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Cybersecurity Chiefs Struggle to Hire Amid Talent Shortage
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Cybersecurity Chiefs Struggle to Hire Amid Talent Shortage

The cybersecurity talent gap grew by 26.2% over the past year, with around 3.4 million unfilled jobs worldwide, according to a study from (ISC)2.

The Many Shapes of a Computer Science Career
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The Many Shapes of a Computer Science Career

When you apply for a career in tech, it often means having to decide: Am I a product manager? A software engineer? A researcher? A designer? Most of us have a variety...

UW Computer Science Professor Wins MacArthur 'Genius Grant'
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UW Computer Science Professor Wins MacArthur 'Genius Grant'

University of Washington computer science professor Yejin Choi has been awarded a 2022 "genius grant" fellowship by the MacArthur Foundation.

Scientists Hit Their Creative Peak Early in Their Careers
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Scientists Hit Their Creative Peak Early in Their Careers

Scientists overall are most innovative and creative early in their careers, a new study says.

Some Colleges Are Teaming Up to Survive
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Some Colleges Are Teaming Up to Survive

Smaller colleges facing declining student enrollment are sharing courses online in order to survive.

Preparing Computer Systems for Evolving Technology
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Preparing Computer Systems for Evolving Technology

Weiwei Jia, an assistant professor on the computer engineering faculty at the University of Rhode Island, is developing next-generation cloud systems that do a...

These Job-Training Programs Work, and May Show Others the Way
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These Job-Training Programs Work, and May Show Others the Way

There is a growing track record of success for nonprofit, comprehensive job-training programs that are attuned to the hiring needs of business but go well beyond...

Preparing the Next Cyber Defenders
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Preparing the Next Cyber Defenders

The California State University system is working to address an estimated workforce gap of more than 700,000 cybersecurity jobs in the United States by accelerating...

Chinese Academics in U.S. Increasingly Going Home Out of Fear
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Chinese Academics in U.S. Increasingly Going Home Out of Fear

The China Initiative, a 2018 probe of academic and economic spying begun by then-President Donald Trump, has driven up the number of Chinese-born academics departing...

Schools Get Creative with Computer Science Teaching
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Schools Get Creative with Computer Science Teaching

Ohio's educational institutions are mobilizing to improve how they teach computer science to kids in K-12 schools.

How Introductory Courses Deter Minority Students from STEM Degrees
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How Introductory Courses Deter Minority Students from STEM Degrees

Minority students who earn low grades in introductory STEM classes are less likely to earn degrees in these subjects than similar White students, according to a...

Tim Cook: 'No Good Excuse' for Lack of Women in Tech
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Tim Cook: 'No Good Excuse' for Lack of Women in Tech

Apple chief executive Tim Cook says there are still "not enough women at the table" at the world's tech firms and that there are "no good excuses" for the lack...

Study to Investigate Quantum Computing Advantages
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Study to Investigate Quantum Computing Advantages

Supartha Podder, assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science at Stony Brook University, has received a two-year $400,000 U.S. Department of Energy...

Chula Chatbot Serves As an Education and Career Coach
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Chula Chatbot Serves As an Education and Career Coach

The EmpowerMe chatbot developed by lecturers at Chulalongkorn University is designed to serve as an education and career coach for learners and students.

Academic Publishers Turn to AI Software to Catch Bad Research
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Academic Publishers Turn to AI Software to Catch Bad Research

To prevent embarrassment and reputational damage, academic publishers have turned to AI software to detect image duplication before a paper is published in a journal...

New Dimensions In Computer Science
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New Dimensions In Computer Science

Associate Professor William Bare's Immersive Stories Lab at Whitman College gives students an opportunity to create their own digital worlds through immersive displays...

CS Education Is Gaining Momentum, But Some Say Not Fast Enough
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CS Education Is Gaining Momentum, But Some Say Not Fast Enough

Despite broad support for expanding computer science education for today's students, just 53 percent of U.S. high schools offered foundational computer science2022...

Highly Skilled Tech Workers Becoming a Rarity
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Highly Skilled Tech Workers Becoming a Rarity

The increasing rarity of skilled technology workers is forcing companies to make difficult decisions, according to the 2022 Tech Work Report by A.Team.

They're Locked Up in D.C. — And Learning How to Code from MIT
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They're Locked Up in D.C. — And Learning How to Code from MIT

A program called Brave Behind Bars brings computer science education taught by Ph.D. candidates from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to inmates at the...

Researchers Improve Method for Removing Gender Bias in NLP
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Researchers Improve Method for Removing Gender Bias in NLP

Researchers at the University of Alberta developed a methodology that eliminates gender bias from text while retaining other critical contextual data in natural...
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