Robot programming is many students' first exposure to the world of computer programming. As with so much of the computing world, however, different robot platforms...Arstechnica From ACM News | April 8, 2010
A new study by has found that students have unequal opportunities to learn about technology in high school and at home, which can affect their choice of major, ...niversity of Oregon From ACM News | April 8, 2010
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...Inside Higher Ed From ACM TechNews | April 5, 2010
The number of undergraduate students majoring in computer science increased 14 percent over the last two years, reversing the steep decline in computer science...Dr. Dobb's Journal From ACM News | April 5, 2010
The American Mathematical Society is honoring two programs that do an outstanding job of bringing more individuals from underrepresented minority groups into the...American Mathematical Society From ACM News | April 2, 2010
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has launched the nation's first undergraduate degree program devoted to the emerging interdisciplinary field of Web Science.Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute From ACM News | April 1, 2010
Colleges and universities are experimenting with different ways to connect students and teachers. More than 200 institutions are using open-source software created...NPR From ACM News | March 30, 2010
A lack of quality science and math education programs, persistent stereotypes, and financial issues related to the cost of education are the top three causes for...Diverse Online From ACM TechNews | March 29, 2010
Abilene Christian University's Mobile Learning project seeks to evaluate the potential of personal digital devices and social networks to transform teaching and...Network World From ACM TechNews | March 29, 2010
A program to help enhance American Indian students' achievement in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields has been developed by the...Diverse: Issues in Higher Education From ACM TechNews | March 29, 2010
Governments' practice of electronic surveillance—and the growing use of warrantless wiretapping—has observers deeply concerned.
Samuel Greengard From Communications of the ACM | April 1, 2010
The first official public draft of the Common Core State Standards Initiative's K-12 standards has been released. Dr. Dobb's Journal From ACM TechNews | March 24, 2010
Silicon Valley is losing more foreign-born executives, engineers, and scientists due to better opportunities in their native countries, tough U.S. immigration laws...USA Today From ACM TechNews | March 22, 2010
Ford Motor Co. is working with the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and Microsoft to offer a computer science and engineering course in which Michigan students...Technology Review From ACM TechNews | March 19, 2010
The U.S. government wants colleges and universities to help bring ultra high-speed Internet access to more communities. The proposal is part of a federal blueprint...The Chronicle of Higher Education From ACM TechNews | March 19, 2010
Experts say the information technology (IT) industry needs to start appealing to women at a younger age to encourage more of them to choose it as a career. V3.co.uk From ACM TechNews | March 19, 2010
Michigan State University (MSU) instructors and students are fine-tuning a computer video game designed to help unsuspecting children avoid land mines and other...The State News From ACM TechNews | March 17, 2010
Intel Science Talent Search 2010, a program of Society for Science & the Public, announced its top 10 winners in Washington, DC. Winners received $630,000 in awards...Intel Corp. From ACM News | March 17, 2010
U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) programs that assist specific racial and ethnic groups would be consolidated under a new proposal from the agency. The Chronicle of Higher Education From ACM TechNews | March 15, 2010