Expanded networks, faculty mentorship bolster female undergrads’ pursuit of geoscience

Expanded networks, faculty mentorship bolster female undergrads’ pursuit of geoscience

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Ecology, Environment & Conservation -- To retain more undergraduate women in geoscience majors, a supportive network that includes faculty mentorship seems to be a key driver, according to a new study led by Colorado State University.

The study, published earlier this month in the journal PLOS ONE, is the first official result from an ongoing effort led by Emily Fischer, assistant professor of atmospheric science.

Fischer and colleagues from seven universities across the Front Range, Wyoming and the Carolinas are in the fourth year of a five-year, $1.7 million National Science Foundation grant for a program called PROGRESS (PROmoting Geoscience Research, Education and Success). They are investigating how best to attract and retain women in traditionally male-dominated science fields, particularly …

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(2017-12-01), Expanded networks, faculty mentorship bolster female undergrads’ pursuit of geoscience, Ecology, Environment & Conservation, 122, ISSN: 1945-6506, BUTTER® ID: 014776666