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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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When ACM (the Association for Computing Machinery) awarded Barbara Liskov the prestigious A.M. Turing Award earlier this month, its decision and timing were perfect...National Science Foundation From ACM News | April 1, 2009
A STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education initiative is long overdue! Data on science education in America collected over the past few...StarTribune.com From ACM Careers | March 31, 2009
The nation's leading computer science programs say graduating seniors are still sought after by technology vendors and corporate shops, despite the global economic...Network World From ACM Careers | March 31, 2009
A new report from the Computing Research Association (CRA) found that student enrollment in computer science (CS) has risen for the first time in six years. The...Seattle Post-Intelligencer From ACM TechNews | March 30, 2009
Reorganizations grab fewer headlines than job losses, but they are common in a recession, and often precede or follow layoffs. Learning to deal with these reorganizations...Online Wall Street Journal From ACM CareerNews | March 30, 2009
The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (ABI) expects to draw more scholarship applications for the 2009 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing...Business Wire From ACM TechNews | March 25, 2009
With the national unemployment rate now above 8% and many companies dealing with frozen or slashed IT budgets, it's a pretty long stretch to imagine a shortage...Information Week From ACM CareerNews | March 25, 2009
At this year's SXSW event, a session called "Bootstrap Your Startup" provided valuable insight for Web workers who are thinking about starting a new Internet company...Web Worker Daily From ACM CareerNews | March 19, 2009
Bob Damon (pictured), president of North America for executive search firm Korn/Ferry International, explains how senior IT professionals can find new job opportunities...The Wall Street Journal From ACM CareerNews | March 19, 2009
The number of computer science majors enrolled in U.S. universities rose 8.1 percent in 2008, the first increase in six years, reports the Computing Research Association...Computing Research Association From ACM TechNews | March 18, 2009
A recent IBM Academic Initiative survey found that 80 percent of 1,600 college students polled agreed that high-technology skills will help them succeed, and a...Network World From ACM TechNews | March 16, 2009
Women tend to choose non-math-intensive fields for their careers — not because they lack mathematical ability, but because they want flexibility to raise children...Newswise From ACM News | March 16, 2009
The IT skills shortage may present a number of opportunities to unemployed tech workers. At a time when large numbers of qualified IT workers are having a difficult...Computerworld From ACM CareerNews | March 12, 2009
Despite technology's growing impact on society, academic geeks, or nerds, still suffer from negative stereotypes in popular culture, which may explain why women...The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign From ACM TechNews | March 9, 2009
The United States has always been the country to which the world's best and brightest have flocked in pursuit of education and to seek their fortunes. But burgeoning...The Washington Post From ACM News | March 9, 2009
Half of all U.S. residents expect that another country will become the world leader in addressing technological challenges this century, reveals a new Duke University...Duke niversity News & Communications From ACM TechNews | March 6, 2009
Network WorldMany information technology (IT) professionals believe that parents could be doing their children a disservice by not encouraging them to pursue advanced...Network World From ACM TechNews | March 6, 2009
Diverse OnlineThe National Science Foundation (NSF) recently asked Hispanic-serving institutions at the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities' Capitol...Diverse Online From ACM TechNews | March 4, 2009
American Psychological AssociationReasons for women's underrepresentation in math-heavy science careers other than a lack of mathematical ability were uncovered...American Psychological Association From ACM TechNews | March 4, 2009
Citing their "crucial contributions to Microsoft's innovation successes," Microsoft said it will not significantly change its employment practices regarding immigrant...CNet From ACM News | March 4, 2009