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A Tiny Computer Attracts a Million Tinkerers
Raspberry Pi may sound like the name of a math-based dessert. But it is actually one of the hottest and cheapest little computers in the world right now.
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Once Blackberry Focused, a Campus Widens Its View
The University of Waterloo, in a city that people outside Canada would struggle to find on a map, is one of the world’s best technology schools.
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Finding More STEM Students
Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy has announced Next Generation Connecticut, a plan to dedicate $1.5 billion to improving the science, technology, engineering, and...
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An Idea That Changed the World
The Russian Revolution of 1917 was called the "Ten Days That Shook the World," the title of a book by foreign correspondent Jack Reed, Class of 1910. But how about...
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Computer Science Part of English Baccalaureate
Britain is adding computer science to its English Baccalaureate (EBacc), and will count the subject as a science option toward the qualification. A panel of technology...
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In Massive Online Course Offered By Stanford, Teams nleash Diverse Approaches to Creativity
An online course on creativity open to thousands of students worldwide proved a unique teaching and learning experience that will help shape the future of online...
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Life in Simulation
Computational models are tackling the complexity of biology, from single-celled microbes to human organs.
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Revving the Rover
The new Mars rover has attracted plenty of attention for its planetary gymnastics, but the big breakthroughs are under the hood.
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A New Model For Healthcare
Computer modeling is radically redefining healthcare and epidemiology by providing new tools for understanding the impact of different intervention strategies.
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Texas, Where Science and History Have Become Ideological Battlegrounds
Some of the most important decisions that influence the public's knowledge aren't made by scientific societies and they don't take place in Washington D.C.
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Will Smart Machines Create a World Without Work?
They seem right out of a Hollywood fantasy, and they are: Cars that drive themselves have appeared in movies like "I, Robot" and the television show "Knight Rider...
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London School Wins National Code Breaking Challenge
Students from the City of London School have won Britain's National Cipher Challenge. More than 6,200 schoolchildren from 725 schools across the country participated...
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The Trouble With Tinkering Time
It's the latest R&D trend: penciling in tinkering time on the company clock.
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'steam' Education Gains Momentum in Schools
The Rhode Island School of Design wants to change science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education to STEAM education, with the "A" representing...
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STEM Grants Offer Affordable Route to Teaching
North Carolina New Schools recently launched a program funded by a $2.3 million U.S. Department of Education grant to train recent graduates and mid-career professionals...
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Ibm, niversities Team p to Build Data Scientists
IBM is increasing its efforts to support big data academic programs. "We're working with universities to provide help with curricula, technology, and real-world...
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Next Made-in-China Boom: College Graduates
Zhang Xiaoping’s mother dropped out of school after sixth grade. Her father, one of 10 children, never attended.
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1st Black Female Computer Science Phd Student at niv. of Michigan Reveals Lack of Role Models
Kyla McMullen became the University of Michigan's first African-American female computer science Ph.D. alumna this past year. She says that her experience was sometimes...
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California to Give Web Courses a Big Trial
Online education startup Udacity has unveiled a partnership with San Jose State University to offer remedial and college-level algebra and introductory statistics...
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