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One of the only solar-powered carousels in the world is now open at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. The carousel features hand-carved and hand-painted animals and...Smithsonian Institution From ACM Careers | November 27, 2012
How do you take particles in a test tube, or components in a tiny chip, and turn them into a $100 million company?The New York Times From ACM Careers | November 26, 2012
Brad Smith, executive vice president and general counsel of Microsoft, weighs in on what academia and industry can do to produce more graduates with the IT skills...The Wall Street Journal From ACM CareerNews | October 18, 2012
With unemployment in the IT industry at historically low levels, companies are increasing their payments of bonuses as they scramble to fill open positions and...InfoWorld From ACM CareerNews | November 15, 2012
Jeannette Wing, a leading figure in computer science research, will join Microsoft Research in January 2013 as vice president, head of Microsoft Research International...Microsoft Research From ACM Careers | November 20, 2012
Scientists at The University of Alabama in Huntsville are using a collaboration portal designed to encourage collaborative "open science" by providing scientists...University of Alabama Huntsville From ACM Careers | November 20, 2012
Approximately 1,400 middle schoolers will explore the universe with research-grade robotic telescopes over the next three years, thanks to a $1.6 million program...niversity of Chicago From ACM Careers | November 19, 2012
According to law enforcement agencies, the rising popularity of Internet chat services like Skype has made it difficult to eavesdrop on suspects' communications...Slate From ACM Careers | November 19, 2012
Through a five-year, $6.24 million grant from the National Science Foundation, the Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of Massachusetts Amherst will...Georgia Institute of Technology From ACM Careers | November 16, 2012
Building on its success in drawing more women and under-represented minority students to study computer science, UMass Amherst has won a $6.24 million grant from...niversity of Massachusetts Amherst From ACM Careers | November 16, 2012
Skyrocketing demand is leading to higher salaries and improved career prospects for software engineers across the United States.InfoWorld From ACM CareerNews | October 18, 2012
Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories and the University of New Mexico are comparing supercomputer simulations of blast waves on the brain with clinical studies...Sandia National Laboratories From ACM Careers | November 15, 2012
Businesses will get more accurate assessments of potential and current employees if they do away with self-rated personality tests and ask those being assessed...University of Toronto From ACM Careers | November 15, 2012
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation awarded 12 grants, totaling more than $3 million, in new investments in Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs).Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation From ACM Careers | November 14, 2012
The Business-Higher Education Forum, a network of executives and college presidents, is focusing on programs to promote deeper learning and science, technology,...Education Week From ACM TechNews | November 12, 2012
The Power of Community security conference in Seoul recently held the final round of a hacking contest called the Power of XX, a women-only skills competition intended...IDG News Service From ACM TechNews | November 12, 2012
The night before the end of Google's Pwnium contest at the CanSecWest security conference this year in Vancouver, a tall teen dressed in khaki shorts, tube socks...Wired From ACM Careers | November 9, 2012
Many universities are reaching out to community colleges to set up programs that encourage science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. Inside Higher Ed From ACM TechNews | November 7, 2012
Despite some concerns earlier this year, it's safe to say that IT employment will finish 2012 well in the black.Computerworld From ACM Careers | November 8, 2012