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Scientists from McMaster University and MIT used machine learning to find a new antibiotic to kill Acinetobacter baumannii, a…
Decrypt| May 31, 2023
Federal officials in Colorado say they recovered World War II-era codebreaker Alan Turing's doctoral degree, knighthood medal, and other pieces of memorabilia almost...BizWest From ACM Careers | January 27, 2020
In a practice researchers call "institutional racism," a few NITs in India only accept candidates for a faculty position if they have at least one degree from a...Edex Live From ACM Careers | January 24, 2020
The prestigious Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences has suspended lab scientist Liu Lei and said he faces an investigation for claiming...South China Morning Post From ACM Careers | January 22, 2020
A team of programmers scraped data from a pet adoption website to cheat in a $10,000 contest that was intended to help shelter pets get adopted.
Motherboard From ACM Careers | January 16, 2020
Helen Andrews was one of the youngest workers at Bletchley Park in 1940. She has only recently started talking about her experiences
BBC From ACM Careers | December 23, 2019
A former contractor for Siemens planted logic bombs in projects he designed that caused them to periodically malfunction. Then wait for a call to come fix things...ARS Technica From ACM Careers | December 20, 2019
Online hate speech could be tackled using the same "quarantine" approach deployed to combat malicious software, University of Cambridge researchers say.
University of Cambridge From ACM Careers | December 19, 2019
A report on cheating in Harvard's "CS50: Introduction to Computer Science" course found that a "regret clause" introduced in 2014 to reduce referrals to the university's...The Harvard Crimson From ACM Careers | December 19, 2019
A new report examines how well police officers recognize and handle digital evidence at a crime scene, where a smart TV or phone may provide evidence as important...Michigan State University From ACM Careers | December 16, 2019
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency has arrested about 250 foreign-born students of a fake university near Detroit that marketed itself as offering...Detroit Free Press From ACM Careers | December 2, 2019
New York City is creating a position for an Algorithms Management and Policy Officer to serve as a centralized resource on algorithm policy and best practices for...Engadget From ACM Careers | November 25, 2019
A five-week social entrepreneurship program implemented through one of the largest community college systems in the United States aims to instill entrepreneurial...Lehigh University From ACM Careers | November 21, 2019
A small, inexpensive sensor could save lives by triggering an alarm when a child or pet is left alone in a vehicle.
University of Waterloo From ACM Careers | November 12, 2019
Virginia will produce 31,000 technology graduates in computer science and related fields over the next 20 years by expanding a program that originally sought to...Virginia Governor From ACM Careers | November 8, 2019
A record number of the Trump administration's denials of H-1B visa applications have been overturned on appeal, suggesting that the administration has been wrongfully...Reveal From ACM Careers | October 28, 2019
A recent study examined the misrepresentation of research accomplishments by academics applying for faculty jobs.
West Virginia University From ACM Careers | October 2, 2019
New research finds that high-tech inventors are significantly more productive when they work in large clusters—but there are drawbacks.
CityLab From ACM Careers | October 2, 2019
When Silicon Valley companies began disclosing the demographics of their workforces in 2014, advocates hoped for change. It hasn't worked out that way.
Wired From ACM Careers | October 1, 2019
Mathematical models designed by systems engineers could help researchers gain critical insight into human trafficking operations and ways to reduce its frequency...Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute From ACM Careers | September 26, 2019
The Jerusalem College of Technology has launched the Torah and Technology Research Center which will tackle ethical and halachic (Jewish religious law) issues presented...The Jerusalem Post From ACM Careers | September 25, 2019