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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Women Opt Out of Math/science Careers Because of Family Demands
Women tend to choose non-math-intensive fields for their careers — not because they lack mathematical ability, but because they want flexibility to raise children...
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The Grill: Jeannette M. Wing on the Hot Seat
Carnegie Mellon University professor Jeannette M. Wing is an expert on computational thinking, the discipline of applying computer science's problem-solving methods...
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Geeks May Be Chic, But Negative Nerd Stereotype Still Exists, Professor Says
Despite technology's growing impact on society, academic geeks, or nerds, still suffer from negative stereotypes in popular culture, which may explain why women...
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Half of Americans See Another Country Emerging as World's Technological Leader
Half of all U.S. residents expect that another country will become the world leader in addressing technological challenges this century, reveals a new Duke University...
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Researchers Strive to Improve Online Education
ASU NewsArizona State University's (ASU's) New American University project aims to enroll 100,000 students in online courses by 2012, which will require finding...
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More Science, Less Drama: IT Pros Defend Engineering Careers
Network WorldMany information technology (IT) professionals believe that parents could be doing their children a disservice by not encouraging them to pursue advanced...
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Tech Companies Pledge to Deal With Shortage of Women Workers
IDG News ServiceMicrosoft has joined Alcatel-Lucent, IMEC, Orange-France, and Motorola in signing the Code of Best Practices for Women and ICT, which seeks to attract...
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Students Help to Bring the Internet to Rural Africa
Residents of rural Kenya now have e-mail accounts and Internet access thanks in part to the work of University of Michigan engineering students who enabled satellite...
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Can Virtual Teachers Plug the Educational Divide?
Newcastle UniversityNewcastle University professor of educational technology Sugata Mitra believes that introducing more technology to the classroom is the keyView...
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What Will It Take to Increase Hispanics in Stem? Money, Of Course
Diverse OnlineThe National Science Foundation (NSF) recently asked Hispanic-serving institutions at the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities' Capitol...
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Math Problems + Video Games = Learning
The Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center in Picatinny, N.J., and the Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center at...
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Indian Colleges to Compete in IBM's 'Blue Battle'
EE Times IndiaIBM has launched IBM Blue Battle, a technology competition for 25 Indian engineering colleges that offers students the opportunity to obtain hands...
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Robots That Monitor Emotions of Asd Children
ExplorationVanderbilt University researchers have developed a system that enables robots to monitor a child's emotional state, potentially leading to robotic playmates...
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New Direction in Teaching Computer Science Emphasizes Activity, Interaction, Critique
The Washington University in St. Louis computer science department is using a new "active learning" approach to teach undergraduate students in an effort to better...
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U.S. Said to Be Losing Competitive Edge
The U.S. economy has lost much of its competitive edge during the past decade, concludes a new Information Technology and Innovation Foundation report. The United...
From Communications of the ACM
A Difficult, Unforgettable Idea
On the 40th anniversary of Douglas C. Engelbart's "The Mother of All Demos," computer scientists discuss the event's influence — and imagine what could have been...
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Crowd Control
Researchers are turning to computers to help us take advantage of our own cognitive abilities and of the wisdom of crowds.
From Communications of the ACM
Betting on Ideas
Advanced computational models are enabling researchers to create increasingly sophisticated prediction markets.
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Graduates Take Degrees Overseas
International students at Carnegie Mellon University pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering, and math are increasingly leaving the United States after...
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