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With computer programmers in demand, new start-ups that aim to train people in coding skills are also becoming hot properties.The Wall Street Journal From ACM Careers | December 14, 2011
A major study of recent international data on school mathematics performance casts doubt on some common assumptions about gender and math achievement — in particular...University of Wisconsin-Madison From ACM Careers | December 12, 2011
The iPad hovers over the poster showing a picture of a fire. Suddenly the static image bursts into flames with a crackle.BBC News From ACM Careers | December 12, 2011
Many female and minority scientists claim they were discouraged from going into their chosen profession, according to Bayer's Facts of Science Education XV survey...The State Journal From ACM TechNews | December 10, 2011
Imagine computer-designed viruses that cure disease, new bacteria capable of synthesizing an unlimited fuel supply, new organisms that wipe out entire populations...The Washington Post From ACM Careers | December 12, 2011
New research suggests it may be possible to learn high-performance tasks with little or no conscious effort through visual perceptual learning.National Science Foundation From ACM Careers | December 9, 2011
Iowa State University's METaL virtual reality facility is designed to be a versatile, everyday research tool. It will be used to study and develop 3-D visual display...Iowa State niversity From ACM Careers | December 8, 2011
The Pentagon has long had a love-hate relationship with computer hackers: On the outside, they can infiltrate vulnerable defense networks. On the inside, they...Politico From ACM News | December 8, 2011
If we don't change the way ICT is thought about and taught, we're shutting the door on our children's futures.The Guardian From ACM Opinion | December 7, 2011
Men are still dominant when it comes to top IT positions in higher education, and women face in the field face numerous challenges. Dominican University CIO Jill...Campus Technology From ACM TechNews | December 6, 2011
Lee Redden, 26, a Ph.D. student in engineering at Stanford, recently decided to shelve his education and help found a start-up company.The New York Times From ACM Careers | December 6, 2011
For a decade, Target outsourced its website operations to Amazon.com. The Minneapolis retail giant began preparing two years ago to take control of the site when...Bloomberg Businessweek From ACM Careers | December 5, 2011
A new report from Georgetown University defines why science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) literacy is important both inside and outside STEM fields,...Diverse: Issues In Higher Education From ACM TechNews | December 3, 2011
Government intelligence service targets "self-taught" hackers with cryptic Web site that features no obvious branding.The Guardian From ACM Careers | December 5, 2011
Can you visualize data? That’s the question raised by the Data Visualization Student Challenge, a U.S. Department of Transportation competition that invited college...MSNBC From ACM Careers | November 29, 2011
Researchers at Rochester Institute of Technology have found that use of a technology-rich learning environment in undergraduate engineering-technology courses...Rochester Institute of Technology From ACM Careers | November 23, 2011
Interest in technology, particularly consumer technology, is at an all-time-high among teenagers in Hong Kong. But that passion isn't encouraging students to pursue...Computerworld From ACM Careers | November 22, 2011
The nation's best undergraduate computer science programs are bracing for a record number of applications this fall, as more students are lured by plentiful jobs...Network World From ACM Careers | November 21, 2011
Foreign technology companies, many of which are led by foreign-born tech workers who left the U.S. due to visa issues, increasingly are recruiting some of the U...USA Today From ACM TechNews | November 18, 2011