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Tech's Push to Teach Coding Isn't About Kids' Success – It's About Cutting Wages
The campaign for code education isn't about giving the next generation a shot at earning the salary of a Facebook engineer. It's…
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CS Degrees Aren't Returning on Investment for Coders, Survey Says
Coders in the U.K. with a bachelor's degree only earn £3,000 (U.S.$4,051) more a year than those who don't have one, according to a survey by Stack Overflow.
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Tuskegee to Create Blueprint for Computer Science Education
A $300,000 pilot grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation will help Tuskegee University develop a blueprint for and implement a computer science curriculum...
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Udacity Launches an Online Course for Flying Car Engineers
Udacity will inaugurate the Flying Car Nanodegree Program, which promises to prepare students for a job in the Jetsons-y industry.
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One-Third of Science Ph.D.s Lose Interest in Academic Careers
Factors other than low expectations of landing a faculty job are discouraging young science and engineering Ph.D.s from pursuing careers in academia, according...
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Senate's Defense Authorization Would Set Cyber Doctrine
The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed Monday by the Senate mandates a thorough, distinct doctrine for cyber warfare, filling a void long bemoaned...
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Feds Move to Ramp Up Cyber Hiring
The federal government will host the first-ever government-wide event to recruit new IT and cybersecurity talent, at a time when agencies and department are struggling...
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Automated Feedback: The New Science of Grading STEM Papers
Science educators at Wake Forest University are testing how automated feedback combined with one-on-one teaching methods can improve scientific writing from STEM...
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U.S. News Ranks Undergraduate Computer Engineering Programs 2018
U.S. News & World Report announced the 2018 Best Undergraduate Computer Engineering Programs at U.S. public colleges and universities.
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As Amazon Pushes Forward With Robots, Workers Find New Roles
Nissa Scott started working at the cavernous Amazon warehouse in southern New Jersey late last year, stacking plastic bins the size of small ottomans.
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Computer Science Department Faculty Is Stretched Thin
Georgia State University's Computer Science Department has experienced a sharp increase in enrollment for the fall semester, but its faculty and resources are stretched...
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IBM and MIT Bet That Materials and Quantum Advances Will Supercharge AI
A new $240 million center at MIT may help advance the field of artificial intelligence by developing novel devices and materials to power the latest machine-learning...
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Harvard's Dean of Undergrad Ed Visits CS50, Tells Students Not to Cheat
After a flood of cheating cases roiled Computer Science 50: "Introduction to Computer Science I" last year, Harvard's Dean of Undergraduate Education Jay M. Harris...
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In a High-Tech World, Car Designers Still Rely on Clay
Car designers have every kind of software and virtual reality tool. But when they want to make sure a car's curves look just right, they rely on one of the world's...
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How to Close the Gender Gap in Tech
Why do so few women work in tech? It isn't that they can't do math or are biologically unsuited to the tasks.
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Fear of Robots Taking Jobs Spurs a Bold Idea: Guaranteed Pay
Driverless trucks. Factory robots. Delivery drones. Virtual personal assistants.
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How Retractions Hurt Scientists' Credibility
Faulty research creates a significant drop in citations of a scientist's prior published work, a new study says.
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Tweets on Academic Papers 'Mechanical and Devoid of Original Thought'
Academics are often encouraged to use social media sites to disseminate their research findings, but a new study says that most tweeting on academic research is...
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Scanning the Future, Radiologists See Their Jobs at Risk
In health care, you could say radiologists have typically had a pretty sweet deal.
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