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Where Are All the Science Majors?
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Where Are All the Science Majors?

The single largest employment category at Nationwide Insurance has nothing to do with insurance. It is "technology." An entire upper tier of computer scientists...

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Jump in Enrollments of First-Time, Full-Time S&e Graduate Students

Enrollments of first-time, full-time graduate students in science and engineering programs in the United States reached a record 108,819 in 2008, an increase...

Spelman's Robotics Team De-Programs Bias
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Spelman's Robotics Team De-Programs Bias

Junior Jazmine Miller showed off a soccer-playing robot to prospective members of the Spelman Robotics team. "His name is Charles, he's very difficult. That's...

Engineer Goes from Race Track to Classroom
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Engineer Goes from Race Track to Classroom

Moving from the inner circles of professional automotive racing to the halls of academia has given Andrew Borme the second life he's wanted—teaching a new generation...

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Cyber Challenge: 10,000 Security Warriors Wanted

The goal of the U.S. Cyber Challenge is to recognize and train a cohort of 10,000 cybersecurity experts to help address gaps in government and industry. 

Illinois Institute of Technology to Provide Apple Ipads to ­ndergraduates
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Illinois Institute of Technology to Provide Apple Ipads to ­ndergraduates

Illinois Institute of Technology will provide all incoming, first-year undergrads with Apple iPads as part of an initiative to integrate new technologies into the...

Nsf Awards STEM Grant to Salisbury ­niversity
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Nsf Awards STEM Grant to Salisbury ­niversity

Salisbury University is working to increase graduates in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines, with the help of a $996,303 National...

Operation Reboot: It Professionals Become Computer Science Teachers
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Operation Reboot: It Professionals Become Computer Science Teachers

A three-year, Georgia Tech-sponsored program called Operation Reboot is helping 30 information technology professionals reenter the work force as high school computer...

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Inside Project Managers' Paychecks: Pmi Salary Survey Results

Approximately two-thirds of project management professionals in the U.S. expect their salaries to improve in 2010, while 29 percent expect to see their wages remain...

Five Million Reasons To Love Your Local Community College
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Five Million Reasons To Love Your Local Community College

Community colleges are emerging as a key focal point for leading U.S. educators. After long being ignored, community colleges are now set to receive billions of...

Fixing Silicon Valley's Gender Gap One Pitch at a Time
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Fixing Silicon Valley's Gender Gap One Pitch at a Time

Teams of high school girls recently pitched Android apps and business plans to business leaders at Microsoft's campus as part of an eight-week program that introduces...

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German It Body

Finding young women to fill tech jobs continues to be a problem for the German information technology (IT) industry, according to a new study from German technology...

Why the Iphone Could Be Bad News For Computer Science
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Why the Iphone Could Be Bad News For Computer Science

Robert Harle of the University of Cambridge's Computer Laboratory says the closed philosophy of devices such as the iPhone discourages the kind of tinkering that...

Engineering Grads Earn the Most
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Engineering Grads Earn the Most

Eight of the top 10 best-paid college majors are in engineering, and computer science was the fourth most lucrative degree, according to a new report from the National...

­niversities Perpetuate the Digital Divide, Study Finds
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­niversities Perpetuate the Digital Divide, Study Finds

A new study by has found that students have unequal opportunities to learn about technology in high school and at home, which can affect their choice of major, ...

Computer Science Major Counts ­p Second Year in a Row
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Computer Science Major Counts ­p Second Year in a Row

Enrollment in computer science courses is up 5.5 percent year-over-year, according to the Computing Research Association's 2008-2009 Taulbee Survey.

Clearing a Path For Latino Scientists
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Clearing a Path For Latino Scientists

A University of Southern California study found that although the number of Latinos earning bachelor's degrees has increased over the last decade, the growth has...

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Sharp Increase In Computer Science ­niversity Enrollment

The number of undergraduate students majoring in computer science increased 14 percent over the last two years, reversing the steep decline in computer science...

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Two Programs Honored for Bringing ­nderrepresented Groups into Mathematics

The American Mathematical Society is honoring two programs that do an outstanding job of bringing more individuals from underrepresented minority groups into the...

Rensselaer Launches the First ­.s. ­ndergraduate Web Science Degree Program
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Rensselaer Launches the First ­.s. ­ndergraduate Web Science Degree Program

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has launched the nation's first undergraduate degree program devoted to the emerging interdisciplinary field of Web Science.
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