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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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Tien Wu, chief operating officer of Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, has a problem: the brightest young people in Taiwan do not want to work in the island’s...The New York Times From ACM Careers | September 16, 2013
Two or three of the students recently completed undergraduate degrees in finance or economics. Others hail from backgrounds in information technology or marketing...The Washington Post From ACM Careers | September 16, 2013
Days before I was to meet Battushig Myanganbayar at his home in Mongolia, he sent me an e-mail with a modest request: Would I bring him a pair of tiny XBee wireless...The New York Times From ACM Careers | September 16, 2013
When asked to name the most notable rags-to-riches entrepreneur that his firm has funded, venture capitalist Ben Horowitz doesn't hesitate: Christian Gheorghe,...Reuters From ACM Careers | September 13, 2013
CrowdGrader, a new crowdsourcing tool developed by UC Santa Cruz computer scientists, allows students to submit their homework online and then distributes it anonymously...University of California, Santa Cruz From ACM Careers | September 13, 2013
Google and edX, a nonprofit joint venture founded by Harvard and MIT, are collaborating to create MOOC.org, a spinoff website in which users can sign up for a massive...The Chronicle of Higher Education From ACM TechNews | September 11, 2013
The American Physical Society and the American Institute of Physics, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Education, will send science advisors to Washington...American Institute of Physics From ACM Careers | September 12, 2013
Last week, Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh became one of the latest—and most prestigious—schools to partner with the National Security Agency on a program...The Washington Post From ACM News | September 11, 2013
Four new schools have been selected for the National Security Agency's National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cyber Operations Program, which was designed to...National Security Agency From ACM Careers | September 11, 2013
The birth of artificial-intelligence research as an autonomous discipline is generally thought to have been the monthlong Dartmouth Summer Research Project on Artificial...MIT News Office From ACM News | September 10, 2013
In olden times, the most an ambitious young tinkerer could hope for in a toy was to be able to stick one funny-shaped piece onto another. Kids built airplanes with...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | September 10, 2013
Companies struggling to fill high-tech jobs are considering expanding their applicant pool by tapping people trained in massive open online courses (MOOCs). Investors.com From ACM TechNews | September 9, 2013
There's a widely shared image on the Internet of a teacher's note that says: "Dear students, I know when you're texting in class. Seriously, no one just looks down...The Wall Street Journal From ACM Opinion | September 10, 2013
In May 2009, the Mars rover Spirit cracked through a crusty layer of Martian topsoil, sinking into softer underlying sand.MIT News Office From ACM News | September 9, 2013
Men appear to outnumber women by a significant margin as teachers of massive open online courses (MOOCs), although the gap might be closing. Inside Higher Ed From ACM TechNews | September 6, 2013
Although test scores prove that girls have science and math aptitude equal to that of boys, many girls choose not to pursue these fields.The New York Times From ACM TechNews | September 4, 2013
Columbia University Computer Science Professor Shree Nayar has launched Bigshot, a kit that features a build-it-yourself digital camera designed to serve as both...Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science From ACM Careers | September 5, 2013
Sixty-five-year-old Ann Linsey was starting to worry about how easily she got distracted from whatever she was doing.Nature From ACM News | September 4, 2013