STEMming the Science Communication Gap

By Valerie Patrick | November 14, 2014
STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering, Math

I am calling the lack of effective communication between STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) and non-STEM professionals the ‘Science Communication Gap.’ In addition, STEM professionals are outnumbered by non-STEM professionals. In 2011, STEM professionals represented only 25% of the overall professional workforce (http://dpeaflcio.org/wp-content/uploads/The-STEM-workforce-2012.pdf). I think a big contributing factor to poor science literacy in…

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