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Obama Jobs Plan: How IT Workers Will Benefit
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Obama Jobs Plan: How IT Workers Will Benefit

In his speech to Congress introducing the American Jobs Act, President Obama discussed the need for additional legislation that, if passed, would have a direct...

Seeking Work? Ready Your Webcam
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Seeking Work? Ready Your Webcam

Employers are increasingly turning to video interviews conducted over the Internet to find the most qualified candidates. In 2011, nearly 42% of first-round interviews...

­w Professor Shwetak Patel Wins Macarthur Foundation 'genius' Award
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­w Professor Shwetak Patel Wins Macarthur Foundation 'genius' Award

 Shwetak Patel, Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington, has been named a 2011 MacArthur Fellow...

Scholarship Program Addresses Science and Math Teacher Shortages
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Scholarship Program Addresses Science and Math Teacher Shortages

The Ithaca College Robert Noyce Scholarship Program will prepare 18 undergraduates for careers teaching physics and math in high-need school districts.

Fund Supports $250,000 Annual Student Prize For Software, Technology Business Plan
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Fund Supports $250,000 Annual Student Prize For Software, Technology Business Plan

A group of investors has created a $1.1 million fund to support $250,000 in annual prize money to Indiana University Bloomington students who submit the best...

'Hirer Beware' in Online Environments
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'Hirer Beware' in Online Environments

A business researcher is finding that most have no problem fudging facts under the "right circumstances." His study targeted computer-mediated communication to...

Chinese Students Are Storming ­.s. Grad Schools: They Have the Money and the Brains
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Chinese Students Are Storming ­.s. Grad Schools: They Have the Money and the Brains

If you build it, they will come. No, I'm not talking about a baseball field amidst stalks of corn but the educational institutions dotting the U.S. landscape...

A Winning Strategy in the War For Talent
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A Winning Strategy in the War For Talent

Despite a massive surplus of people looking for work, technology companies are having a hard time finding talent. When big companies take out billboards to find...

Jumping the Corporate Ship
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Jumping the Corporate Ship

A growing number of middle managers are leaving large corporations to join new start-ups, as the technology boom gains momentum. Start-ups, in some cases, generate...

Nsf Grant to Expand Computer Science Principles Curriculum
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Nsf Grant to Expand Computer Science Principles Curriculum

The U.S. National Science Foundation is funding a program to offer "computer science principles" classes at San Diego area high schools, community colleges, and...

Gao Reviews Americans' Interest-Level in Cyber Jobs
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Gao Reviews Americans' Interest-Level in Cyber Jobs

The U.S. Government Accountability Office will soon release a report on the cybersecurity staffing challenges confronting government agencies. The study will help...

Age Bias in It: The Reality Behind the Rumors
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Age Bias in It: The Reality Behind the Rumors

Most high-tech employers would likely deny that age discrimination is an issue at their company. But many IT workers over 50 beg to differ, saying they have experienced...

10 Jobs That Barely Existed on 9/10/01, From Robot Squadmate to Warplane Whisperer
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10 Jobs That Barely Existed on 9/10/01, From Robot Squadmate to Warplane Whisperer

The terror attacks on New York and Washington on Sept. 11, 2001, changed the lives of all Americans—few more so than the millions who have participated in the...

Five Subtle Ways to Find a New Job
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Five Subtle Ways to Find a New Job

While many people delay entering the job market even when they know they should act, there are ways to find a new job without leaving your comfort zone. You can...

When Computer Programming Was Women's Work
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When Computer Programming Was Women's Work

Nearly thirty-five years ago, 11% of computer science majors were women. Their proportion continued to rise steadily, reaching its peak (37%) in 1984. Then, over...

Social Media Expert Explores Dynamics of Online Networking
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Social Media Expert Explores Dynamics of Online Networking

A study of the dynamics of an open source community suggests a "performance–based clustering" phenomenon in which most collaborations involve accomplished developers...

Program Encourages Government Employees to Innovate
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Program Encourages Government Employees to Innovate

Now beginning its second year, the Masters of Science in Leadership, offered by Washington University in St. Louis in partnership with the Brookings Institution...

Researchers ­sing Ipads to Treat Patients With Spinal Cord Injuries
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Researchers ­sing Ipads to Treat Patients With Spinal Cord Injuries

The Occupational Therapy Department at Nova Southeastern University is giving iPads to patients with limited mobility.    

Remedies For Science's Shortage of Superheroes
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Remedies For Science's Shortage of Superheroes

A serious personnel shortage in the global science and engineering workforce involves a the scarcity of real-life superheroes with charm, charisma, people skills...

AI Demo Shows How Chatbots Soon Sink Into Non Sequiturs and Nonsense
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AI Demo Shows How Chatbots Soon Sink Into Non Sequiturs and Nonsense

An exchange between two robot avatars set up as a demonstration for an artificial intelligence class at Cornell University quickly devolved into conversational...
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