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Video Game Players Advancing Genetic Research
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Video Game Players Advancing Genetic Research

Players of a video game designed by McGill University researchers are contributing to the analysis of DNA sequences.

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Pentagon Fast-Tracks Hacker Research

The Pentagon has long had a love-hate relationship with computer hackers: On the outside, they can infiltrate vulnerable defense networks. On the inside, they...

Hubble Racks ­p 10,000 Science Papers
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Hubble Racks ­p 10,000 Science Papers

For the past 21 years thousands of astronomers around the world in over 35 countries have been engaged in Hubble Space Telescope research, and the 10,000th Hubble...

Programming Should Take Pride of Place in Our Schools
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Programming Should Take Pride of Place in Our Schools

If we don't change the way ICT is thought about and taught, we're shutting the door on our children's futures.

Women in It
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Women in It

Men are still dominant when it comes to top IT positions in higher education, and  women face in the field face numerous challenges. Dominican University CIO Jill...

Medical Robotics Experts Advance Nasa 'satellite Surgery' Project
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Medical Robotics Experts Advance Nasa 'satellite Surgery' Project

Johns Hopkins University engineers are applying their expertise with medical robotics to show NASA how to fix valuable satellites that are breaking down or running...

Study Suggests Flexible Workplaces Promote Better Health Behavior and Well-Being
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Study Suggests Flexible Workplaces Promote Better Health Behavior and Well-Being

A flexible workplace initiative improved employees' health behavior and well-being, including a rise in the amount and quality of sleep and better health management...

STEM Literacy Beyond STEM Occupations
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STEM Literacy Beyond STEM Occupations

A new report from Georgetown University defines why science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) literacy is important both inside and outside STEM fields,...

IT's Most Wanted: Mainframe Programmers
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IT's Most Wanted: Mainframe Programmers

Although mainframes remain a key component of enterprises, many mainframe personnel are getting ready to retire and there are not enough students interested in...

The Search For Analysts To Make Sense Of 'big Data'
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The Search For Analysts To Make Sense Of 'big Data'

Businesses keep vast troves of data about things like online shopping,  weather patterns, or financial transactions. Companies hoping to make use of the big data...

Science Pubs Create Lively Intellectual Exchange
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Science Pubs Create Lively Intellectual Exchange

Science Pubs are a new forum for freewheeling exchange between people who love science and researchers of all stripes. Organizers say the discussions reveal a broad...

Digital Downtime
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Digital Downtime

During the holidays, you might look forward to the time away from work — unless you feel a nagging need to check emails and voice mails. You wouldn't be alone....

Why Free Software Is Not a Job Killer
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Why Free Software Is Not a Job Killer

Computerworld UK author John Spencer laments that free and open source software's (FLOSS) cost benefits have been taken to heart, so much so that there are hardly...

Does Free Software Cost Jobs?
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Does Free Software Cost Jobs?

Open Source companies' mantra to education is 'reduce overheads, reduce support, save money, do more for less.' Trouble is this approach has not created a single...

Reverse Mentoring Cracks Workplace
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Reverse Mentoring Cracks Workplace

In an effort to school senior executives in technology, social media and the latest workplace trends, many businesses are pairing upper management with younger...

How to Retain Your Startup Workforce
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How to Retain Your Startup Workforce

Startups need to provide a unique and exciting atmosphere to retain top talent. Startup workers want to be a part of a team that shapes a company through its development...

Using Linkedin to Track Down Your Dream Job
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Using Linkedin to Track Down Your Dream Job

Your LinkedIn profile can showcase your skills and help the right people and opportunities find their way to you. Members with at least one past position on their...

Insect Cyborgs May Become First Responders, Search and Monitor Hazardous Environs
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Insect Cyborgs May Become First Responders, Search and Monitor Hazardous Environs

Research conducted at the University of Michigan College of Engineering may lead to the use of insects equipped with cameras, microphones, and other sensors to...

Technology-Rich Learning Environment Improves Tech Retention Rates
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Technology-Rich Learning Environment Improves Tech Retention Rates

Researchers at Rochester Institute of Technology have found that use of a technology-rich learning environment in undergraduate engineering-technology courses...

For Future Job Seekers, 'tis the Season to Network
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For Future Job Seekers, 'tis the Season to Network

Students on holiday breaks should seek out opportunities to "network before they need work" and plant the seeds for a successful career search, says Brett Woodard...
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