Natural & Applied Science Graduate Programs. Grad Schools US, Canada

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A Closer Look...
Science and technology provide as much diversity as the industries it serves and with growing demand in everything from pharmaceutical to industrial to telecommunications, the outlook for this discipline seems bright. In a recent study conducted by the National Science Board (NSB), the science and engineering workforce in the United States has been growing significantly faster than overall employment ... [more]

Forge Your Future in Graduate Engineering
Congratulations! You've made the decision to become a Graduate Student! The transition from undergraduate to graduate work can be a frightening one, as moving from undergraduate study to graduate research can be a huge step. However, the advantages of attaining a graduate degree far outweigh the disadvantages, and it can make all the difference when applying for work in the fast-paced eng... [more]

Nanotechnology: Making it Big in a Small World
Science Fiction becomes a reality... When most people think about nanotechnology, they think about nanobots destroying the world or creating machines from what seems like nothing. While this could happen in the future, nanotechnology is something that engineers and scientists are utilizing now, and it currently has a little more to do with medical research and improving consumer goods than... [more]

Research: Life in the Lab
Many science students find that the transition from undergraduate to graduate studies is difficult and stressful. Caught in the ideology that studying at the graduate level is merely "more of the same," many first-year graduate students find themselves awakening to a world much more akin to work than school. Perhaps drawn by the glamorized use of laboratory techniques in shows such as CSI, students ne... [more]

Science Careers in Canada
Careers in science are expected to be some of the most exciting in Canada in the 21st century. According to Frank Feather, reported to be Canada's leading business futurist and the author of Canada's Best Career Guide, "The companies that survive and prosper will be those that go as "high tech as possible, position themselves in unique niches… and focus on selling their expertise and knowledge abroad.... [more]

The Wonders of Research
Every year more than 300,000 people have a pacemaker implanted in order to control their heart rate. Without the device many of these people would end up dead. Pacemakers didn't suddenly turn up one day. It took several years of careful research to come up with a working prototype. In fact, the very first cardiac pacemaker was invented by accident. While experimenting in 1950 with radio frequency heat... [more]

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