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...Newswise From ACM News | March 16, 2009
Carnegie Mellon University professor Jeannette M. Wing is an expert on computational thinking, the discipline of applying computer science's problem-solving methods...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | March 10, 2009
Despite technology's growing impact on society, academic geeks, or nerds, still suffer from negative stereotypes in popular culture, which may explain why women...The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign From ACM TechNews | March 9, 2009
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...Duke niversity News & Communications From ACM TechNews | March 6, 2009
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...AS News From ACM TechNews | March 6, 2009
Network WorldMany information technology (IT) professionals believe that parents could be doing their children a disservice by not encouraging them to pursue advanced...Network World From ACM TechNews | March 6, 2009
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...IDG News Service From ACM TechNews | March 5, 2009
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...Newswise From ACM News | March 5, 2009
Newcastle UniversityNewcastle University professor of educational technology Sugata Mitra believes that introducing more technology to the classroom is the keyView...Newcastle University From ACM TechNews | March 4, 2009
Diverse OnlineThe National Science Foundation (NSF) recently asked Hispanic-serving institutions at the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities' Capitol...Diverse Online From ACM TechNews | March 4, 2009
The Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center in Picatinny, N.J., and the Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center at...DailyRecord.com From ACM News | March 3, 2009
EE Times IndiaIBM has launched IBM Blue Battle, a technology competition for 25 Indian engineering colleges that offers students the opportunity to obtain hands...EE Times India From ACM TechNews | March 2, 2009
ExplorationVanderbilt University researchers have developed a system that enables robots to monitor a child's emotional state, potentially leading to robotic playmates...Exploration From ACM TechNews | March 2, 2009
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...Washington niversity in St. Louis From ACM TechNews | February 25, 2009
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...New York Times From ACM TechNews | February 25, 2009
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...Karen A. Frenkel From Communications of the ACM | March 1, 2009
Researchers are turning to computers to help us take advantage of our own cognitive abilities and of the wisdom of crowds.Leah Hoffmann From Communications of the ACM | March 1, 2009
Advanced computational models are enabling researchers to create increasingly sophisticated prediction markets.Gregory Goth From Communications of the ACM | March 1, 2009
International students at Carnegie Mellon University pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering, and math are increasingly leaving the United States after...The Tartan From ACM Careers | February 23, 2009
University of Michigan professor Elliot Soloway and University of North Texas professor Cathleen Norris have developed the Mobile Learning Environment, a suite...niversity of Michigan News Service From ACM TechNews | February 18, 2009