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Lab coats help students see themselves as future scientists

  • Written by Megan Ennes, Graduate Research Assistant, North Carolina State University
Can lab coats lead kids to feel more like a scientist?Africa Studio/Shutterstock.com

In order to encourage more of the nation’s young people to pursue careers in science, it pays to help them dress the part.

That is the key finding of a study we conducted recently to determine what kind of effect a simple article of clothing – in this...

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