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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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Carnegie Mellon University's David Brumley has won a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers — the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government...Carnegie Mellon niversity From ACM Careers | October 4, 2011
For more than a decade educators have been expecting the Internet to transform that bastion of tradition and authority, the university. Digital utopians have...The New York Times From ACM Opinion | October 3, 2011
To encourage more students to work with mentors during their academic careers, MentorNet is making it easier for any student with an .EDU email address to find...MentorNet From ACM CareerNews | September 6, 2011
The proliferation of ways to measure things—point-of-service terminals, Web analytics, geographic and temporal records, even semantic information—means businesses...Technology Review From ACM Careers | September 30, 2011
Beginning with the new academic year, Worcester Polytechnic Institute is launching interdisciplinary undergraduate and graduate degree programs in bioinformatics...Worcester Polytechnic Institute From ACM Careers | September 27, 2011
Harvey Mudd College president Maria Klawe has helped increase the percentage of female computer science majors at the college to 42 percent, compared to the national...Bloomberg Businessweek From ACM TechNews | September 26, 2011
In his speech to Congress introducing the American Jobs Act, President Obama discussed the need for additional legislation that, if passed, would have a direct...CIO.com From ACM CareerNews | September 9, 2011
Shwetak Patel, Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington, has been named a 2011 MacArthur Fellow...The niversity of Washington From ACM Careers | September 20, 2011
The Ithaca College Robert Noyce Scholarship Program will prepare 18 undergraduates for careers teaching physics and math in high-need school districts.Ithaca College From ACM Careers | September 19, 2011
A group of investors has created a $1.1 million fund to support $250,000 in annual prize money to Indiana University Bloomington students who submit the best...Indiana niversity From ACM Careers | September 19, 2011
Southeastern Louisiana University physicist Rhett Allain is a modern day "Mr. Wizard." Author of the highly popular science blog Dot Physics, he analyzes ideas...Southeastern Louisiana University From ACM Careers | September 16, 2011
If you build it, they will come. No, I'm not talking about a baseball field amidst stalks of corn but the educational institutions dotting the U.S. landscape...Singularity Hub From ACM News | September 15, 2011
Students at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have created a computer app that scours Wikipedia to "write" books in a matter of minutes on any subject...American Technion Society From ACM Careers | September 14, 2011
The U.S. National Science Foundation is funding a program to offer "computer science principles" classes at San Diego area high schools, community colleges, and...University of California, San Diego From ACM Careers | September 13, 2011
Amy Furman, a seventh-grade English teacher here, roams among 31 students sitting at their desks or in clumps on the floor. They're studying Shakespeare's "As...The New York Times From ACM Careers | September 12, 2011
Nearly thirty-five years ago, 11% of computer science majors were women. Their proportion continued to rise steadily, reaching its peak (37%) in 1984. Then, over...The Washington Post From ACM CareerNews | August 26, 2011
Math anxiety is a problem that usually starts at an early age, and if it isn't addressed in grade school, math anxiety can hinder students throughout their education...Saint Joseph's University From ACM Careers | September 6, 2011
Now beginning its second year, the Masters of Science in Leadership, offered by Washington University in St. Louis in partnership with the Brookings Institution...Washington niversity in St. Louis From ACM Careers | September 1, 2011
A serious personnel shortage in the global science and engineering workforce involves a the scarcity of real-life superheroes with charm, charisma, people skills...American Chemical Society From ACM Careers | September 1, 2011
As part of a dramatic effort to expand its IT offerings to a global audience, Stanford University will be offering 101-level courses free online on artificial...ZDNet From ACM Careers | August 30, 2011