By KELLEY LEMONS, For The Maryland Gazette via HometownGlenburnie.com Chesapeake High School graduate Aaron-James Madej will be attending Capitol College on a full four-year scholarship from the National Science Foundation Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics program. It...
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By Penny Reeder Washington, DC: On Tuesday, March 31, the National Council on Disability released a report on the state of employment for people with disabilities in the federal government. The report, which is available in accessible formats at the organization's web site, http://www.ncd.gov , here...
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Americans with disabilities are one-tenth as likely to be in STEM careers as their able-bodied peers via Greene County Dailies February 25, 2009 DAYTON - Wright State University, in partnership with Ohio State University, is leading a five-year program to recruit Ohio students with disabilities to enter...
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Internships, sponsored by the American Student Placement and Internships in Rehabilitation Engineering (ASPIRE) and Quality of Life Technology (QoLT) Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) at the University of Pittsburgh/Human Engineering Research Laboratories, with a deadline for application of...
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