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9 Hot It Skills For 2012

Slowly but surely, many U.S. companies are loosening their viselike grips on IT hiring and looking to add new staffers to bolster business growth in the year...

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In China, Business Travelers Take Extreme Precautions to Avoid Cyber-Espionage

Packing for business in China? Bring your passport and business cards, but maybe not that laptop loaded with contacts and corporate memos.

Wpi Launches Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Programs
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Wpi Launches Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Programs

Beginning with the new academic year, Worcester Polytechnic Institute is launching  interdisciplinary undergraduate and graduate degree programs  in bioinformatics...

Stock Awards, Bonuses Add ­p to Big Pay Packages For Cios
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Stock Awards, Bonuses Add ­p to Big Pay Packages For Cios

By examining the proxy statements of the 500 largest U.S. companies, as ranked by the Fortune 500, Network World  found compensation data for 25 senior IT executives...

A Campus Champion For Women in Computer Science
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A Campus Champion For Women in Computer Science

Harvey Mudd College president Maria Klawe has helped increase the percentage of female computer science majors at the college to 42 percent, compared to the national...

So You Think Your Boss Is a Psychopath?
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So You Think Your Boss Is a Psychopath?

A recent study claimed one in 25 executive leaders meet the criteria for a psychopathic personality. If that sounds like your boss, Professor Evelyn Williams...

Professor Categorizes Four Colors of Business Growth
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Professor Categorizes Four Colors of Business Growth

Many companies struggle with how to use innovation and technology to grow their business. A new book by a Washington University in St. Louis business professor...

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...

Physics Professor a Modern Day 'mr. Wizard'
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Physics Professor a Modern Day 'mr. Wizard'

Southeastern Louisiana University physicist Rhett Allain is a modern day "Mr. Wizard." Author of the highly popular science blog Dot Physics, he analyzes ideas...

'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...

On Your Mark, Get Set, Hack!
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On Your Mark, Get Set, Hack!

During a "hackathon" last year, GroupMe co-founders Steve Martocci and Jared Hecht built a group text-messaging service in one 24-hour stretch. In August, the...

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...

Technion Students Create Application that 'writes' Books
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Technion Students Create Application that 'writes' Books

Students at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have created a computer app that scours Wikipedia to "write" books in a matter of minutes on any subject...

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...
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