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Just in Time: Tips For Computer Science Teachers When They Need It
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Just in Time: Tips For Computer Science Teachers When They Need It

Researchers are developing online professional development resources to provide "just-in-time" support for computer science teachers . 

Shortage of Security Pros Worsens
From ACM TechNews

Shortage of Security Pros Worsens

Cybersecurity job postings grew 74 percent from 2007 to 2013, more than twice the rate of all information technology jobs, according to a Burning Glass study. 

Mistrust and Meddling ­nsettles ­.s. Science Agency
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Mistrust and Meddling ­nsettles ­.s. Science Agency

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has had a tough couple of years.

These Compsci Programs Deliver Most Bang For Buck, Report Finds
From ACM TechNews

These Compsci Programs Deliver Most Bang For Buck, Report Finds

Computer science majors have the best 20-year net return on investment out of all of the degrees in the new College ROI Report. Stanford, UC-Berkeley, and MIT...

Obama Seeks to Boost Training For High-Tech Jobs
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Obama Seeks to Boost Training For High-Tech Jobs

President Barack Obama is embarking on a 20-city drive to intensify job-specific training in the high-tech sector. The administration aims to place 50,000 graduates...

Eben Upton: The Raspberry Pi Pioneer
From ACM TechNews

Eben Upton: The Raspberry Pi Pioneer

Eben Upton, the inventor of the Raspberry Pi computer, got his start coding games in BASIC on a BBC Micro when he was 10. 

Engineering the Perfect Baby
From ACM News

Engineering the Perfect Baby

If anyone had devised a way to create a genetically engineered baby, I figured George Church would know about it.

Sc15 Chair on Hpc Transforms, Diversity Outreach, and Austin
From ACM TechNews

Sc15 Chair on Hpc Transforms, Diversity Outreach, and Austin

In an interview, Jackie Kern, general chair of the SC15 conference, shares her agenda for the year and plans for the event.

Facebook Invents an Intelligence Test For Machines
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Facebook Invents an Intelligence Test For Machines

Artificial intelligence researchers want to develop more comprehensive exams to test their systems. 

Kids and Robots Learn to Write Together
From ACM TechNews

Kids and Robots Learn to Write Together

Young children can use a new program to teach a humanoid robot how to write letters and improve their writing skills at the same time. 

Robo-Rescuers Battle It Out in Disaster Challenge
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Robo-Rescuers Battle It Out in Disaster Challenge

When the humanoid robot SAFFiR gets a shove, it reflexively moves to maintain its balance. SAFFiR can also walk over uneven terrain, turn its head to scan its surroundings...

Oxford Celebrates 200th Birthday of Ada Lovelace
From ACM News

Oxford Celebrates 200th Birthday of Ada Lovelace

This year, the University of Oxford will celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of computer visionary Ada Lovelace.

Six Keys to Sports Analytics
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Six Keys to Sports Analytics

The ninth annual MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference (SSAC) was the biggest meeting yet of sports-data experts: More than 3,100 people attended the event last...

Google Wants to Rank Websites Based on Facts Not Links
From ACM News

Google Wants to Rank Websites Based on Facts Not Links

The internet is stuffed with garbage.

Pentagon Shops in Silicon Valley For Game Changers
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Pentagon Shops in Silicon Valley For Game Changers

A small group of high-ranking Pentagon officials made a quiet visit to Silicon Valley in December to solicit national security ideas from start-up firms with little...

Changing the World One Hackathon at a Time
From ACM TechNews

Changing the World One Hackathon at a Time

Sixty-six teens are taking part in the My Brother's Keeper Hackathon, a group coding competition spearheaded by Qeyno Labs CEO Kalimah Priforce. 

­w Researches Ways to Draw Women Toward Science Majors
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­w Researches Ways to Draw Women Toward Science Majors

Female leaders at the University of Wisconsin are looking for ways to address the inequalities for women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields...

Artificial Intelligence Bests Humans at Classic Arcade Games
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Artificial Intelligence Bests Humans at Classic Arcade Games

A recent article recounts how a team of artificial intelligence researchers trained a computer to play, and in some cases beat, human players in several arcade...

How Madden Ratings Are Made
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How Madden Ratings Are Made

Hunched over a keyboard, surrounded by computer monitors, Donny Moore, 37, controls the fate of the National Football League.

Professor Develops Tool to Speed Data Collection
From ACM TechNews

Professor Develops Tool to Speed Data Collection

The Computer Assisted Neighborhood Visual Assessment System is a Web application that helps accelerate the collection of research data. 
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