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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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The convergence of technology, education, and diversity is the topic of a new book written by Jane Margolis of the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | June 19, 2009
A study by the Conference Board of Canada for the Canadian Coalition for Tomorrow's IT Skills (CCICT) and Bell Canada found that high school students place a greater...Computerworld Canada From ACM TechNews | June 22, 2009
As employment headlines go from grim to grimmer, it’s appropriate that one job category with expanding demand involves helping people avoid reality. Designers of...The New York Times From ACM Careers | June 15, 2009
The University of California, San Diego this week claimed to be the first public university in the United States to offer an iPhone application that provides mobile...niversity of California, San Diego From ACM Careers | June 15, 2009
The Department of Communication, Business and Information Technologies (CBIT) at Roskilde University in Denmark invites applications for a PhD scholarship in Computer...Roskilde niversity From ACM Careers | June 15, 2009
Math and science education in the United States needs to improve dramatically if the country wants to stay competitive in the 21st century, concludes a report from...Inside Higher Ed From ACM TechNews | June 12, 2009
Lamar University's Increasing Student Participation In Research Development (INSPIRED) team hosts computing workshops for middle and high school students in an...Lamar niversity From ACM TechNews | June 11, 2009
Dame Wendy Hall, president of ACM, is one of the world's leading computer scientists and a fervent advocate for women in science. She notes that although women...London Guardian (K) From ACM TechNews | June 5, 2009
An interim report issued by ACM and the WGBH Educational Foundation confirms a significant gender gap among college-bound students in their opinions of computing...ACM From ACM Careers | June 3, 2009
Some of the sharpest young minds from India have taken up residence at British Columbia universities as part of an unusual program intended to woo international...The Vancouver Sun From ACM News | June 1, 2009
Although more women are pursuing degrees in math, physics, computer science, engineering, biochemistry, and other technology-centric fields than ever before, enrollment...Fort Worth Business Press From ACM TechNews | May 28, 2009
A European Union-funded research initiative called LEAD is using computers to enhance collaborative, face-to-face learning and problem solving. The research demonstrates...ICT Results From ACM TechNews | May 22, 2009
The Computing Innovation Fellows project announced by the Computing Community Consortium (CCC) and the Computing Research Association (CRA) will award grants to...ACM News From ACM Careers | May 19, 2009
U.S. businesses could be hurt by a reverse brain drain as skilled foreigners with temporary H-1B work visas depart the country and set up competing companies in...Investor's Business Daily From ACM TechNews | May 11, 2009
Stanford University's 100-year tradition of entrepreneurialism, which has spawned such tech giants as Hewlett-Packard, Cisco, Google, Sun, and Yahoo!, has been...San Jose Mercury News From ACM News | May 11, 2009
Across the U.S., enrollment in engineering programs has risen to levels not seen in three decades. The economic uncertainty created by the recession appears to...The Christian Science Monitor From ACM CareerNews | April 24, 2009
According to a project completed by second-year master's students at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, government needs to be doing a better job of recruiting...Federal Computer Week From ACM CareerNews | April 22, 2009
Amazon.com Inc. on Wednesday (May 6) plans to unveil a new version of its Kindle e-book reader with a larger screen and other features designed to appeal to periodical...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | May 6, 2009
Declining enrollment in computer science programs, along with an increased demand for computer science workers, could lead to a critical workforce shortage in Canada...New Brunswick Business Journal From ACM TechNews | May 4, 2009
A growing number of East Carolina University undergraduates are having international experiences without ever leaving the Greenville, N.C., campus. The university's...The Chronicle of Higher Education From ACM News | May 5, 2009