Higher Education Notes: Unl Study Says Idea That Science Is Just For Boys Starts Young

By Rick Ruggles / World-Herald staff writer, Omaha World-Herald
Sun, 03/26/2017 - 10:00pm

University of Nebraska-Lincoln sociologists who have studied the phenomenon say stereotyping and friendships may play major roles.

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