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Canonical's Open Documentation Academy aims to help newcomers participate in the open source community, offering mentorship and…
BNN| February 28, 2024
"Tech has solved some of the world's biggest challenges, but it hasn't cracked the one closest to home: toxic, sexist workplace culture," says Girls Who Code founder...Wired From ACM Careers | August 23, 2019
Amber Johnson made history this month by becoming the first African American woman to earn a doctorate in computer science from Purdue University.
U.S. Black Engineer From ACM Careers | August 22, 2019
Female-only science programs, launched by many U.S. universities to redress gender imbalance in such fields as computer science and engineering, are coming under...Los Angeles Times From ACM Careers | August 20, 2019
Driven by a tech-industry vision of rural economic revival, Wyoming is requiring all of its K-12 public schools to offer computer science.
The New York Times From ACM Careers | August 12, 2019
Summer camps are using facial recognition technology to allow parents to see what their children are up to while they are away from home.
The Washington Post From ACM Careers | August 12, 2019
Liberals and conservatives agree on at least one thing: the importance of working hard in order to succeed.
Cornell Chronicle From ACM Careers | August 8, 2019
Fewer foreign-born Ph.D. graduates with STEM degrees from American universities accept job offers from technology startups compared to U.S. grads due to concerns...Cornell Chronicle From ACM Careers | August 6, 2019
Six-in-ten Americans say scientists should play an active role in policy debates about scientific issues, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.
Pew Research Center From ACM Careers | August 5, 2019
An artificial intelligence system should be recognized as the inventor of two ideas in patents filed on its behalf, a team of academics says.
BBC News From ACM Careers | August 2, 2019
The Knight Foundation is committing $50 million to 11 university research projects that explore technology's influence on democracy and civic trust.
ImpactAlpha From ACM Careers | July 25, 2019
Google will pay $11 million to settle the claims of 227 people who say they were unfairly denied jobs because of their age, according to court filings.
ARS Technica From ACM Careers | July 23, 2019
Wearable technology is already used to enhance the performance and safety of workers in a number of fields, and white-collar professionals could be next.
The Boston Globe From ACM Careers | July 17, 2019
A giant data store quietly being built in India could free vast swathes of science for computer analysis—but is it legal?
Nature From ACM Careers | July 17, 2019
Yi-Chi Shih, an adjunct professor of electrical engineering at UCLA, faces 219 years in federal prison for conspiring to export semiconductor chips with military...Los Angeles Times From ACM Careers | July 12, 2019
The non-profit Girls Who Code is working with Congress to draft federal legislation to encourage U.S. states to report gender diversity data.
EdSurge From ACM Careers | July 12, 2019
In recent months, academics of Chinese descent say they are being increasingly singled out for scrutiny.
The Boston Globe From ACM Careers | July 10, 2019
Increasingly interns are being asked to sign noncompete, nondisclosure, and forced arbitration agreements that critics argue hamper young people's job opportunities...The Wall Street Journal From ACM Careers | July 2, 2019
Women will not reach parity with men in writing published computer science research in this century if current trends hold, according to a new study from the Allen...The New York Times From ACM Careers | June 26, 2019
Younger siblings often take more risks as chief executives, just like they did when they were kids trying to keep up with their older brothers and sisters, according...niversity of Georgia From ACM Careers | June 21, 2019
Researchers from Binghamton University are using a blockchain-enabled system to measure the worth of humans in terms of their societal obligations and assistance...Binghamton niversity From ACM Careers | June 17, 2019