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Canonical's Open Documentation Academy aims to help newcomers participate in the open source community, offering mentorship and…
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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
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
With public support from the Obama Administration, the Office of Management and Budget has a new mandate to reduce the amount of government procurement work that...Federal Computer Week From ACM CareerNews | January 8, 2010
Volatility in market values for information technology (IT) skills is stabilizing, despite remaining high over the past few months, Foote Partners reports. Volatility...eWeek From ACM TechNews | January 28, 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
Some careers proceed evenly down a neat path. Those aren't necessarily, however, the kind of journeys that lead to dream jobs. The ten technologists in this year's...IEEE Spectrum Magazine From ACM Careers | January 25, 2010
Is there a recipe a scientist might follow to spur creativity and cook up new discoveries? Cyber security expert Kevin Fu of the University of Massachusetts Amherst...niversity of Massachusetts Amherst From ACM News | January 21, 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
Dickie George, the technical director of the U.S. National Security Agency's (NSA's) Information Assurance Directorate, says the shortage of cybersecurity professionals...GovInfoSecurity.com From ACM TechNews | January 14, 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
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
U.S. business executives recently responded to a Computerworld survey about the availability of information technology jobs and what skills will be in demand in...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | January 6, 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
U.S. employers added approximately 5,200 tech jobs last month even as the broader economy shed 85,000 positions from November to December, according to data released...InformationWeek From ACM News | January 8, 2010
With U.S. unemployment at 10 percent, foreign-born professionals who came to the United States in search of better job opportunities and prosperity are now returning...The Wall Street Journal From ACM CareerNews | December 14, 2009
The focus of the recent Women in Science and Engineering Workshop was the challenges that female scientists and engineers must contend with. The goal of the workshop...Symmetry Magazine From ACM TechNews | December 23, 2009