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ResearchIn the science classroom, agency matters
Students who learn how to advocate for themselves in STEM classes see big benefits—and new research from º£½ÇÂÛ̳ professor Erika Patall hints that this could be a way to promote student retention.
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Education News
Can California close the achievement gap in math?
The majority of California’s K–12 students struggle with math. But challenges are experienced most acutely among many students of color. This is the central problem that the state’s Department of...
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Education News
Scientific intuition exists in all children
But how can STEM instruction tap into this natural curiosity as kids grow up?
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Alumni Story
Making an Impact
Alumna Yvonne Thevenot combines her computer science degree and Master of Arts in Teaching to run a non-profit STEM program she founded in New York.
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Faculty News
For the love of math
After overcoming huge obstacles, she’s changing the way we teach.
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Education News
Network forms to bolster equity in STEM graduate education
The initiative brings together º£½ÇÂÛ̳ and more than two dozen professional and academic organizations
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Education News
A new all-girls school in LAUSD named after former superintendent Michelle King
Girls Academic Leadership Academy provides a supportive setting for STEM success.
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Rossier News
A USC collaboration with L.A. museum promotes the public understanding of science
An exhibit at La Brea Tar Pits and Museum will explore visitors’ emotions and motivations for science.
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Faculty News
Breaking down the emotional barriers to science learning
Professor Gale Sinatra brings a real-world approach to the public understanding of science.
