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Software Engineers with Autism Add Value to the Corporate Workplace

Companies are training workers with autism spectrum disorders for software testing, quality assurance

Washington Lawmakers Want Computer Science to Count as Foreign Language
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Washington Lawmakers Want Computer Science to Count as Foreign Language

Two Washington state legislators have recently introduced a bill that would allow computer science class (e.g., programming) to effectively count as a foreign language...

Stanford-Designed Hapkit Brings Physical Touch to the Virtual Classroom
From ACM TechNews

Stanford-Designed Hapkit Brings Physical Touch to the Virtual Classroom

Stanford University researchers have developed Hapkit, a do-it-yourself kit that gives online learners hands-on experience by bringing haptics into virtual classrooms...

­mass Medical School, Wpi Developing Smartphone App to Address Stress Eating
From ACM TechNews

­mass Medical School, Wpi Developing Smartphone App to Address Stress Eating

Researchers are developing a stress-eating smartphone app to help users better understand why they overeat.

J. Craig Venter on Dna and Life's Mysteries
From ACM Opinion

J. Craig Venter on Dna and Life's Mysteries

J. Craig Venter is in the life business.

Society's View of It Workers As 'unwashed Nerds' Stops Women Entering Industry
From ACM TechNews

Society's View of It Workers As 'unwashed Nerds' Stops Women Entering Industry

Society needs to change the way it presents and views information technology careers if more women are to be encouraged to join the industry. 

Forecasting the Flu Better
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Forecasting the Flu Better

A research team at the University of California, San Diego says it has refined and improved the predictions of Google Flu Trends. 

­ber and CM­ Collaborating on Robotically Driven Cars in Lawrenceville
From ACM TechNews

­ber and CM­ Collaborating on Robotically Driven Cars in Lawrenceville

Uber and Carnegie Mellon University are jointly creating a robotics research lab and technology center at the RIDC Chocolate Factory in Pittsburgh.

Lost Chunk of Pioneering EDSAC Computer Found
From ACM TechNews

Lost Chunk of Pioneering EDSAC Computer Found

An original part of one of the United Kingdom's pioneering computers has been donated to a project that is working to rebuild the machine. 

British Army Creates Team of Facebook Warriors
From ACM News

British Army Creates Team of Facebook Warriors

The British army is creating a special force of Facebook warriors, skilled in psychological operations and use of social media to engage in unconventional warfare...

Programming: Pick ­p Python
From ACM Careers

Programming: Pick ­p Python

Last month, Adina Howe took up a post at Iowa State University in Ames. Officially, she is an assistant professor of agricultural and biosystems engineering.

School Leaders Mostly Mystified by Computer Science Education
From ACM TechNews

School Leaders Mostly Mystified by Computer Science Education

A disparity exists in the type of computer science education available to students in higher- versus lower-income schools, according to a new survey of U.S. teachers...

Brain Power: Pitt Hosts All-Female Computer Programming Competition
From ACM News

Brain Power: Pitt Hosts All-Female Computer Programming Competition

Last weekend, the University of Pittsburgh Department of Computer Sciences hosted the "She Innovates" hackathon for women.

Mental Health Monitoring Through 'selfie' Videos and Social Media Tracking
From ACM TechNews

Mental Health Monitoring Through 'selfie' Videos and Social Media Tracking

University of Rochester researchers have developed an approach to turning computers or smartphones with cameras into personal mental health monitoring devices.

Computer Science Professor Gets Cyber Grant
From ACM TechNews

Computer Science Professor Gets Cyber Grant

The U.S. National Science Foundation is helping a California State Polytechnic University-Pomona professor to prepare undergraduates to work in cybersecurity. 

Business Secretary Cable Announces Partners in the Alan Turing Institute
From ACM TechNews

Business Secretary Cable Announces Partners in the Alan Turing Institute

The U.K.'s Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council has selected five universities to lead the Alan Turing Institute. 

What Does Privacy 'look' Like? Carnegie Mellon Project Seeks Drawings
From ACM TechNews

What Does Privacy 'look' Like? Carnegie Mellon Project Seeks Drawings

Privacy Illustrated, a Carnegie Mellon University project, invited people to draw what privacy means to them and already has amassed hundreds of drawings. 

Top Technews Stories of 2014
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Top Technews Stories of 2014

ACM delivers the TechNews computer science and technology newsletter to nearly 100,000 ACM members three times each week.

More Students Earning STEM Degrees, Report Shows
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More Students Earning STEM Degrees, Report Shows

The prevalence of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics degrees increased between 2004 and 2014 at the bachelor's, master's and doctoral levels. 

A Machine Can Learn to Identify Sign Languages
From ACM TechNews

A Machine Can Learn to Identify Sign Languages

A team of researchers is working to train a computer program to quickly identify the sign language of signers. 
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