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Summit Addresses How to Attract Underrepresented-Minority Students to STEM Careers
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Summit Addresses How to Attract Underrepresented-Minority Students to STEM Careers

The United Negro College Fund's HBCU Innovation Summit last week was aimed at finding ways to get more young people, especially underrepresented minorities, to...

Computer Model Anticipates Crime Hot Spots
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Computer Model Anticipates Crime Hot Spots

A unique collaboration between a University of California, Riverside sociologist and the Indio Police Department has produced a computer model that predicts where...

Researcher Explores Student Online Collaboration
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Researcher Explores Student Online Collaboration

Researchers at Pennsylvania State University and Carnegie Mellon University are using a U.S. National Science Foundation grant to study blended learning in which...

Mars Express Flyover of the Red Planet
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Mars Express Flyover of the Red Planet

From the highest volcano to the deepest canyon, from impact craters to ancient river beds and lava flows, this showcase of images from ESA's Mars Express takes...

University of Waterloo: Silicon Valley's Canadian Feeder School
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University of Waterloo: Silicon Valley's Canadian Feeder School

Recent engineering graduate Mike McCauley is living the dream.

I Am Woman, Watch Me Hack
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I Am Woman, Watch Me Hack

The ranks of women in computer science are low and dwindling, and many industry observers blame the field's gender disparity on a public image problem.

Web Giants Threaten End to Cookie Tracking
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Web Giants Threaten End to Cookie Tracking

The end could be near for cookies, the tiny pieces of code that marketers deploy on Web browsers to track people's online movements, serve targeted advertising,...

Japan: A Haven For Humanoid Robots
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Japan: A Haven For Humanoid Robots

Noriko Arai is not the first woman to spotlight the hazard that boys and their toys can present, and she won't be the last.

Making Robots More Like ­S
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Making Robots More Like ­S

On a recent morning Natanel Dukan walked into the Paris offices of the French robot maker Aldebaran and noticed one of the company's humanoid NAO robots sitting...

Spinoffs Highlight Importance of Federally Funded University Research
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Spinoffs Highlight Importance of Federally Funded University Research

A new report by a coalition of the leading U.S. research universities illustrates the many returns on investment of federally funded scientific research: the...

Craig Venter: Why I Put My Name in Synthetic Genomes
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Craig Venter: Why I Put My Name in Synthetic Genomes

How has the definition of life changed during your lifetime?

Lavabit Founder Says He Fought Feds to Protect the Constitution
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Lavabit Founder Says He Fought Feds to Protect the Constitution

Like a story straight out of the universe of Franz Kafka, Lavabit founder Ladar Levison found himself before a judge in Washington, representing himself against...

All Can Be Lost: The Risk of Putting Our Knowledge in the Hands of Machines
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All Can Be Lost: The Risk of Putting Our Knowledge in the Hands of Machines

On the evening of February 12, 2009, a Continental Connection commuter flight made its way through blustery weather between Newark, New Jersey, and Buffalo, New...

The Information-Gathering Paradox
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The Information-Gathering Paradox

Consumer trust is a vital currency for every big Internet company, which helps to explain why the giants of Silicon Valley have gone to great lengths in recent...

Information Systems Job Index Shows Healthy Market For College Grads
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Information Systems Job Index Shows Healthy Market For College Grads

Despite a 7.2 percent national unemployment rate, the U.S. job market is a healthy one for college students majoring in information systems, with nearly three...

The Man Who Would Teach Machines to Think
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The Man Who Would Teach Machines to Think

"It depends on what you mean by artificial intelligence."

­.k. Official ­rges ­.s. Government to Adopt a Digital Core
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­.k. Official ­rges ­.s. Government to Adopt a Digital Core

When he read about the technical failures plaguing HealthCare.gov, Mike Bracken said it felt like a real-life version of the movie Groundhog Day.

Sandia Interns Tackle National Security Work, with a Side of Fun
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Sandia Interns Tackle National Security Work, with a Side of Fun

Sandia's TITANS program involves college interns in real-world projects while offering the prospect of a fully funded master's degree or full-time employment.

Hiring in the Age of Big Data
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Hiring in the Age of Big Data

Wasabi Waiter looks a lot like hundreds of other simple online games.

In Cyberarms Race, North Korea Emerging As a Power, Not a Pushover
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In Cyberarms Race, North Korea Emerging As a Power, Not a Pushover

Often dismissed as a laggard in the global cyberarms race, North Korea has long been seen as a chronic cyber-superpower wannabe.
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