The Computing Research Association works to quantify the extent, and causes, of a jump in undergraduate computer science enrollments.
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Moshe Y. Vardi says we can expect the next 35 years to be as harsh on working-class people as the last 35 years have been.
Marvin Minsky, an American scientist who co-founded the Massachusetts Institute of Technology AI laboratory and was honored with the ACM A.M. Turing Award, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016 at the age of 88.
A Decade of ACM Efforts Contribute to Computer Science For All
President Obama has asked Congress to approve $4.1 billion in spending to support the Computer Science for All initiative, aimed at providing computer science education in U.S. public schools. CS education in public schools has been a main focus for ACM since the 1990s.
Wax Woz, Stan Lee, and 30,000 Close Friends
Last weekend, Steve Wozniak and Stan Lee launched the first annual Silicon Valley Comic Con.
In Memoriam: David S. Johnson 1945–2016
Johnson’s innovations helped lay the foundation for algorithms used to address optimization problems.
In Memoriam: Edward J. Mccluskey 1929 – 2016
"A storied engineer who made some of the most important and early contributions to computer hardware design," McCluskey died recently at the age of 86.
A Decade of ACM Efforts Contribute To Computer Science For All Initiative
Obama’s Computer Science for All initiative "represents the culmination of more than a decade of effort initiated by the ACM."
The Top Technews Stories of 2015
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In Memoriam: Marvin Minsky 1927-2016
A pioneer in artificial intelligence, Minsky's impact was enormous.
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