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Collaboration to Leverage Online Technology to Expand Educational Access
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Collaboration to Leverage Online Technology to Expand Educational Access

Davidson College, edX, and the College Board will collaborate to provide Advanced Placement high-school teachers and their students with access to a suite of...

7 Epic Fails Brought to You By the Genius Mind of Thomas Edison
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7 Epic Fails Brought to You By the Genius Mind of Thomas Edison

Almost everyone can name the man that invented the light bulb.

Everything Is Becoming a Branch of Computer Science
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Everything Is Becoming a Branch of Computer Science

Computer science is widening its public appeal as people increasingly realize how it impacts nearly every other field of academic endeavor.

Singularity ­niversity Plots Hi-Tech Future For Humans
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Singularity ­niversity Plots Hi-Tech Future For Humans

Rob Nail walks into the room looking like a Silicon Valley Doctor Who as played by David Tennant—tailored suit, 3D-printed trainers and the Californian twist on...

Tech Boom! The War for Top Developer Talent
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Tech Boom! The War for Top Developer Talent

It isn't everyone who gets to walk through the Oval Office on their way to work.

Study Tracks Attrition Rates For STEM Majors
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Study Tracks Attrition Rates For STEM Majors

About 50 percent of bachelor's degree candidates in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) exit the field without completing a college degree, according...

Strategy for Women in STEM
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Strategy for Women in STEM

Women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields might benefit from a project-based curriculum, based on evidence from Worcester Polytechnic...

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Why the ­.s. May Lose the Race to Exascale

In the global race to build the next generation of supercomputers—exascale—there is no guarantee the U.S. will finish first.

Women Gain in Some STEM Fields, but Not Computer Science
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Women Gain in Some STEM Fields, but Not Computer Science

A few weeks ago, I wrote about ways to get more women interested in computer science.

Twitter Ipo Makes San Francisco the Sexy New Face of Silicon Valley
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Twitter Ipo Makes San Francisco the Sexy New Face of Silicon Valley

In case you haven't noticed, Silicon Valley has been pulling up some of its roots and moving north.

Israel's Idf Lures Female Recruits For Computer Corps
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Israel's Idf Lures Female Recruits For Computer Corps

In Israel, like most of the world, the universe of computer whizzes and technology entrepreneurs is overwhelmingly male.

Indiana University Offering Online Certificate in Data Science
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Indiana University Offering Online Certificate in Data Science

The Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing has announced a new online program in data science.

Google Assists Rowan Computer Science Education Outreach
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Google Assists Rowan Computer Science Education Outreach

With funding from Google, Rowan University computer science professor Jennifer Kay will develop curricula for middle and high school educators that will help them...

Sdsc ­ses Raspberry Pi Cluster to Teach Parallel Computing
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Sdsc ­ses Raspberry Pi Cluster to Teach Parallel Computing

Researchers at the San Diego Supercomputer Center at the University of California, San Diego, have built a Linux cluster using 16 Raspberry Pi computers as part...

They Loved Your G.P.A. Then They Saw Your Tweets.
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They Loved Your G.P.A. Then They Saw Your Tweets.

At Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Me., admissions officers are still talking about the high school senior who attended a campus information session last year for...

Virtual Volunteers Needed to Help Recognize Technical Young Women
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Virtual Volunteers Needed to Help Recognize Technical Young Women

The National Center for Women & Information Technology is reviewing applications from Nov. 9-23 for its annual Aspirations in Computing Award competition for young...

Aspiring Coders Hone Their Skills at Coderdojo
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Aspiring Coders Hone Their Skills at Coderdojo

Australia's Brisbane City Council has launched a CoderDojo program to teach children basic software development skills from volunteer mentors.  CoderDojo is free...

The False Promise of Classroom Technology
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The False Promise of Classroom Technology

The cover story of Life magazine on Oct. 16 was "U.S. Schools: They Face a Crisis."

As Interest Fades in the Humanities, Colleges Worry
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As Interest Fades in the Humanities, Colleges Worry

On Stanford University’s sprawling campus, where a long palm-lined drive leads to manicured quads, humanities professors produce highly regarded scholarship on...

Georgia Tech Launches New Institute For Robotics and Intelligent Machines
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Georgia Tech Launches New Institute For Robotics and Intelligent Machines

The Georgia Institute of Technology has announced the launch of its Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Machines (IRIM), the newest of Georgia Tech's ten Interdisciplinary...
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