Communications of the ACM
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
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College in the Metaverse Is Here. Is Higher Ed Ready?
This fall, students at 10 U.S. universities will attend metaversities, virtual reality (VR) platforms where educators and students wear VR headsets and interact...
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How Students Are Scrubbing Their Social Media Profiles
A new service for students flags inappropriate or offensive posts on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram so would-be employers can see them in the best possible...
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Coding Curriculum in a Box
CodePath.org, a nonprofit boot camp, offers ready-made, industry-approved coding courses to colleges and trains students to teach them for credit.
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Pushing the Boundaries of Learning With AI
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and IBM are collaborating on a project to teach students Mandarin in virtual environments.
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Shifts in Computer Science Interest
A new study found that while interest in computer science among both men and women has fluctuated over the last four decades, women were consistently underrepresented...
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Data, Data Everywhere
The MOOC Research Initiative has released the results of 22 projects pertaining to massive open online courses.
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Internationalizing STEM
There is growing interest in programs that allow students to double-major in a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) field and a foreign language...
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Go Easy on Moocs
A new report recommends the federal government not interfere with massive open online course vendors and providers.
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Finding More STEM Students
Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy has announced Next Generation Connecticut, a plan to dedicate $1.5 billion to improving the science, technology, engineering, and...
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Tempering the Rise of the Machines
A report written by former Tufts University president Lawrence S. Bacow and former Princeton University president William G. Bowen analyzes the state of online...
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Reverse Brain Drain
A reverse brain drain is occurring in the U.S. science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields as U.S. immigration laws discourage foreign nationals who...
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Wising p on STEM Completion
Arizona State University researchers recently unveiled CareerWISE, a website designed to increase the retention of women pursuing degrees and careers in science...
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Searching For STEM Success
Rural community colleges (CCs) have recently done much better than urban and suburban CCs in the percentage increase of associate degrees awarded to women and minorities...
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Clearing a Path For Latino Scientists
A University of Southern California study found that although the number of Latinos earning bachelor's degrees has increased over the last decade, the growth has...
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Race Matters
Black college instructors play a significant role in encouraging black science students to persist as science majors, according to a study by Cornell University...
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Graduation Gaps For Science Majors
A recent University of California, Los Angeles survey found that more students are interested in majoring in science and technology fields, but those students are...
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Smart Homes
Case Western Reserve University researchers are preparing to launch an 18-month project that will transform 104 homes in impoverished Cleveland neighborhoods into...
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Risky Business
A panel of researchers made a case for funding "high risk, high reward" research during a recent hearing of the U.S. House Science and Technology Subcommittee on...
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A Portrait of STEM Majors
A new report from the U.S. Education Department delves into how young students fare when they pursue science and technology degrees in college. The report, "Students...
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Seeking Advice on Women in Science
A hearing of the U.S. House Committee on Science and Technology's Subcommittee on Research and Science Education concluded that while the scientific and engineering...12