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A Healthy Dose of AI
Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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In the Olympics of Algorithms, a Russian Keeps Winning Gold
Since 2005, Google researcher and former Moscow State University student Petr Mitrichev has led the world in algorithmic programming.
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Stanford's Hottest Major: Computer Science
More than 220 Stanford University students, in a class of about 1,700, chose computer science as their major last year, a 25 percent increase from the previous...
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Lack of Minority Representation in Science and Engineering Endangering .s. Economic Health
Many of the "precious few" minority students pursuing science, technology, engineering, or mathematics degrees are either dropping out or changing majors, says...
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Deborah Estrin Calls For CS Research on Sustainability
The old adage, “You can’t manage what you can’t measure,” applies to how both networking and sensor technology can help address problems of sustainability, says...
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Broader Horizons
ACM's Committee for Women in Computing (ACM-W) is widening its reach to involve women in industry as well as academia, including community college faculty and students...
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Advertising Gets Personal
Online behavioral advertising and sophisticated data aggregation have changed the face of advertising and put privacy in the crosshairs.
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Cosmic Simulations
With the help of supercomputers, scientists are now able to create models of large-scale astronomical events.
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.k. Government Calls on Academia to Train Tomorrow's Cyber Security Experts
The U.K. government's Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council has invited universities to apply for grants to run two new dedicated Centers for Doctoral...
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One Course, 150,000 Students
MIT professor Anant Agarwal recently completed teaching Circuits and Electronics, the first course in MITx, a massive open online learning platform from MIT, which...
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College Degrees, Designed By the Numbers
Colleges are starting to tap opportunities inherent in big data, using insights mined from information about students' performance to tailor courses and degrees...
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Obama Proposes $1b For Science, Math Teachers
The Obama administration has proposed a plan to invest $1 billion in fiscal year 2013 to increase U.S. students' participation in science, technology, engineering...
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Lessons Learned From Mitx's Prototype Course
MIT and Harvard University are preparing to offer free online courses in the fall through the edX project, which is based on MIT's MITx platform.
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Would German-Style Apprenticeships Work in the .s.?
In a world of high youth unemployment, where the supply of skilled labor often fails to match employer demand, Germany believes help can be found in its Dual Vocational...
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Stanford Faculty Is Embracing Online Teaching Opportunities
Stanford University's online education initiative is providing seed grants to professors for developing new online courses.
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sing Hip-Hop to Teach Computer Science
Georgia Tech recently provided computer science education to Atlanta area high school students via a musical summer camp.
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Can We Fix Computer Science Education in America?
Computer science is the only one of the science, technology, engineering, and math fields that has seen a decrease in student participation during the last 20 years...
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New Computer Exam Tested For the First Time By niversity Students
The Linux Professional Institute recently tested its Linux Essentials exam program for the first time on students from Birmingham City University's School of Computing...
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Five Reasons Why It's A Great Time to Major in Computer Science
While computer science always seems to be an excellent career choice, this happens to be a particularly great time to pursue a CS major, say experts.
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In-Q-Tel: The Cia's Tax-Funded Player In Silicon Valley
For more than a decade the CIA has run its own venture capital fund called In-Q-Tel. It was founded in the late 1990s when the CIA was drowning in data and didn't...
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