STEM Careers
- Physics
Fireworks shower the skies with science
Filling the night sky with fireworks requires the help of chemists, electrical engineers and people who can choreograph theatrical shows.
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Transgender researchers want to make an impact
Transgender scientists and engineers face extra hurdles. But they are gaining support. And trans researchers are finding peers through meetings and social media.
- Science & Society
Proud to be different in STEM
Scientists and engineers who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer are facing ongoing challenges but finding their way.
- Science & Society
Women are closing the participation gap in science, but slowly
In many STEM fields, current rates of progress aren’t enough to close the gender gap for decades or even centuries, a new study suggests.
- Science & Society
Hurdling poverty to find a life in science
In the United States, one in every six kids grows up poor. But here’s why a humble start need not keep them from a career in science or engineering.
- Science & Society
Enriching opportunities can point teens toward a STEM career
Resources abound to help middle school through college students find what it takes to build successful STEM careers. Check these out.
- Science & Society
Ten tips to prepare for a career in science and tech
Scientists and engineers who grew up poor share advice on the many paths to a rewarding career in STEM — Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.
- Earth
Cool Jobs: Unearthing the secrets of soil
In ordinary soil, scientists can find clues to past civilizations, evidence to catch criminals and bacteria that might help fight global warming.
- Physics
Disabilities don’t stop these experts in science and tech
People with disabilities are as varied as the careers some of them pursue in science, technology, engineering and math.
- Science & Society
Deaf students can overcome hurdles to careers in STEM
Classroom tactics to help deaf students may also pay big benefits for students who hear just fine.
- Science & Society
Calling scientists of all colors
More black, Hispanic and Native American scientists and engineers are needed to tackle important problems such as climate change and disease.
- Math
Meet the people behind the film Hidden Figures
Hidden Figures a true story. So is the math and physics in the movie. Meet experts who kept the movie accurate, as well as an engineer now working at NASA.
