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Long a national leader in science education,
Smith is also pioneering new directions in engineering through its Picker program.
Nearly 30 percent of Smith women major in the sciences, a rate over five times the
national average for undergraduate institutions. The college supports an extensive
program of undergraduate faculty-student research opportunities that provide experiences
usually reserved for graduate school. Engineering is rapid becoming one of the college's
top majors.
 For
seven consecutive decades, Smith has ranked in the top two percent of four-year colleges
in the number of graduates who go on to receive doctorates in science. Smith faculty
provide leadership and innovation in interdisciplinary teaching and research and
in gender-based approaches to science and math education. Fifty percent of the science
faculty at Smith are women; on a daily basis, our students see dynamic women faculty
who have already attained success in their careers and are committed to mentoring
their students.
The Picker
Engineering Program combines strengths in science and math education with an
extensive liberal arts curriculum. Smith seeks both to increase the number of women
who enter and remain in engineering careers and to transform engineering education
itself by broadening interaction with liberal arts disciplines.
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Changing
the Face
of Science &
Engineering
A
New Center
Picker
Engineering
Program
Designing
for
Sustainability
Summer
Science
Expanding
Student-Faculty Research
Securing & Retaining
Talented Faculty
Extending
Learning Beyond the Classroom
Attracting
the Best Students
Preserving
Smith's
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