,STEM

Aixa Alemán-Díaz1, Sakib Hussen1,2,3, Abdul Siam1,2,3

  • 1Leveraging, Enhancing, and Developing Biology (LED-BIO) Research Coordination Network, Baltimore, MD 21204.

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概括

传统的"漏油管道"模式阻碍了包容性的科学,技术,工程和数学 (STEM) 劳动力发展. 一个新的"编织河流生态系统"模型为可持续的多样性和纳入STEM职业提供了更有效的框架.

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