Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education (Jan 2020)

We Don’t Have to Lose STEM Students to Business

  • Naomi L. B. Wernick,
  • Fred D. Ledley

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1128/jmbe.v21i1.2095
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 21, no. 1

Abstract

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Most undergraduate students who leave STEM majors before graduation choose careers in business. This article argues that better integrating business opportunities and context into the STEM curriculum could advance STEM learning, motivate students to remain in STEM as majors, and cultivate a constructive relationship between business, science, and society.