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Seven computer science researchers supported by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR) are among 69 scientists...CACM Staff From ACM News | February 5, 2010
Britain's Women in Technology has teamed up with the National IT Learning Center to introduce the Rise of the Cyberella Competition, which will provide funding...V3.co.uk From ACM TechNews | February 3, 2010
Why is the National Science Foundation helping Morehouse College pay students to test videogames? The school's Glitch Game Testers program is one of many NSF efforts...By Paul Hyman From ACM News | February 2, 2010
A recent Lemelson-MIT Invention Index survey found that teens are enthusiastic about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), with 77 percent interested...Lemelson-MIT Program From ACM TechNews | February 1, 2010
School systems across the United States are pushing students to pursue science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) by providing joint programs with...Government Technology From ACM TechNews | February 1, 2010
University of Chicago researchers have found that female elementary school teachers can pass on their anxiety and stereotypes about math to female students. niversity of Chicago From ACM TechNews | January 29, 2010
Colleges have developed programs to support women in science and engineering through the use of federal grants such as those offered under the U.S. National Science...The Chronicle of Higher Education From ACM TechNews | January 27, 2010
Most foreigners who came to the U.S. to earn doctorate degrees in science and engineering stayed on after graduation — at least until the recession began — refuting...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | January 27, 2010
Guest blogger Valerie Barr writes about highlights of the ninth Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference, including keynote speeches by Megan Smith...Valerie Barr From Communications of the ACM | February 1, 2010
Sure, we’re all plugged in and online 24/7. But fewer American kids are growing up to be bona fide computer geeks. And that poses a serious security risk for the...Wired From ACM News | January 15, 2010
For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are collaborating on a program designed to...The Journal From ACM TechNews | January 11, 2010
The most innovative CEOs spend 50 percent more time practicing five specific innovation skills than do their less creative counterparts, according to a six-year...Brigham Young niversity From ACM Careers | January 11, 2010
U.S. colleges are adding courses and specialized degrees in the once-exotic field of cybersecurity to try to meet the growing demands for computer security skills...The New York Times From ACM TechNews | January 8, 2010
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' outlook for job growth between 2008 and 2018, there are several bright spots where new jobs and promising career...The Wall Street Journal From ACM CareerNews | December 28, 2009
Educators and technologists say both the image of computing work and computer science education in high schools need to change to fill what are expected to be the...The New York Times From ACM TechNews | December 21, 2009
Indiana University computer scientists have developed the Tenurometer, a tool for evaluating the impact of scholars in their field. Tenurometer counts the number...Inside Higher Ed From ACM TechNews | December 16, 2009
Seven institutions received funding in fiscal year 2009 through Innovation through Institutional Integration, or I3 — an effort intended to link institutions' existing...National Science Foundation From ACM News | December 17, 2009
The stereotype of computer scientists as nerds who stay up all night coding and have no social life may be driving women away from the field, according to a new...niversity of Washington From ACM News | December 15, 2009
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researcher Mitchel Resnick and colleagues at the MIT Media Lab have enjoyed great success with Scratch, a computer programming...National Science Foundation From ACM TechNews | December 14, 2009
The U.S. House of Representatives has designated Dec. 6-12 Computer Science Education Week to help raise awareness of the dearth of computer science in grades K...National Science Foundation From ACM TechNews | December 11, 2009