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Canonical's Open Documentation Academy aims to help newcomers participate in the open source community, offering mentorship and…
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While the U.S. IT labor market is showing signs of stabilization and modest growth, it has not yet approached the rate of growth reported by India. Three of India's...Computerworld From ACM CareerNews | January 21, 2010
Britain's Women in Technology has teamed up with the National IT Learning Center to introduce the Rise of the Cyberella Competition, which will provide funding...V3.co.uk From ACM TechNews | February 3, 2010
Why is the National Science Foundation helping Morehouse College pay students to test videogames? The school's Glitch Game Testers program is one of many NSF efforts...By Paul Hyman From ACM News | February 2, 2010
A recent Lemelson-MIT Invention Index survey found that teens are enthusiastic about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), with 77 percent interested...Lemelson-MIT Program From ACM TechNews | February 1, 2010
School systems across the United States are pushing students to pursue science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) by providing joint programs with...Government Technology From ACM TechNews | February 1, 2010
University of Chicago researchers have found that female elementary school teachers can pass on their anxiety and stereotypes about math to female students. niversity of Chicago From ACM TechNews | January 29, 2010
With public support from the Obama Administration, the Office of Management and Budget has a new mandate to reduce the amount of government procurement work that...Federal Computer Week From ACM CareerNews | January 8, 2010
Volatility in market values for information technology (IT) skills is stabilizing, despite remaining high over the past few months, Foote Partners reports. Volatility...eWeek From ACM TechNews | January 28, 2010
Colleges have developed programs to support women in science and engineering through the use of federal grants such as those offered under the U.S. National Science...The Chronicle of Higher Education From ACM TechNews | January 27, 2010
Most foreigners who came to the U.S. to earn doctorate degrees in science and engineering stayed on after graduation — at least until the recession began — refuting...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | January 27, 2010
Guest blogger Valerie Barr writes about highlights of the ninth Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference, including keynote speeches by Megan Smith...Valerie Barr From Communications of the ACM | February 1, 2010
Some careers proceed evenly down a neat path. Those aren't necessarily, however, the kind of journeys that lead to dream jobs. The ten technologists in this year's...IEEE Spectrum Magazine From ACM Careers | January 25, 2010
The U.S. government is now projecting that the computer and mathematical occupations will add 785,700 new jobs by 2018. Moreover, these IT-related jobs will grow...Datamation From ACM CareerNews | January 11, 2010
Is there a recipe a scientist might follow to spur creativity and cook up new discoveries? Cyber security expert Kevin Fu of the University of Massachusetts Amherst...niversity of Massachusetts Amherst From ACM News | January 21, 2010
Recent reports show that job satisfaction rates in the U.S. are at the lowest level in more than two decades. The recession has caused employees and employers to...Loyola niversity Health System From ACM Careers | January 19, 2010
Sure, we’re all plugged in and online 24/7. But fewer American kids are growing up to be bona fide computer geeks. And that poses a serious security risk for the...Wired From ACM News | January 15, 2010
Dickie George, the technical director of the U.S. National Security Agency's (NSA's) Information Assurance Directorate, says the shortage of cybersecurity professionals...GovInfoSecurity.com From ACM TechNews | January 14, 2010
For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are collaborating on a program designed to...The Journal From ACM TechNews | January 11, 2010
The most innovative CEOs spend 50 percent more time practicing five specific innovation skills than do their less creative counterparts, according to a six-year...Brigham Young niversity From ACM Careers | January 11, 2010
U.S. colleges are adding courses and specialized degrees in the once-exotic field of cybersecurity to try to meet the growing demands for computer security skills...The New York Times From ACM TechNews | January 8, 2010