The Biotechnology Initiative
PSMs in the News

Reports

Degrees for What Jobs? Raising Expectations for Universities and Colleges in a Global Economy
National Governors Association (3/23/11)

Science Professionals: Master's Education for a Competitive World
National Research Council of the National Academies (2008)

Growing Talent: Meeting the Evolving Needs of the Massachusetts Life Sciences Industry
Co-sponsored by the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center and the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council, conducted by the UMass Donahue Institute (2008)

Articles

Does a Professional Science Master's Degree Pay Off?
Science Careers, (3/30/12)
 
The Master's as the New Bachelor's
The New York Times, (7/22/11)

More Local Schools Adding Professional Science Degree?
Boston Business Journal (5/13/11)

Mixing Business and Chemistry: Should I Consider a Professional Master's Degree?
ACS The Distillate (May 2011)

A Master's for Science Professionals Sweeps U.S. Schools
The New York Times, (12/26/10)

Successful Biotech Leaders Integrate Science, Biz Skills
Bioworld Today, (10/29/10)

Needed: Support for Professional Science Master's Degrees
The Chronicle of Higher Education, (8/15/10)

A New Model Master's
Physics World, (June 2010)

Professional Science Master's Degrees
Science Careers, (6/18/10)

Training Physics Professionals for the Nonacademic Workforce
APS News, pg 8 (5/10)

Skills for Success
Chemical & Engineering News, (2/8/10)

Tooling Up: The Biomanufacturing Career Track
Science Careers, (7/17/09)

Taken for Granted: An Alternative to the Ph.D. Track
Science Careers, (7/3/09)

Professional Master's in Science is 21st Century MBA
Science News, (6/20/09)

Scientists for a New Age
Science Alert, (6/10/09)

The Professional Science Master's: The MBA for Science
BioScience, (4/09)

Professional Science Master's Programs Merit Wider Support
Science, (3/27/2009)

AAAS: The New Masters of Science
ScienceNews, (2/14/2009)

Universities Adjusting to Meet New Demands
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, (2/2/2009)

So You Want to Work in Business?
Association for Women in Science, (Winter 2009)

It's More Than Ordering Pipettes & Running Samples
Business and Finance, (9/15/2008)

Taken for Granted: Fitting the Job Market to a T
Science, (9/5/2008)

Graduate Programs that Prepare for Nonresearch Careers
Genectic Engineering & Biotechnology News, (8/1/2008)

Scientists for a New Age
Inside Higher Ed, (7/14/2008)

Masters of Industry: Professional Science Master's Programs Take Root
Chemical & Engineering News, (6/16/2008)

Taken for Granted: Over Here
Science, (6/6/2008)

Mastering the Job Market
Science, (3/7/2008)

Area Schools Heed Science Industry's Warning
Washington Post (1/28/2008)

An Express Lane to Careers in Proteomics and Genomics
Chemical and Engineering News, (12/10/2007)

Alternative Career Options in the Biomedical Industry: The Professional Science Master's Degree
Nature Biotechnology 23, 503-504, (2005)