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Using YouTube to Assess and Supplement Online Learning
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Using YouTube to Assess and Supplement Online Learning

As online learning steadily becomes the norm, it is important that more educators are aware of the tools they can incorporate into their classrooms — such as Skype...

The Joys of ­rban Tech
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The Joys of ­rban Tech

For as long as many of us can remember, high-tech industries have flourished in the suburban office parks that are so ubiquitous in Silicon Valley, North Carolina's...

A Peace Corps For Civic-Minded Geeks
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A Peace Corps For Civic-Minded Geeks

The nonprofit Code for America, a kind of Peace Corps for geeks, has led the way in bringing online efficiency to offline government systems, picking a team of...

New Program Joins Computer Science and Design Experts at ­W, Tsinghua ­niversity
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New Program Joins Computer Science and Design Experts at ­W, Tsinghua ­niversity

Computer science, HCI, and design students from the University of Washington and Beijing's Tsinghua University collaborated this summer developing ways that technology...

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Painful Birth For Europe's New One-Stop Patent

That Europe needs a common patent is patently obvious to Michael Setton, who runs a tiny technology firm in France making wireless sensors that track environmental...

Foundation Funding Sustains Arxiv Scientific Repository
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Foundation Funding Sustains Arxiv Scientific Repository

arXiv, the free repository that has revolutionized the way scientists share information, is adopting a new governance and business model that will allow it to...

Education Leaders See MOOCs, Distance Learning as the Future of Higher Ed
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Education Leaders See MOOCs, Distance Learning as the Future of Higher Ed

Sixty percent of respondents to a survey conducted for an Elon University School of Communications project said the Internet is bringing great change to higher...

Gender Gap in IT Labor Market Remains Wide: Survey
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Gender Gap in IT Labor Market Remains Wide: Survey

Thirty-five percent of 2,400 information technology managers worldwide claim to have no women in IT management roles in their organization, and 24 percent have...

Building Ultra-Low Power Wireless Networks
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Building Ultra-Low Power Wireless Networks

Researchers at the University of Arkansas have received funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation to create distortion-tolerant communications for wireless...

A Hardware Renaissance in Silicon Valley
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A Hardware Renaissance in Silicon Valley

In recent years, Silicon Valley seems to have forgotten about silicon. It’s been about dot-coms, Web advertising, social networking, and apps for smartphones.

Top Five Cities For Big Data Jobs
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Top Five Cities For Big Data Jobs

The Big Data movement is creating a hiring boom, spurring IT departments to find the right people to collect, analyze, and interpret data. Five cities show the...

Students Explore Cyber Issues at Sandia Summer Institute
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Students Explore Cyber Issues at Sandia Summer Institute

Top graduate students pursuing careers in cybersecurity worked alongside Sandia and other prominent cybersecurity experts in a weeklong summer institute sponsored...

Program to Improve STEM Access For Blind, Visually-Impaired Students
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Program to Improve STEM Access For Blind, Visually-Impaired Students

Arizona State University kicks off a pilot program called 3D-Imagine that uses three-dimensional materials to enhance independent learning by blind or visually-impaired...

In Japan, Mobile Startups Take Gaming To Next Level
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In Japan, Mobile Startups Take Gaming To Next Level

On the subway, in doctor's waiting rooms and during college lectures, millions of Japanese can be found glued to their smartphones. But they're not texting or making...

Backseat Leader: Managing Change When You're Not Running the Show
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Backseat Leader: Managing Change When You're Not Running the Show

Being an advocate for change has great career potential. But how can you spark positive change within your organization if you're not "officially" running the show...

Former White House Cybersecurity Official Joins Start-­p
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Former White House Cybersecurity Official Joins Start-­p

In January, Sameer Bhalotra left his position as President Obama's senior director for cybersecurity without discussing his next move.

Turning Gamers Into Citizen Scientists
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Turning Gamers Into Citizen Scientists

Everyday gamers are making notable contributions to science and medicine. One online video game that makes the connection is EteRNA, which has become a digital...

Seven Things A Headhunter Won't Tell You
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Seven Things A Headhunter Won't Tell You

At some point you may find yourself working with a headhunter, so it's helpful to understand how they operate and how their thinking can influence your job search...

Pioneering Mooc Course Focuses On Job Creation
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Pioneering Mooc Course Focuses On Job Creation

The University of Virginia's Darden School of Business will offer the school's first massive open online course (MOOC) in January 2013, called "Grow to Greatness...

From Heroes to Humans: The Totally Regular People Who Landed a Robot on Mars
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From Heroes to Humans: The Totally Regular People Who Landed a Robot on Mars

Last week, a group of the scientists and engineers orchestrating NASA's Curiosity mission got together to do an "Ask Me Anything" on Reddit.
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