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Schools Get Creative with Computer Science Teaching
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Schools Get Creative with Computer Science Teaching

Ohio's educational institutions are mobilizing to improve how they teach computer science to kids in K-12 schools.

How Introductory Courses Deter Minority Students from STEM Degrees
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How Introductory Courses Deter Minority Students from STEM Degrees

Minority students who earn low grades in introductory STEM classes are less likely to earn degrees in these subjects than similar White students, according to a...

Tim Cook: 'No Good Excuse' for Lack of Women in Tech
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Tim Cook: 'No Good Excuse' for Lack of Women in Tech

Apple chief executive Tim Cook says there are still "not enough women at the table" at the world's tech firms and that there are "no good excuses" for the lack...

Study to Investigate Quantum Computing Advantages
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Study to Investigate Quantum Computing Advantages

Supartha Podder, assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science at Stony Brook University, has received a two-year $400,000 U.S. Department of Energy...

Chula Chatbot Serves As an Education and Career Coach
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Chula Chatbot Serves As an Education and Career Coach

The EmpowerMe chatbot developed by lecturers at Chulalongkorn University is designed to serve as an education and career coach for learners and students.

Academic Publishers Turn to AI Software to Catch Bad Research
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Academic Publishers Turn to AI Software to Catch Bad Research

To prevent embarrassment and reputational damage, academic publishers have turned to AI software to detect image duplication before a paper is published in a journal...

New Dimensions In Computer Science
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New Dimensions In Computer Science

Associate Professor William Bare's Immersive Stories Lab at Whitman College gives students an opportunity to create their own digital worlds through immersive displays...

CS Education Is Gaining Momentum, But Some Say Not Fast Enough
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CS Education Is Gaining Momentum, But Some Say Not Fast Enough

Despite broad support for expanding computer science education for today's students, just 53 percent of U.S. high schools offered foundational computer science2022...

Highly Skilled Tech Workers Becoming a Rarity
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Highly Skilled Tech Workers Becoming a Rarity

The increasing rarity of skilled technology workers is forcing companies to make difficult decisions, according to the 2022 Tech Work Report by A.Team.

They're Locked Up in D.C. — And Learning How to Code from MIT
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They're Locked Up in D.C. — And Learning How to Code from MIT

A program called Brave Behind Bars brings computer science education taught by Ph.D. candidates from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to inmates at the...

Researchers Improve Method for Removing Gender Bias in NLP
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Researchers Improve Method for Removing Gender Bias in NLP

Researchers at the University of Alberta developed a methodology that eliminates gender bias from text while retaining other critical contextual data in natural...

Impact of Programming on Primary Mathematics Learning
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Impact of Programming on Primary Mathematics Learning

A study investigating the value of programming as a learning vehicle for mathematics in grades four and five found that programming did not benefit mathematics...

MIT Spokes Cycles Across the Country to Teach STEM Classes
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MIT Spokes Cycles Across the Country to Teach STEM Classes

Six student members of MIT Spokes rode their bicycles 3,800 miles across the United States this summer to teach STEM classes at learning festivals, summer camps...

Researchers to Follow the Trail of Misinformation
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Researchers to Follow the Trail of Misinformation

An interdisciplinary team of researchers led by Boleslaw Szymanski of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will examine the flow of misinformation in social media,...

The Way You Talk to Your Child About Math Matters
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The Way You Talk to Your Child About Math Matters

Encouraging children with responses related to their personal traits or innate abilities may dampen their math motivation and achievement over time, according to...

PetTrack Lets Owners Know Where Their Dog Is
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PetTrack Lets Owners Know Where Their Dog Is

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology developed the PetTrack system which uses a combination of sensors to tell pet owners where their animal is in...

Using Mathematics to Resolve Human Conflicts
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Using Mathematics to Resolve Human Conflicts

Game theory mathematics is being adapted through big data to resolve highly contentious issues between people and the environment.

Analysis Suggests Remote Work May Stifle Innovation
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Analysis Suggests Remote Work May Stifle Innovation

The types of work relationships that encourage innovation tend to be hard hit when workers go remote, according to a study conducted at MIT.

Lab Leaders Wrestle With Paucity of Postdocs
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Lab Leaders Wrestle With Paucity of Postdocs

A complex mix of politics, economics, and shifting career priorities has made it hard for principal investigators and high-profile scientists to recruit new lab...

Can You Get a Master's Degree in CS Without a CS Background?
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Can You Get a Master's Degree in CS Without a CS Background?

Master's degree programs in computer science generally look for applicants to have at least some experience in the field, but that's not a hard-and-fast requirement...
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