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Minority Students Needed in Math and Science to Combat 'brain Drain,' Professors Say
Three mathematics and science professors called on the U.S. government to support institutional programs that have succeeded in attracting and retaining minority...
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Moving Toward a New Vision of Education
Researchers from the University of Basque Country have finished a 10-year study examining the effects of information and communications technologies (ICT) in the...
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Debating Net Neutrality
Advocates seek to protect users from potential business practices, but defenders of the status quo say that concerns are overblown.
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World's Talent Opts to Leave sa
The United States will lose many skilled workers over the next five years as 100,000 immigrants from India and 100,000 immigrants from China return home, warns...
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What Traditional Academics Can Learn From a Futurist's niversity
The Singularity University program combines technology, futurism, and corporate support to question well-entrenched perspectives on learning and technology. The...
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Making Nanowires More Electrically Stable
Nanomaterials are widely expected to be a foundation of future electronics. A key component of tomorrow's nanoelectronic circuits is stable nanowires that work...
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Georgia Tech Turns nemployed Tech Workers Into Computing Teachers
Through a recent $2.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation, the Georgia Tech College of Computing will mitigate the stress of joblessness for unemployed...
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Nsf Supported 'cake' Takes It to the Next Level
Florida Atlantic University's College of Engineering and Computer Science has received a five-year grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation to create a...
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we Launches New Center of Engineering in Croatia
The University of the West of England (UWE) and the European Union have jointly launched the Center of Mechatronics, Karlovac (CMK) in Croatia. Led by Farid Dailami...
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Social Networks Provide New Lessons in Learning
University of the People is hoping to use the power of social networks to expand education. The non-profit, California-based endeavor comes from Israeli entrepreneur...
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High-Tech Manikins Educate Nurses at Clinical Simulation Lab
"I feel like I could die." This desperate-sounding utterance from a patient would grab the attention of nurses and caregivers on any hospital floor or in any ER...
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Tech Ed: Women in It
Microsoft developer Catherine Eibner recently hosted a Women in IT workshop at the annual Microsoft Tech Ed IT Forum in Queensland, Australia. It was the first...
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Hewlett-Packard Funds Purdue Work to Develop New Teaching Model
Purdue University has received a Hewlett-Packard grant to develop and test a new teaching approach designed to improve the academic success of underrepresented...
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Can Video Game Testing Spark Interest in Computing Among Black Youth?
Betsy DiSalvo with Georgia Tech's College of Computing is betting that young African American males' interest in video games can be tapped to generate a greater...
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Purdue Receives $105 Million to Lead National Earthquake Engineering Network
The U.S. National Science Foundation awarded $105 million to a Purdue-led team to spearhead a center that will serve as headquarters for the operations of the George...
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Internet Address Run-Out: Is It Time to Panic?
Most Internet-based estimates show that IPv4 addresses are scheduled to run out by July 22, 2011. However, researcher Stephan Lagerholm has come up with an earlier...
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Computer Games Make You More Efficient at Work
The Volvo Group has developed a computer game to teach the principles of lean production, a concept designed to increase the efficiency of working processes. In...
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Arkansas Receives $3.3 Million Grant From National Science Foundation
The University of Arkansas has received a $3.3 million National Science Foundation grant to build and support a cyberinfrastructure and to train students and workers...
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Mobile Phones Are Key to Learning of the Future
In a speech entitled "Learning in a Technology Enhanced World," Open University of the Netherlands professor Marcus Specht will argue that mobile phones are one...
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