The International Baccalaureate program canceled its high-stakes exam because of Covid-19. The formula it used to "predict" scores puzzles students and teachers... From ACM News | July 13, 2020
The U.S. National Science Foundation has taken action in 16-to-20 individual cases, most involving "very well-known academics," in which foreign ties were not properly...Nature From ACM News | July 10, 2020
Universities opposed a policy that would require students to take at least one in-person class or be denied permission to study in the U.S.
The New York Times From ACM News | July 9, 2020
New York University researchers found that higher academic achievement among men is not the underlying reason for more men than women majoring in science fields...New York University From ACM TechNews | June 29, 2020
Crew members for the Boeing CST-100 Starliner are training for pre-launch, docking, and landing using a new virtual reality system.
Popular Mechanics From ACM TechNews | June 25, 2020
Cryptographers are developing algorithms to ensure security in a world of quantum computing.
Gregory Mone From Communications of the ACM | July 1, 2020
Scholars said they would not hold classes or lectures on Wednesday, and leading journals and scientific associations said they would not announce most breakthroughs...The New York Times From ACM News | June 11, 2020
The economic forces are too powerful for virtual instruction to go away after the pandemic. The important question is who will benefit financially, a Cornell economist...The New York Times From ACM News | June 9, 2020
Companies increasingly are looking to hire people who are on the autism spectrum to fill IT roles.
Esther Shein From Communications of the ACM | June 1, 2020
The learning platform edX has seen its enrollments increase tenfold while its computer science offerings increase ninefold over the past few months, fueled by the...Forbes From ACM TechNews | May 21, 2020
The Trump administration may suspend OPT, a program for foreign students to stay in the U.S. to get 1 or 2 years of occupational training after their educations...NBC News From ACM News | May 19, 2020
The rise of proctoring software to deter cheating alarms privacy advocates. Some students and professors find it invasive, too.
The New York Times From ACM News | May 12, 2020
Azer Bestavros, associate provost for computing and data sciences at Boston University, describes the toll his month-long ordeal with the coronavirus took on his...BU Today From ACM Opinion | May 7, 2020
Carnegie Mellon University researchers have created an artificial intelligence-based technique to help educators rapidly develop intelligent computerized tutoring...Carnegie Mellon University Human-Computer Interaction Institute From ACM TechNews | May 1, 2020
Kotlin has been the fastest-growing programming language over the past two years, according to developer analyst SlashData.
ZDNet From ACM TechNews | April 22, 2020
States race to upgrade their legacy mainframe systems to meet the cascade of unemployment claims caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
John Delaney From ACM News | April 21, 2020
In recent years, there's been serious talk about how to build the Metaverse, the next version of the Internet, and who will build it first.
The Washington Post From ACM News | April 21, 2020