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Rensselaer Creates New Center For Data Science Research
Researchers throughout Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are coming together to develop a new interdisciplinary Data Science Research Center. The center will bring...
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Career Opportunities
What are the job prospects for today's—and tomorrow's—graduates?
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Security in the Cloud
Cloud computing offers many advantages, but also involves security risks. Fortunately, researchers are devising some ingenious solutions.
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Turning Data Into Knowledge
Today's data deluge is leading to new approaches to visualize, analyze, and catalog enormous datasets.
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Engineering, Computer-Science Pay More Than Liberal Arts
Computer science and engineering graduates generally have significantly higher starting salaries than liberal arts majors, according to a Wall Street Journal and...
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White House Unveils STEM Campaign
The Obama administration will use the White House Science Fair and the USA Science and Engineering Festival to promote education in science, technology, engineering...
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Europeans Play Catch p on Math and Science
Europe is suffering more than other parts of the world from the decline in the number of students pursuing math and science careers. At the same time, Europe is...
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I Win, You Lose
University of Bristol researchers led by Paul Howard-Jones and Rafal Bogacz recently conducted a study using brain imaging to reveal how people can learn from failure...
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md Cyber Security Center Stresses 'more-Than-Tech' Solutions
The University of Maryland is launching a new cyber security initiative to stimulate public-private partnerships and address U.S. vulnerabilities, including those...
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In a Digital Age, Students Still Cling to Paper Textbooks
They text their friends all day long. At night, they do research for their term papers on laptops and commune with their parents on Skype. But as they walk the...
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Robots, Solar Cars and Rockets at the White House Science Fair
Students from across the United States descended on the White House on Monday (Oct. 18) with their award-winning science fair projects in tow. President Obama...
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Nsf Graduate Fellowships Now Recognize STEM Education as Valid Research Field
Ten years after the U.S. National Science Foundation began funding the Graduate STEM Fellows in K-12 Education Program, NSF has formally recognized that improving...
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Darpa Seeks to Shape Young Minds
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has launched an initiative to increase the number of computer science graduates by using a variety of online...
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MIT to Strengthen Ties to China
The MIT-Greater China Strategy Working Group has released a report setting forth guidelines and recommendations for the future of MIT's relationship with mainland...
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Construction nderway on Binghamton niversity's Center of Excellence Facility
SUNY Binghamton has launched construction of its New York State Center of Excellence in Small Scale Systems Integration and Packaging building. The facility will...
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$12.5 Million Grant to Increase Computer Science Instruction in rban Schools
The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded a $12.5 million grant to the University of California, Los Angeles to fund MOBILIZE, a new project designed to...
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Large Study Shows Females Are Equal to Males in Math Skills
The mathematical skills of boys and girls, as well as men and women, are substantially equal, according to a new examination of existing studies in the current...
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Computer Scientists Cry Foul Over Data Problems in Nrc Rankings
The National Research Council's use of a computerized methodology to rank computing research doctoral programs at the behest of the Computing Research Association...
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Computer Science Education Getting Short Shrift, Study Finds
Despite the expanding role of computing in society and the economy, quality computer science education is being "pushed out of the K-12 education system in the...
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