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The Future of Clean Tech? Try Hacking Code
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The Future of Clean Tech? Try Hacking Code

Internet, meet clean tech.

Silicon Valley Techie Turns Travel-Writing Nomad
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Silicon Valley Techie Turns Travel-Writing Nomad

Like a lot of Silicon Valley techies, Francis Tapon had a billion-dollar idea. He just found a different way to bring it to life.  

Woodie Flowers, A Pioneer of Hands-On Engineering Education
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Woodie Flowers, A Pioneer of Hands-On Engineering Education

Woodie Flowers has created a fun, teamwork-based approach to learning the art of mechanical design.

Struggle Continues to Plug Embedded Programming Gap
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Struggle Continues to Plug Embedded Programming Gap

Critics say the growing embedded programming gap can be attributed to university curriculums for introductory computer science courses, which recently have focused...

Nanotechnology Center Opens in Little Rock
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Nanotechnology Center Opens in Little Rock

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has opened its five-story, $15 million home for the Center for Integrative Nanotechnology Sciences.

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Harvard and MIT Team ­p to Offer Free Online Courses

In what is shaping up as an academic Battle of the Titans—one that offers vast new learning opportunities for students around the world—Harvard and MIT on Wednesday...

MIT and Harvard Announce edX Online Education Platform
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MIT and Harvard Announce edX Online Education Platform

Harvard University and MIT have announced edX, an online education partnership intended to enhance campus-based teaching and learning and to build a global community...

Fla. ­niversity Writing New Computer Science Plan, Cites 'overwhelming' Backlash
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Fla. ­niversity Writing New Computer Science Plan, Cites 'overwhelming' Backlash

The University of Florida's recent plan to cut $1.7 million from the Computer and Information Science and Engineering department has been put on hold after students...

Dean of Libraries' Final Chapter at CM­
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Dean of Libraries' Final Chapter at CM­

Since 1999, Gloriana St. Clair, Carnegie Mellon's dean of University Libraries, has been working alongside colleagues in the School of Computer Science to digitize...

Why Engineering, Science Gender Gap Persists
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Why Engineering, Science Gender Gap Persists

Shree Bose, who won the grand prize at this year's Google Global Science Fair, credits her love of science to her big brother, Pinaki.

The Rise of the 'brogrammer'
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The Rise of the 'brogrammer'

Danilo Stern-Sapad writes code for a living, but don't call him a geek.

Mitx: What the Students Think
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Mitx: What the Students Think

An international virtual community is growing up around 6.002x, or "Circuits and Electronics," the initial course offering of MIT's online educational initiative...

MIT Launches Student-Produced Educational Video Initiative
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MIT Launches Student-Produced Educational Video Initiative

MIT students are creating original short videos, in collaboration with Khan Academy, that aim to fuel K-12 students' interest in engineering and science.

Google Bringing The Anita Borg Scholarship To Asia
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Google Bringing The Anita Borg Scholarship To Asia

Google is bringing the Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship to Asia, offering funding to many girls interested in studying computer science.

­. of Florida Dean Proposes to Save Money By Revising Faculty Jobs to Focus on Teaching, Not Research
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­. of Florida Dean Proposes to Save Money By Revising Faculty Jobs to Focus on Teaching, Not Research

The University of Florida College of Engineering is proposing to revise the assignments of some of its tenured faculty in the computer science department to focus...

Growing Roots for More STEM
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Growing Roots for More STEM

Local technology companies, concerned by a growing pool of jobs and an inadequate number of qualified employees, have increasingly focused on initiatives to improve...

Microsoft's Design Drive
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Microsoft's Design Drive

 In 2010, Jon Bell was an interaction designer in the Seattle office of Frog Design, the company that created the beige cases for some of the iconic early Apple...

For Women to Think Mathematically, Colleges Should Think Creatively
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For Women to Think Mathematically, Colleges Should Think Creatively

Addressing the U.S. shortage of women in hard sciences requires getting women into a more mathematically inclined mindset, which can be facilitated by more creative...

Skills That Pay the Bills: Top 10 Maker Schools
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Skills That Pay the Bills: Top 10 Maker Schools

Sure, sure, you're going to learn CSS for real this year. 

College Graduates Helping Bridge the Technological Workforce Gap
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College Graduates Helping Bridge the Technological Workforce Gap

U.S. companies are eager to hire new college graduates who can replenish their aging talent pool in specific technological areas that are most poised for growth...
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