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Schools Pitch New Degrees at Job-Focused Students

Despite a full-time job as a mechanical engineer, Sean Whitney is carving out hours to pursue the new Johns Hopkins MBA/MA in "Design Leadership." Whitney believes...

Suny Stony Brook Launches Institute For Advanced Computational Science
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Suny Stony Brook Launches Institute For Advanced Computational Science

Stony Brook University is launching a new world-class Institute for Advanced Computational Science, and will collaborate closely with the U.S. Department of...

Math and Science Fields Battle Persistent Gender Gap
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Math and Science Fields Battle Persistent Gender Gap

Many colleges that specialize in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields have taken steps to increase female enrollment by creating opportunities...

Brogrammers Wanted
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Brogrammers Wanted

"What is best in life? Is it to crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women? Well, that's a pretty good start....

Women and Tech: Why Don't Girls Want to Be Geeks?
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Women and Tech: Why Don't Girls Want to Be Geeks?

Last month Yahoo appointed a self-styled "super geek" as its chief executive. Nothing unusual there—except this one was a woman and a pregnant one to boot. 

Identifying Dolphins With Technology
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Identifying Dolphins With Technology

A computer program developed by students at Eckerd College simplifies the process of manual photo identification of bottlenose dolphins and other species.

Forget Pencils and Paper: Smartphones and E-Readers Are the New School Supplies
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Forget Pencils and Paper: Smartphones and E-Readers Are the New School Supplies

The use of technology in the classroom is growing beyond computers to improve student learning, according to Kansas State University education technology expert...

Encouraging College Women Into STEM Studies
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Encouraging College Women Into STEM Studies

Research suggests that attracting women to STEM fields may be about learning connections and not just role models.

Is Algebra Necessary?
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Is Algebra Necessary?

A typical American school day finds some six million high school students and two million college freshmen struggling with algebra.

Roosevelt Island: New York's New Tech Hub
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Roosevelt Island: New York's New Tech Hub

In a sliver of land in New York City's East River, where a lunatic asylum and smallpox hospital once stood, banners proclaim with unabashed assurance (or chutzpah)...

Columbia ­niversity Creates Data Sciences Institute
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Columbia ­niversity Creates Data Sciences Institute

As part of its Applied Sciences NYC Initiative, New York City will assist Columbia University's plan to create a world-class center for data sciences and engineering...

Google Science Fair Answers and Raises Questions
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Google Science Fair Answers and Raises Questions

Here's what a successful scientist looks like: Sabera Talukder is standing in an elegantly lighted hall at Google, surrounded by peers from around the world, explaining...

­niversities Invited to Train Cyber Spooks
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­niversities Invited to Train Cyber Spooks

The British government is hoping to shore up its defenses against cybercrime through post-graduate training, and has asked universities to apply for funding to...

Card Game Lets Players Try Their Hand at Computer Security
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Card Game Lets Players Try Their Hand at Computer Security

A new card game developed by University of Washington computer scientists gives teenage and young-adult players a taste of what it means to be a computer-security...

Edx Adds Uc Berkeley, Opens Fall Registration
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Edx Adds Uc Berkeley, Opens Fall Registration

UC Berkeley joins edX, Harvard and MIT's not-for-profit online-learning collaborative. Course offerings in public health, computer science, and solid-state chemistry...

Would You Recommend Your Kid Go Into IT?
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Would You Recommend Your Kid Go Into IT?

Anyone considering a future career in IT should ask themself certain questions. What part of IT are you most interested in? And what type of career are you looking...

College Degrees, Designed By the Numbers
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College Degrees, Designed By the Numbers

Colleges are starting to tap opportunities inherent in big data, using insights mined from information about students' performance to tailor courses and degrees...

Got the Next Great Idea?
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Got the Next Great Idea?

Everyone, it seems, has an app or a genius idea for one. Credit the lackluster job market plus facile tools and technology—no Ph.D. in programming required—for...

­.k. Seeks Software Writers with Cyber Security Challenge
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­.k. Seeks Software Writers with Cyber Security Challenge

It will start as an online treasure hunt but later stages will involve lab-based challenges.

Would German-Style Apprenticeships Work in the ­.s.?
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Would German-Style Apprenticeships Work in the ­.s.?

In a world of high youth unemployment, where the supply of skilled labor often fails to match employer demand, Germany believes help can be found in its Dual Vocational...
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