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Documentation Academy Aims to Empower Open Source Newcomers
Canonical's Open Documentation Academy aims to help newcomers participate in the open source community, offering mentorship and…
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It Skills Shortage Offers a Chance For nemployed Workers
The IT skills shortage may present a number of opportunities to unemployed tech workers. At a time when large numbers of qualified IT workers are having a difficult...
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Geeks May Be Chic, But Negative Nerd Stereotype Still Exists, Professor Says
Despite technology's growing impact on society, academic geeks, or nerds, still suffer from negative stereotypes in popular culture, which may explain why women...
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They're Taking Their Brains and Going Home
The United States has always been the country to which the world's best and brightest have flocked in pursuit of education and to seek their fortunes. But burgeoning...
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Half of Americans See Another Country Emerging as World's Technological Leader
Half of all U.S. residents expect that another country will become the world leader in addressing technological challenges this century, reveals a new Duke University...
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More Science, Less Drama: IT Pros Defend Engineering Careers
Network WorldMany information technology (IT) professionals believe that parents could be doing their children a disservice by not encouraging them to pursue advanced...
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What Will It Take to Increase Hispanics in Stem? Money, Of Course
Diverse OnlineThe National Science Foundation (NSF) recently asked Hispanic-serving institutions at the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities' Capitol...
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Lack of Ability Does Not Explain Women's Opting Out of Math-Intensive Science Careers
American Psychological AssociationReasons for women's underrepresentation in math-heavy science careers other than a lack of mathematical ability were uncovered...
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Despite Layoffs, Microsoft Holding Firm on H-1bs
Citing their "crucial contributions to Microsoft's innovation successes," Microsoft said it will not significantly change its employment practices regarding immigrant...
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Tech Companies Pledge to Deal With Shortage of Women Workers
By 2010, there will be an estimated shortfall of 300,000 qualified engineers working in Europe's IT sector. At the same time, fewer than one in five computer scientists...
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The Real High-Tech Immigrant Problem: They're Leaving
New York TimesLanguage in the U.S. bank bailout legislation that discourages banks from recruiting skilled foreign workers on work visas has re-ignited the controversy...
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Why Skilled Immigrants Are Leaving the U.S.
Based on a study of Indian and Chinese immigrants in the IT sector, Vivek Wadhwa suggests that highly skilled immigrant workers are returning home for brighter...
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Five Recession Survival Skills
As a result of the weakening economy, senior-level IT professionals are spending increasingly more time examining the granular details of project costs and motivating...
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Graduates Take Degrees Overseas
International students at Carnegie Mellon University pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering, and math are increasingly leaving the United States after...
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Smart Recruiting Through Social Networks
Online social networks are growing in importance as a way to recruit top talent. In order to make their company attractive to the best and the brightest, employers...
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Clash of the Generations: IT Vets and Fresh Talent Scramble For the Same Jobs
The current economic environment is leading to a situation in which experienced technology professionals and recently-minted graduates are competing for the same...
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Professors Regard Online Instructions as Less Effective Than Classroom Learning
Many education professionals believe that online courses are less effective than classroom courses, concludes two surveys conducted by the National Association...
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It Layoffs: Not as Many as You Think
While a number of high-profile technology companies have recently announced layoffs, the situation may not be as dire as one assumes. The numbers reported by tech...
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Maintaining Employee Morale
Despite the deteriorating economic outlook, there are a number of steps that organizations can take to improve employee morale. Most importantly, organizations...
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Digital Archivists, Now in Demand
Given the amount of content that still needs to be digitized ¿ such as newspapers, court records and corporate documents - the role of the digital archivist is...
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The Dangers of Being nder- and Over-Qualified During a Recession
The economic downturn is forcing many IT professionals to re-assess their job prospects, especially now that many companies are bowing under the pressure to downsize...
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