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'hacker' Boosts Programming Team's Competitiveness
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'hacker' Boosts Programming Team's Competitiveness

Since he arrived on campus as in 2008, Louis Wasserman has brought leadership to a group of ambitious computer programmers who, with his help, have made the University...

The Myth of the Disconnected Telecommuter
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The Myth of the Disconnected Telecommuter

The assumption that employees who regularly telecommute will feel less attached to the organization they work for due to feeling isolated and disconnected is a...

CS Professor Advocates Info-Age Democracy in Run for Vermont State Senate
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CS Professor Advocates Info-Age Democracy in Run for Vermont State Senate

Jeremy Hansen, an assistant professor of computer science at Norwich University, will seek a seat as an independent in Vermont's State Senate. "While we are living...

Silicon Valley Needs Humanities Students
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Silicon Valley Needs Humanities Students

According to a recent survey of U.S.-born CEOs and heads of product engineering, only 37% held degrees in engineering or computer technology, and just 2% had a...

­ber-Sensors Will Safeguard Food, Water Supplies
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­ber-Sensors Will Safeguard Food, Water Supplies

Researchers are exploring the challenges of developing nanosensors able to detect salmonella, E-coli, and other key targets in highly complex chemical and biological...

Jonathan Ive: Simplicity Isn't Simple
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Jonathan Ive: Simplicity Isn't Simple

"Design is a word that's come to mean so much that it's also a word that has come to mean nothing. We don't really talk about design, we talk about developing ideas...

Dept. of Energy Announces 'apps For Energy' Winners
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Dept. of Energy Announces 'apps For Energy' Winners

The U.S. Department of Energy announced the first round of winners for its "Apps for Energy" competition.

Institutions of Higher Education Perform About Half of Basic Research in U.s.
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Institutions of Higher Education Perform About Half of Basic Research in U.s.

The National Science Foundation published a report this week detailing the federal government's support for science and engineering research at colleges, universities...

Coolest Jobs in Tech: Decoding Life, Touring Solar Systems
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Coolest Jobs in Tech: Decoding Life, Touring Solar Systems

Managing hardware and storage needs; building custom, in-house applications; making information accessible via the Web—such tasks are the mainstays of IT work,...

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Silicon Valley Foreign Worker Search Speeds ­p After Lull

Technology firms have tripled their recruitment of foreign workers this spring after a hiring lull of several years—a development that is reigniting the debate...

Projects Are the New Job Interviews
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Projects Are the New Job Interviews

Companies are increasingly supplanting resumes, references, brainteasers, and interviews with real-world projects, where candidates show their ability to perform...

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Silicon Valley's Data Gurus Lure Defense Customers

Silicon Valley's biggest names are betting on data gurus to analyze the fire hose of information on the Web—and it turns out that military and federal government...

Safety in Numbers: Threat Intelligence System Pools Malware Data
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Safety in Numbers: Threat Intelligence System Pools Malware Data

As malware threats expand and increasingly focus on industrial espionage, Georgia Tech researchers are launching a malware intelligence system that will help security...

Daniela Rus Named Csail Director
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Daniela Rus Named Csail Director

Daniela Rus, a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, has been named the next director of MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial...

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Defense Contractor Northrop Grumman Hiring For Offensive Cyber Ops

Defense giant Northrop Grumman is hiring software engineers to help it carry out "offensive cyberspace operations," according to a recent job posting.

Top 7 Dilemmas Facing Today's Developers
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Top 7 Dilemmas Facing Today's Developers

As technology evolves, so too do the dilemmas developers confront. Every choice, from platform to data store to how much control to give your users, is fraught...

Why Getting Women Into Stem Matters
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Why Getting Women Into Stem Matters

At a time when women comprise just 25% of the STEM workforce, experts argue there should be even more of an emphasis on getting women into math and science-related...

Ruchi Sanghvi: Facebook's Pioneer Woman
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Ruchi Sanghvi: Facebook's Pioneer Woman

Ruchi Sanghvi was 23 years old when she became the first female engineer at Facebook.

Bre Pettis: 3d Printing's First Celebrity
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Bre Pettis: 3d Printing's First Celebrity

Bre Pettis looks like a throwback. He’s got an Elvis Presley-meets-Buddy Holly thing going on with his chunky sideburns, thick-rimmed black glasses, and sculpted...

Omg! Texting ­ps Truthfulness, New Iphone Study Suggests
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Omg! Texting ­ps Truthfulness, New Iphone Study Suggests

Text messaging is a surprisingly good way to get candid responses to sensitive questions, according to a new study to be presented at the annual meeting of the...
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