{"673082":{"#nid":"673082","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Oh, the Humanit(ies)! Why Integrating the Liberal Arts and STEM is a Win-Win for Students, Institutions","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBolstered\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/universitybusiness.com\/how-an-emerging-economy-is-fueling-an-academic-renaissance\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eby state and national workforce needs\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and their promising return on investment, the STEM track represents a gold mine for colleges and universities that want to ensure credentials from their institution are providing students with good job prospects and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/universitybusiness.com\/how-the-does-gainful-employment-rule-puts-your-federal-aid-dollars-at-risk\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Egainful employment\u003C\/a\u003E. Meanwhile, the humanities and social sciences\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/stateline.org\/2024\/01\/05\/public-universities-seek-innovative-ways-to-teach-humanities-as-interest-wanes\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eare taking a back seat\u003C\/a\u003E. But something exciting is happening in the world of higher education. Colleges and universities hailing from both sides of the fence are inching ever closer to the middle, integrating lessons in the humanities with STEM-based curriculum\u2014and vice versa. School of Biological Sciences and School of Chemistry and Biochemistry Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/julia-kubanek\u0022\u003EJulia Kubanek\u003C\/a\u003E, who also serves as the Institute\u0027s vice president for Interdisciplinary Research, shared her thoughts on the positive impacts of this on institutions like Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBolstered\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/universitybusiness.com\/how-an-emerging-economy-is-fueling-an-academic-renaissance\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eby state and national workforce needs\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and their promising return on investment, the STEM track represents a gold mine for colleges and universities that want to ensure credentials from their institution are providing students with good job prospects and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/universitybusiness.com\/how-the-does-gainful-employment-rule-puts-your-federal-aid-dollars-at-risk\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Egainful employment\u003C\/a\u003E. Meanwhile, the humanities and social sciences\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/stateline.org\/2024\/01\/05\/public-universities-seek-innovative-ways-to-teach-humanities-as-interest-wanes\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eare taking a back seat\u003C\/a\u003E. But something exciting is happening in the world of higher education. Colleges and universities hailing from both sides of the fence are inching ever closer to the middle, integrating lessons in the humanities with STEM-based curriculum\u2014and vice versa. School of Biological Sciences and School of Chemistry and Biochemistry Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/julia-kubanek\u0022\u003EJulia Kubanek\u003C\/a\u003E, who also serves as the Institute\u0027s vice president for Interdisciplinary Research, shared her thoughts on the positive impacts of this on institutions like Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"35575","created_gmt":"2024-02-20 17:41:46","changed_gmt":"2024-02-20 17:41:45","author":"adavidson38","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"University Business","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/universitybusiness.com\/oh-the-humanities-why-integrating-the-liberal-arts-and-stem-is-a-win-win-for-students-institutions\/","dateline":{"date":"2024-02-14T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2024-02-14T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"85951","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"}],"categories":[{"id":"42901","name":"Community"},{"id":"151","name":"Policy, Social Sciences, and Liberal Arts"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}