so far. Judges also rate the convenience, marketability, and healthfulness of each product. The team from the University of Wisconsin at Madison earned first prize for its Healthy starts, a bowl made of granola filled with strawberry yogurt and topped with blueberries and strawberries.

Discusses the professional science master's degree (PSM), which was unknown as recently as seven years ago but has expanded rapidly. PSM programs, which have a strong real-world component, sending students on industrial internships instead of requiring research for a dissertation; PSM proponents, who argue the students with aspirations outside academia are often discouraged from majoring in science.

Comments on articles by William J. Broad and findings by the National Science Foundation on the decrease of young Americans interested in technical careers and the decrease of articles published in scientific and technical journals. Need to reinvigorate science education in the public schools; Need to stop reducing the budget for research by federal agencies.

Reports on the latest equipment available in the science laboratory at Glendale Junior/Senior High School in Glendale, Pennsylvania. Price of the spectrophotometers used in the laboratory; Contribution of the state legislature in financing the Science in Motion program; Work of the students with a polymerase chain reaction machine.

Three Bronx Community College (BCC) in New York City science students experienced a smorgasbord of science to help them make career choices at the U.S. government's Brookhaven National Laboratory in Suffolk, New York January 12-16, 2004. Math major Elizabeth Raffi and computer science majors Kirk Morrison and Akeem Jackson will spend a mini-semester as interns at the Brookhaven science facility on Brookhaven, Long Island. At the sprawling lab, some 3,000 scientists, engineers, technicians and support staff conduct research in the physical, biomedical and environmental technologies.

Reports on the shortage of American scientists in the U.S. Decline in the number of science and engineering students; Rise in the percentage of foreign-born workers in science and engineering in the U.S.

Focuses on the statement issued by Mary L. Good, president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, regarding the need for United States to invest more resources and entice more students in science and engineering. Decline in the number of students who earned bachelor's degrees in the areas; Economic impact of the trend; Her recommendations.

Looks at the benefits and problems facing the United States due to the so-called brain gain, or presence of numerous science and engineering graduate students from other countries. Economic benefits of having these students study in U.S.; Concerns that the U.S. is not producing enough of its own science and technology students; Concerns about U.S. brain drain, if foreigners decide to return home after their studies in U.S.

Presents the syllabus to the biological sciences class called 'Island Life,' taught by John G.T. Anderson at the College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, Maine. Students who live on islands off the main coast for one month; Use of the islands as outdoor laboratories; Required reading which includes 'The Voyage of the Beagle,' by Charles Darwin, and 'The Weir,' by Ruth Moore.

Reports Microsoft Corporation founder and chairman William H. Gates 3d's pledge of scholarship assistance for minority students in the fields of education, mathematics, science and engineering. Identification of the program, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Targets; Details.

Reports that applications to science departments at Australian universities have dropped. Tuition increases cited as the major reason; Attempts undertaken to recruit students to science programs; Lower entrance requirements; Attempts by various schools to recruit students.

Deals with the results of research by sociologists Elaine Seymour and Nancy M. Hewitt, which aims to determine why so many students leave science majors to take up another course of study. The book `Talking About Leaving: Why Undergraduates Leave the Sciences,' in which the findings are published; Reasons cited by students for leaving the sciences; Figures on how many students leave science majors; Possible solutions.