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After Losing sers in Catalogs, Libraries Find Better Search Software
People are worried that library catalogs are in danger of marginalization because they present information online in a clunky, non-intuitive way that often frustrates...
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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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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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Empathy in the Virtual World
Professor G. Anthony Gorry of Rice University's Center for Technology in Teaching and Learning is concerned that our empathy toward other people — and our ability...
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Defense Agency, Faulted for Scaling Back Computer Research, Gets New Leader
University of Washington professor Edward D. Lazowska wants Regina E. Dugan, the new director of the U.S. Defense Department's Defense Advanced Research Projects...
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Community Colleges Mobilize to Train Cybersecurity Workers
Some experts project that the Obama administration's cybersecurity push will expand two-year colleges' role in supplying cybersecurity workers to government agencies...
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Simple Technology Links Students With Peers Overseas
A growing number of East Carolina University undergraduates are having international experiences without ever leaving the Greenville, N.C., campus. The university's...
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niversities Angle For Billions to Build Obama's New Broadband Network
Several higher-education information technology groups are working to influence the U.S. broadband strategy and help steer the distribution of $4.7 billion in Internet...
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They're Hiring in Hong Kong
A sudden wave of hiring in East Asia, especially in Hong Kong, could lead to a brain drain of computer science talent away from America. Talented IT professionals...
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Project to Support Minority Students in Science Is Working, Report Says
The number of minority scientists is increasing, concludes a report from the American Association for the Advancement of Science's Alliances for Graduate Education...
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Georgia Tech Program Pairs Computing With Public Service
The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) has spun off a course on using technology to solve real-world problems into a new program called Computing for...
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Energy Drain By Computers Stifles Efforts at Cost Control
Higher-education institutions are having a hard time keeping computing costs under control because of power-thirsty data centers. Experts say colleges and universities...12