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Scientific Journals Commit to Diversity But Lack the Data
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Scientific Journals Commit to Diversity But Lack the Data

Many prominent scientific publishers say they do not track the number of black or minority ethnic scientists whose work appears in their journals.

Tech Startups Say New Pay Rules for H-1B Visas Are Unaffordable
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Tech Startups Say New Pay Rules for H-1B Visas Are Unaffordable

New rules from the Trump administration restricting skilled foreign workers are unnerving U.S. startup hubs, as founders and investors say the limitations will...

A Career Unfolds in Phases
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A Career Unfolds in Phases

I can divide my career into three phases: practicing science, enabling science, and advocating for science.

Meet Your (Chinese) Facebook Censors
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Meet Your (Chinese) Facebook Censors

At least half a dozen Chinese nationals are working as social media censors at Facebook, a former company insider says.

Companies Are Using Technology To Monitor For Coronavirus In The Workplace
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Companies Are Using Technology To Monitor For Coronavirus In The Workplace

As businesses look to reopen, technology firms are offering an array of monitoring systems to try to keep the coronavirus out of office buildings, medical facilities...

How Many Technologists Are Relocating from Big Cities?
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How Many Technologists Are Relocating from Big Cities?

While most technologists continue working in their cities during the pandemic, a survey by Blind found that a not-insignificant minority have left some of the country's...

Trump Moves to Tighten Visa Access for High-Skilled Foreign Workers
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Trump Moves to Tighten Visa Access for High-Skilled Foreign Workers

The Trump administration has announced stricter rules for the H-1B visa program, which U.S. tech companies have long valued.

Report Shows It Could Take 12 Years to Reach Equal Representation of Women in Tech
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Report Shows It Could Take 12 Years to Reach Equal Representation of Women in Tech

Women technologists account for 28.8% of the technology workforce this year, up from 25.9% in 2018 and 26.2% in 2019, according to AnitaB.org's 10th annual "Top...

America's Innovation Edge Now in Peril, Report Says
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America's Innovation Edge Now in Peril, Report Says

A sweeping report from Baker Institute and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences urges significant policy and funding action to ensure the United States does...

U.S. Announces $150 Million For H-1B Workforce Training Program
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U.S. Announces $150 Million For H-1B Workforce Training Program

The U.S. Department of Labor  is making $150 million available through the H-1B One Workforce Grant Program to support training for middle-to-high-skilled H-1B...

Meet the Computer Scientist Who Helped Push for Paper Ballots
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Meet the Computer Scientist Who Helped Push for Paper Ballots

Award-winning computer scientist and electronic voting expert Barbara Simons has been fighting for secure elections for two decades.

Alumnus Donates Brain-Computer Interface Technology to Tufts
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Alumnus Donates Brain-Computer Interface Technology to Tufts

Alumnus Jeff Stibel and his business partners donated BrainGate Inc. and its brain-computer interface technologies to Tufts University.

Hiring Trends in the Time of Covid-19
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Hiring Trends in the Time of Covid-19

Job postings increased nearly across the board for key occupations in the tech sector in June versus May, suggesting that employer confidence may be returning. ...

China Bans Scratch, MIT's Programming Language for Kids
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China Bans Scratch, MIT's Programming Language for Kids

Organizations and students in China can no longer access the website of Scratch, the programming language developed at the MIT Media Lab.

Former IT Director Gets Jail Time for Selling Cisco Gear on eBay
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Former IT Director Gets Jail Time for Selling Cisco Gear on eBay

A former IT security director in South Carolina was sentenced this week to two years in federal prison for taking government-owned networking equipment and selling...

Tech Workers Are Living the American Dream – in Canada
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Tech Workers Are Living the American Dream – in Canada

The immigration policies of the U.S. administration are driving top talent north of the border.

The Silicon Valley Exodus
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The Silicon Valley Exodus

By giving their employees the freedom to work from anywhere, San Franciso Bay Area tech companies appear to have touched off an exodus.

AI Examines Early Intervention Opportunities for Parolees
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AI Examines Early Intervention Opportunities for Parolees

Marcus Rogers and Umit Karabiyik of Purdue University are leading an ongoing project focused on using AI-enabled tools and technology to reduce recidivism rates...

Proposed Program Would Boost Skilled Immigration, Economic Growth
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Proposed Program Would Boost Skilled Immigration, Economic Growth

Cornell Law School scholars are proposing a pilot immigration program that would target highly skilled foreign workers using a points-based selection system modeled...

More Than Half of Bay Area Tech Workers Are Afraid They'll be Laid Off
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More Than Half of Bay Area Tech Workers Are Afraid They'll be Laid Off

A survey of 2,300 tech workers in the San Francisco Bay Area found that 53% of employees are "concerned" or "very concerned" that they'll be laid off or furloughed...
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