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­.k. Seeks Software Writers with Cyber Security Challenge
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­.k. Seeks Software Writers with Cyber Security Challenge

It will start as an online treasure hunt but later stages will involve lab-based challenges.

Would German-Style Apprenticeships Work in the ­.s.?
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Would German-Style Apprenticeships Work in the ­.s.?

In a world of high youth unemployment, where the supply of skilled labor often fails to match employer demand, Germany believes help can be found in its Dual Vocational...

Marissa Mayer Is in Over Her Head
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Marissa Mayer Is in Over Her Head

One evening in the spring of 1999, Marissa Mayer got a recruiting email from a tiny search company. "I was in a long-distance relationship at the time, so I was...

How to Encourage Women to Consider STEM Majors
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How to Encourage Women to Consider STEM Majors

AT&T Labs researcher Alicia Abella describes the challenges surrounding the inclusive nature of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields, and how...

Can We Fix Computer Science Education in America?
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Can We Fix Computer Science Education in America?

The tech sector is set to grow faster than all but five industries by 2020. Out of those fields, half of which are related to healthcare, tech pays the best with...

Heartland H-1bs: Foreign Tech Workers Beyond Silicon Valley
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Heartland H-1bs: Foreign Tech Workers Beyond Silicon Valley

Despite the interconnectedness of the global economy, the economics of bringing skilled foreign workers to the U.S. remains very much local, according to a Brookings...

In-Q-Tel: The Cia's Tax-Funded Player In Silicon Valley
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In-Q-Tel: The Cia's Tax-Funded Player In Silicon Valley

For more than a decade the CIA has run its own venture capital fund called In-Q-Tel. It was founded in the late 1990s when the CIA was drowning in data and didn't...

­niversities Reshaping Education on the Web
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­niversities Reshaping Education on the Web

Coursera, an online higher education company founded last year by Stanford University computer scientists, announced an expansion that will offer more than 100...

NSF Reports on Employment and Education Patterns of Underrepresented Groups
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NSF Reports on Employment and Education Patterns of Underrepresented Groups

The U.S. National Science Foundation has released a new report with updated statistics about underrepresented groups in Science and Engineering fields.

Lessons Learned from Mitx's Prototype Course
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Lessons Learned from Mitx's Prototype Course

As the team behind MIT's ambitious online learning program gears up to introduce new courses in the fall, it takes stock of its initial experiences.

Addressing Gender Imbalance in the It Industry: Kaylene O'brien
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Addressing Gender Imbalance in the It Industry: Kaylene O'brien

To address the gender imbalance in information technology, the industry needs to rid its "geeky kind of boy's job" image and better promote the diversity of IT...

Computer Science Continues Growth on College Campuses
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Computer Science Continues Growth on College Campuses

After falling to its lowest level since the 1970s in 2005, computer science enrollments at U.S. universities have been rising for the last three consecutive years...

Why Tech Can't Break the Hold of Paper
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Why Tech Can't Break the Hold of Paper

The promise that we can all go paperless has been around for years. So why is it that despite email, smartphones, and computers we are all still so dependent on...

Americans' Information Needs Not Being Met, Study Finds
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Americans' Information Needs Not Being Met, Study Finds

Despite the proliferation of information and communications technology, Americans' lives are still grounded in the communities where they live and require a set...

Four Things Gen Y Gets Right About Work
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Four Things Gen Y Gets Right About Work

Many of the traits typically ascribed to members of Generation Y can actually be seen as a positive trend in the future direction of the workplace.

Pentagon Digs In on Cyberwar Front
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Pentagon Digs In on Cyberwar Front

The U.S. military is accelerating its cyberwarfare training programs in an aggressive expansion of its preparations for conflict on an emerging battlefield.

A Northwest Pipeline to Silicon Valley
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A Northwest Pipeline to Silicon Valley

Some budding entrepreneurs and computer whizzes based here in the Pacific Northwest are starting to turn heads down in Silicon Valley.

Information Technology Spending to Hit $3.6 Trillion in 2012, Report Says
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Information Technology Spending to Hit $3.6 Trillion in 2012, Report Says

Fueled by an accelerating move to cloud computing, and by a boom in associated telecommunications services, worldwide information technology spending is increasing...

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U.S. Pushes for More Scientists, but the Jobs Aren't There

Michelle Amaral wanted to be a brain scientist to help cure diseases.

Judging a Facebook By Its Cover
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Judging a Facebook By Its Cover

A recent sudy shows that social network screening can make organizations unattractive to applicants.
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