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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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PayPal co-founder Max Levchin faced some flak recently when he announced he was starting a new company in the already crowded field of digital payments.Wired From ACM Careers | March 18, 2013
Up to 15 new HHMI professors will receive $1 million over five years to create activities that integrate their research with student learning to enhance undergraduates'...Howard Hughes Medical Institute From ACM Careers | March 18, 2013
Twice a week about 200 Israeli high school students in seven separate locations meet after school for six hours of extra classes.Bloomberg Businessweek From ACM Careers | March 18, 2013
The number of new undergraduate computing majors in U.S. computer science departments increased more than 29 percent in 2012, marking the fifth straight year of...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | March 11, 2013
Asked about industry demand for their graduates, colleges and professors from various technology disciplines said that more job opportunities and higher starting...Network World From ACM TechNews | March 8, 2013
Harvard faculty members responded with shock after the Boston Globe revealed that theuniversity’s administration had searched 16 faculty deans’ email accounts to...Slate From ACM Opinion | March 12, 2013
Making music is the main objective of students in Professor Jennifer Burg's computer science classes. But Burg's goal is to get them to understand the underlying...Wake Forest University From ACM Careers | March 8, 2013
At 16, Isabelle Aleksander spends hours writing computer code and plans a career in engineering. Her latest passion is the Raspberry Pi, a low-cost, credit-card...The New York Times From ACM Careers | March 7, 2013
Disney, the Hollywood titan which brought the world classics such as Fantasia, Bambi, and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, has admitted it has no current plans...The Guardian From ACM Careers | March 7, 2013
A new Center for Open Science, based at the University of Virginia, will encourage openness, accessibility and reproducibility of research across all scientific...University of Virginia From ACM Careers | March 5, 2013
Before Marissa Mayer and Sheryl Sandberg became the faces of female leadership in Silicon Valley, there was Carly Fiorina.Bloomberg Businessweek From ACM Opinion | March 1, 2013
Chicago is partnering with the U.S. Navy to develop science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) summer camps, enrichment programs, and more dual-enrollment...Center for Digital Education From ACM TechNews | February 27, 2013
A new research initiative will use computational tools to scrutinize how knowledge is created. Such understanding could transform the process of research, calling...Computation Institute From ACM Careers | February 27, 2013
The idea that boys are better at math and in competitions has persisted for a long time, and now we know why: Nobody bothered to schedule the rematch.Brigham Young University From ACM Careers | February 26, 2013
Tony Mwai moved back to his homeland of Kenya in 2009 to run IBM's East Africa operations, about 20 years after joining the company in New York.Bloomberg Businessweek From ACM Careers | February 26, 2013
At a former paper-printing factory in Hong Kong, a 20-year-old wunderkind named Zhao Bowen has embarked on a challenging and potentially controversial quest: uncovering...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | February 26, 2013
In its bid to reshape itself for the future, Yahoo is returning to a workplace culture of the tech industry's past.NPR From ACM Careers | February 25, 2013
Coursera and edX both recently announced they are doubling the number of universities offering classes through their open online education sites. Inside Higher Ed From ACM TechNews | February 22, 2013