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Documentation Academy Aims to Empower Open Source Newcomers
Canonical's Open Documentation Academy aims to help newcomers participate in the open source community, offering mentorship and…
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Opening a Gateway For Girls to Enter the Computer Field
Several programs are emerging that encourage girls to learn technology skills that will enable them to enter computer science fields.
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Opening a Gateway For Girls to Enter the Computer Field
When Julia Geist was asked to draw a picture of a computer scientist last year, the 16-year-old sketched a businessman wearing glasses and a tie.
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Visa Demand Jumps
For the first time since the financial crisis, U.S. employers are expected within days to reach a limit on the yearly allotment of applications for coveted skilled...
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Free Online Courses Mean College Will Never Be the Same
Depending on who you're listening to, Massive Open Online Courses, aka MOOCs, are either the greatest boon to the spread of knowledge since Gutenberg cranked his...
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Students Have Engineering on the Brain
MIT's "Neurotechnology Ventures" class offers students a chance to create businesses based on their study of the brain, psychology, artificial intelligence, neurobiology...
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Teacher's Vision, but Done New York City's Way
At last year's State of the City speech, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced the creation of a public high school called the Academy for Software Engineering.
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The Child, the Tablet, and the Developing Mind
I recently watched my sister perform an act of magic.
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Silicon Valley Tech Firms Boosting Perks to Recruit, Retain
Apple's ring-shaped, gleaming "Spaceship Headquarters" will include a world class auditorium and an orchard for engineers to wander.
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72% Of Professors Who Teach Online Courses Don't Think Their Students Deserve Credit
This is not a good sign for online education: 72 percent of professors who have taught Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) don't believe that students should...
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Researcher Awarded Nsf Grant to Develop Novel Flexible Electronics
Advances in organic semiconductor technology could one day lead to video screens that bend like paper and to electronics that can be sewn into clothing.
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Computer Science Enrollments Rise 29% in 2011-12
Enrollment in computer-related degree programs has risen for the fifth straight year, according to the Computing Research Association. The association called the...
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At 17, App Builder Rockets to Riches From Yahoo Deal
Seventeen-year-old Nick D'Aloisio is taking some time off from school in London, where he lives with his parents. He will let mom and dad help manage his money.
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Making Sense of Big Data
MIT Ph.D. student Jameson Toole wants to harness seemingly innocuous data to improve human lives.
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Carnegie Mellon, Nsa Seek High School Hackers
Bored with classes? Carnegie Mellon University and one of the government's top spy agencies want to interest high school students in a game of computer hacking.
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Brogrammers Making Sex Jokes and Other Reasons Startups Need Hr Departments
When I worked at a startup, we jokingly referred to our "HR department"—a cardboard box that held resumes, NDAs, tax forms, whatever.
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The Touch-Screen Generation
On a chilly day last spring, a few dozen developers of children’s apps for phones and tablets gathered at an old beach resort in Monterey, California, to show off...
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Where Are the Cyber Pros?
The U.S. government has made progress on building a cyber workforce but continues to face several hurdles. The biggest challenge might be the budget climate and...
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In the Developing World, Moocs Start to Get Real
As online education platforms like Coursera, edX, and Udacity burst onto the scene over the past year, backers have talked up their potential to democratize higher...
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Intel's Media Unit on Hiring Spree to Prep for TV Debut
Intel Corp's media group has been on a hiring spree as it prepares to launch an Internet television service later this year, underscoring the chip maker's seriousness...
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'cool' Factor Key to Inspiring Future Tech and Engineering Stars
Stanford University president John Hennessy suggests the technology and engineering education field will need to develop a coolness factor if is to attract the...
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