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System Detects Errors When Medication is Self-Administered
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System Detects Errors When Medication is Self-Administered

MIT researchers have developed a system that uses sensors and artificial intelligence to reduce patient errors with self administered medications.

Framework Guides Data Scientific Investigations of Organized Crime
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Framework Guides Data Scientific Investigations of Organized Crime

A data science framework for investigations of organized crime has been prepared by researchers at the University of Bristol and the Dutch National Police.

Four Students Recognized With ACM/CSTA 2020-21 Cutler-Bell Prize
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Four Students Recognized With ACM/CSTA 2020-21 Cutler-Bell Prize

Four graduating high school seniors throughout the U.S. were selected as recipients of the ACM/CSTA Cutler-Bell Prize in High School Computing.

Now Everyone Wants To Be a Software Developer
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Now Everyone Wants To Be a Software Developer

Computer programming and software development were the top choices for people looking to improve their employment opportunities in 2020, according to new research...

University of California Secures Open Access Deal with Scientific Publisher
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University of California Secures Open Access Deal with Scientific Publisher

The University of California has reached an open access agreement with Elsevier, the world's largest scientific publisher, that will make significantly more of...

Open-Access Quantum Computing Testbed Now Operational
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Open-Access Quantum Computing Testbed Now Operational

The QSCOUT open-access quantum computing testbed at Sandia National Laboratories is operational and available to the research community.

Arkansas Bill Would Classify Computer Science as a Foreign Language
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Arkansas Bill Would Classify Computer Science as a Foreign Language

A bill filed last week in the Arkansas House of Representatives would allow computer science classes to be offered for foreign language credits to high school students...

Rutgers Center Juggles March Madness, IBM Internship
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Rutgers Center Juggles March Madness, IBM Internship

Myles Johnson's internship with IBM began Feb. 1, just hours after Rutgers' Scarlet Knights flew back from a win at Northwestern. (Johnson had seven points and...

'Glass Ceiling Hasn't Cracked' for Women in Senior Tech Roles
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'Glass Ceiling Hasn't Cracked' for Women in Senior Tech Roles

Women are still severely underrepresented in senior roles in Israel's tech and innovation sector, according to a Start-Up Nation Central report.

Math, Physics Not Required for Engineering Admissions, AICTE Says
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Math, Physics Not Required for Engineering Admissions, AICTE Says

In a controversial move that would impact the quality of engineers produced in India, the AICTE has made mathematics and physics optional as an admissions requirement...

Inside Google's Plan to Disrupt the College Degree
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Inside Google's Plan to Disrupt the College Degree

Google's programs are designed to address the unfilled digital positions and unemployment created by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Large Computer Language Models Carry Environmental, Social Risks
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Large Computer Language Models Carry Environmental, Social Risks

A review of literature on risks associated with the rapid growth of natural language processing finds that the capability comes with real costs, including perpetuating...

'You're Paid What You're Worth' and Other Myths
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'You're Paid What You're Worth' and Other Myths

Jake Rosenfeld at Washington University in St. Louis challenges the notion that compensation depends on productivity and occupation, and instead places power and...

Internships May Help Address Male-Female Pay Gap for STEM Grads
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Internships May Help Address Male-Female Pay Gap for STEM Grads

Researchers from Stanford University found that a confidence gap between men and women in STEM fields aligns with a gender pay gap.

Hinton's GLOM Idea Represents Part-Whole Hierarchies in Neural Networks
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Hinton's GLOM Idea Represents Part-Whole Hierarchies in Neural Networks

A team led by Turing Award recipient Geoffrey Hinton has created an idea for a vision system called GLOM that enables neural networks with fixed architecture to...

One Researcher's Mission to Encourage Reproducibility in Machine Learning
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One Researcher's Mission to Encourage Reproducibility in Machine Learning

A researcher has started the "Papers Without Code" website with a goal of having a centralized list of machine learning papers that are not implementable.

QS World Rankings Tally Top CS Schools in Asia
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QS World Rankings Tally Top CS Schools in Asia

The 2021 QS World University Rankings of Computer Science and Information Systems programs includes 651 colleges and universities worldwide and 186 in Asia.

Study Highlights Pitfalls of 'Cybervetting' Job Candidates
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Study Highlights Pitfalls of 'Cybervetting' Job Candidates

A recent study shows that online vetting of job candidates' social media profiles is often rooted in an assessment of their moral character and rarely involves...

Can Technology Bridge the Urban-Rural Education Gap?
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Can Technology Bridge the Urban-Rural Education Gap?

Researchers found that computer-assisted learning can be effective in reducing the rural-urban education gap and deliver long-term gains such as more completed...

AI Panel Urges U.S. to Boost Tech Skills Amid China's Rise
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AI Panel Urges U.S. to Boost Tech Skills Amid China's Rise

An artificial intelligence commission led by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is urging the U.S. to boost its AI skills to maintain innovation leadership and counter...
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