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Dina Katabi
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Dina Katabi

Syrian-born Dina Katabi is a professor of electrical engineering and computer science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She was awarded a MacArthur last...

­niversity Makes $100 Million Commitment to Data Science
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­niversity Makes $100 Million Commitment to Data Science

The University of Rochester is committing $50 million — in addition to more than $50 million spent in recent years — to expand its work in the field of data science...

Study Finds 30% of India's Computer Science Engineers Ignorant of Concepts
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Study Finds 30% of India's Computer Science Engineers Ignorant of Concepts

Nearly 50-60% of the computer science and information technology engineers in India do not understand the subtleties of programming concepts, while over 80% are...

You'll Never Believe Where Tech's Highest-Paid Engineers Work
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You'll Never Believe Where Tech's Highest-Paid Engineers Work

The guys at Glassdoor have compiled a list of the 25 tech companies with the best salaries for software engineers.

Building the Robots of Mars—and Running Them from Manhattan
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Building the Robots of Mars—and Running Them from Manhattan

After getting off the subway at 34th Street, I headed west past Macy's and continued walking as the storefronts gradually gave way to office towers.

This Algorithm Can Predict Your Success At ­niversity
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This Algorithm Can Predict Your Success At ­niversity

In a large university full of lecture classes, it can be hard to pinpoint the students who are falling through the cracks.

10 Questions For Ibm's Katharine Frase
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10 Questions For Ibm's Katharine Frase

Dr. Katharine Frase was appointed chief technology officer of IBM in March 2013. She sets IBM's technical strategy and defines areas of growth in addition to cultivating...

Women, Stem, and Stereotypes
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Women, Stem, and Stereotypes

Women who are the most invested in STEM fields are also the ones most likely to leave them. Part of it may have to do with a well-studied phenomenon called stereotype...

Nobel Prize Sparks 'Brain Drain' Debate in Israel
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Nobel Prize Sparks 'Brain Drain' Debate in Israel

The Nobel Prize in chemistry has stirred up national pride in Israel but also concern on Thursday over a brain drain of some of its best and brightest to universities...

Increasing Diversity of ­ndergraduate Scientific Researchers
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Increasing Diversity of ­ndergraduate Scientific Researchers

A summer research immersion program at Ursinus College recruits students underrepresented in the sciences at the beginning of their college careers and encourages...

Three Questions For Microsoft's New Head of Research, Peter Lee
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Three Questions For Microsoft's New Head of Research, Peter Lee

Microsoft's new head of research, Peter Lee, is tasked with helping the company invent the future.

Cyber Warrior Shortage Hits Anti-Hacker Fightback
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Cyber Warrior Shortage Hits Anti-Hacker Fightback

For the governments and corporations facing increasing computer attacks, the biggest challenge is finding the right cyber warriors to fight back.

Playing War: How the Military ­ses Video Games
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Playing War: How the Military ­ses Video Games

According to popular discourse, video games are either the divine instrument of education’s future or the software of Satan himself, provoking young men to carry...

Can Silicon Valley Boot Camps Get You a $120K Job?
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Can Silicon Valley Boot Camps Get You a $120K Job?

Hiring a good software engineer in Silicon Valley these days can seem almost as daunting as creating the next big thing. Just ask the companies.

15 Companies that Led and Still Lead Tech Innovation
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15 Companies that Led and Still Lead Tech Innovation

The history of the tech industry is littered with the dead—companies that rode a wave of innovation and wiped out hard.

Why Aren't Women Interested in Computer Science?
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Why Aren't Women Interested in Computer Science?

Growth in the share of women entering STEM fields has slowed down, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report. One of the main problems, say experts, is getting women...

2013 Chemistry Nobel Goes to Computer Modeling of Chemical Reactions
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2013 Chemistry Nobel Goes to Computer Modeling of Chemical Reactions

What is actually happening at the atomic scale when two elements react?

Researchers Split Over NSA Hacking
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Researchers Split Over NSA Hacking

The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) has upset a great many people this year.

Formula Predicts Research Papers' Future Citations
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Formula Predicts Research Papers' Future Citations

It sounds like a science administrator’s dream—or a scientist's worst nightmare: a formula that predicts how often research papers will be cited.

The New Digital Playbook For Learning Mandarin Chinese
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The New Digital Playbook For Learning Mandarin Chinese

David Moser, the academic director at CET Beijing Chinese Studies, remembers the bad old days of Mandarin-learning methodology in the 1980s and 1990s.
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