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The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory held its 21st annual Science Careers in Search of Women conference last month, welcoming approximately...Argonne National Laboratory From ACM News | May 1, 2009
Providing educators with the tools to create interactive TV courses will expand their ability to reach audiences in their homes and help them learn new skills,Enhanced...ICT Results From ICT Results | April 29, 2009
Zhang Weidong has been making the rounds at the weekend talent fair in Nanjing, China for more than a month now and can't understand why he hasn't landed a job....The Wall Street Journal From ACM Careers | April 28, 2009
Georgia Institute of Technology has required every undergraduate on campus to take a course in computing. Here are the lessons learned from the practice, now...Mark Guzdial From Communications of the ACM | May 1, 2009
Post-graduate students in medical software at India's Manipal Centre for Information Science (MCIS), a unique course which is not taught in any other Indian universities...The Times of India From ACM Careers | April 17, 2009
The Computing Research Association recently reported that enrollment in engineering and computer science programs increased by 8 percent over the 2007-2008 school...Elon University From ACM TechNews | April 9, 2009
A sudden wave of hiring in East Asia, especially in Hong Kong, could lead to a brain drain of computer science talent away from America. Talented IT professionals...The Chronicle of Higher Education From ACM CareerNews | April 3, 2009
While it's only natural to feel apprehension about IT job security, some are discovering opportunity in the wake of unemployment. The most successful job seekers...TechCareers From ACM CareerNews | March 24, 2009
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) computer science education graduate student Leigh Ann Sudol says computer science suffers from the lack of female participation...Pittsburgh Tribune-Review From ACM TechNews | April 6, 2009
When ACM (the Association for Computing Machinery) awarded Barbara Liskov the prestigious A.M. Turing Award earlier this month, its decision and timing were perfect...National Science Foundation From ACM News | April 1, 2009
A STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education initiative is long overdue! Data on science education in America collected over the past few...StarTribune.com From ACM Careers | March 31, 2009
The nation's leading computer science programs say graduating seniors are still sought after by technology vendors and corporate shops, despite the global economic...Network World From ACM Careers | March 31, 2009
A new report from the Computing Research Association (CRA) found that student enrollment in computer science (CS) has risen for the first time in six years. The...Seattle Post-Intelligencer From ACM TechNews | March 30, 2009
The Scholarship for Service (SFS) program, jointly run by the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is becoming a widely...Government Computer News From ACM TechNews | March 25, 2009
The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (ABI) expects to draw more scholarship applications for the 2009 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing...Business Wire From ACM TechNews | March 25, 2009
A strategy that involves something akin to electronic student portfolios (ePortfolios) is vital to a shift in educational focus from teaching to learning, write...The Chronicle of Higher Education From ACM TechNews | March 25, 2009
The number of computer science majors enrolled in U.S. universities rose 8.1 percent in 2008, the first increase in six years, reports the Computing Research Association...Computing Research Association From ACM TechNews | March 18, 2009
A recent IBM Academic Initiative survey found that 80 percent of 1,600 college students polled agreed that high-technology skills will help them succeed, and a...Network World From ACM TechNews | March 16, 2009
Women tend to choose non-math-intensive fields for their careers — not because they lack mathematical ability, but because they want flexibility to raise children...Newswise From ACM News | March 16, 2009
Despite technology's growing impact on society, academic geeks, or nerds, still suffer from negative stereotypes in popular culture, which may explain why women...The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign From ACM TechNews | March 9, 2009