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It's Time for a Chemistry Lesson. Put on Your Virtual Reality Goggles.
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It's Time for a Chemistry Lesson. Put on Your Virtual Reality Goggles.

There was a time when biochemists had a lot in common with sculptors.

China's Penetration of Silicon Valley Creates Risks for Startups
From ACM Careers

China's Penetration of Silicon Valley Creates Risks for Startups


Students, ­Chicago Scientists Turn Wrigley Field Into Data Lab
From ACM TechNews

Students, ­Chicago Scientists Turn Wrigley Field Into Data Lab

Researchers and students worked together to turn the city’s Wrigley Field ballpark into a sensor node installation.

Cybersecurity Goes to Summer Camp
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Cybersecurity Goes to Summer Camp

University of Virginia researchers are training educators on how to teach cybersecurity to adolescents through a summer camp program.

Inventing the Future in Chinese Labs: How Does China Do Science Today? 
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Inventing the Future in Chinese Labs: How Does China Do Science Today? 

Genetic engineering, the search for dark matter, quantum computing and communications, artificial intelligence, brain science—the list of potentially disruptive...

Robots or Job Training: Manufacturers Grapple With How to Improve Their Economic Fortunes
From ACM Careers

Robots or Job Training: Manufacturers Grapple With How to Improve Their Economic Fortunes

For Anthony Nighswander, rock-bottom unemployment is both a headache and an opportunity. For businesses and workers, it could be the key to reversing one of the...

Open Source Professionals in Demand
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Open Source Professionals in Demand

An "increasingly open source world" needs specialists in Linux and other open source technologies.

'Interacting With Students Provides Rewards That Are Hard to Beat'
From ACM TechNews

'Interacting With Students Provides Rewards That Are Hard to Beat'

Baldwin Wallace University's Jodi Tims, chair of ACM's Council on Women in Computing, discusses how an academic career in computer science offers exceptional rewards...

Digital Skills Gap Opens Up in English Schools
From ACM TechNews

Digital Skills Gap Opens Up in English Schools

Fewer children in the U.K. are developing the digital skills that employers and government say are vital.

AgBOT That Slaps Watermelons to Determine Ripeness Wins Top Prize
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AgBOT That Slaps Watermelons to Determine Ripeness Wins Top Prize

A team from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University received first prize in the third annual 2018 agBOT Challenge in Indiana.

Iowa Dedicates $1 Million to Train Computer Science Teachers
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Iowa Dedicates $1 Million to Train Computer Science Teachers

The Iowa Board of Education has adopted suggested computer science standards, which set new learning goals for students.

­A Encourages Visually Impaired Teens in STEM
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­A Encourages Visually Impaired Teens in STEM

The University of Arizona is running a project designed to introduce visually impaired middle and high school students to career possibilities in STEM.

If You're A Facebook ­ser, You're Also a Research Subject
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If You're A Facebook ­ser, You're Also a Research Subject

The professor was incredulous.

Participation in AP Computer Science Principles Grows Again
From ACM TechNews

Participation in AP Computer Science Principles Grows Again

Between last year and this year, the number of students taking the Advanced Placement Computer Science Principles exam increased by about 50%.

ISTE's ­pdated Computer Science Standards Will Reflect a 'New Era' of the Discipline
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ISTE's ­pdated Computer Science Standards Will Reflect a 'New Era' of the Discipline

The International Society for Technology and Education is developing new computer science education standards.

Boys' Interest in STEM Is Decreasing, New Study Says
From ACM TechNews

Boys' Interest in STEM Is Decreasing, New Study Says

Only 24% of boys are interested in a career in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM), compared to 36% in 2017, according to a recent survey.

Digital Economy Promotion Agency Eyes Coding Thailand Sea Change
From ACM TechNews

Digital Economy Promotion Agency Eyes Coding Thailand Sea Change

Thailand’s Digital Economy Promotion Agency is seeking to encourage the cultivation of computational thinking skills among young Thais.

China's Schools Are Quietly ­sing AI to Mark Students' Essays ... but Do the Robots Make the Grade?
From ACM TechNews

China's Schools Are Quietly ­sing AI to Mark Students' Essays ... but Do the Robots Make the Grade?

A quarter of schools in China are testing a device that uses artificial intelligence to grade students' essays.

Eggers Receives Eckert-Mauchly Award for Contributions to Computer Architecture
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Eggers Receives Eckert-Mauchly Award for Contributions to Computer Architecture

The University of Washington’s Susan Eggers has received the 2018 Eckert-Mauchly Award for her contributions to the field of computer architecture.

The Importance of Teaching Robots to Hug
From ACM TechNews

The Importance of Teaching Robots to Hug

A study by researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Germany detailed researchers' exploration of robots capable of hugging humans for...
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