Scientists share knowledge and seek collaborators at computational sustainability conference.Karen A. Frenkel From Communications of the ACM | September 1, 2009
Researchers are addressing the computing challenges of older individuals, whose needs are different — and too often disregarded.Samuel Greengard From Communications of the ACM | September 1, 2009
Researchers working in medical nanorobotics are creating technologies that could lead to novel health-care applications, such as new ways of accessing areas of...Kirk L. Kroeker From Communications of the ACM | September 1, 2009
Students' performance in online education settings tended to trounce that of those receiving face-to-face instruction, according to a study SRI International carried...The New York Times From ACM TechNews | August 24, 2009
The U.S. National Science Foundation's Expeditions in Computing program has awarded the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Henry Samueli School of Engineering...CLA News From ACM TechNews | August 18, 2009
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has been awarded $62 million through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to...Network World From ACM TechNews | August 12, 2009
Rutgers University in Newark is leading the Garden State Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (GS-LSAMP), a $5 million, five-year, multiple-school project...Rutgers niversity From ACM TechNews | August 11, 2009
A decline in U.S. high school computer science (CS) courses is indicated by the Computer Science Teachers Association's (CSTA's) 2009 National Secondary Computer...T.H.E. Journal From ACM TechNews | August 10, 2009
BBC NewsAs robots are increasingly used in warfare, civilian lives will be put at greater and greater risk, according to University of Sheffield professor NoelView...BBC News From ACM TechNews | August 7, 2009
Research indicates that engineering does not have a higher dropout rate than other majors and women's persistence in the discipline is equal to men's, according...Purdue niversity News From ACM TechNews | August 10, 2009
Months of meticulous testing, refining and retesting has paid off for Cornell University's Autonomous Underwater Vehicle team. With a flawless 11.5-minute run through...Cornell niversity From ACM News | August 6, 2009
The Internet Society has honored the designers of an early computer network with its 2009 Jonathan B. Postel Service Award. The University of Wisconsin-Madison's...niversity of Wisconsin-Madison From ACM TechNews | August 6, 2009
Reaching the most remote rural customers with high-speed Internet access can be prohibitively expensive. Consider the case of Hill Country Telephone Cooperative...BusinessWeek From ACM News | August 4, 2009
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...Inside Higher Ed From ACM TechNews | July 31, 2009
The United Kingdom should use Semantic Web technologies to link up its education system, according to a new report from researchers at the University of Southampton's...niversity of Southampton (ECS) From ACM TechNews | July 29, 2009
The University of Washington's (UW's) Summer Academy for Advancing Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Computing, funded by the National Science Foundation, aims to diversity...The Seattle Times From ACM TechNews | July 29, 2009
A $5 million National Science Foundation grant awarded to five Chicago area universities and the Chicago Public Schools will train high school teacher leaders on...niversity of Illinois at Chicago From ACM News | July 29, 2009
Montana State University (MSU) computer engineering students will soon be able to control laboratory equipment through their home computers. A two-year, $148,000...Montana State niversity From ACM TechNews | July 27, 2009
Carnegie Mellon University's CyLab and Information Networking Institute (INI) are hosting several faculty members for the annual Information Assurance Capacity...Carnegie Mellon News From ACM TechNews | July 28, 2009
Michigan Technological University's (MTU's) MentorNet program matches students and new educators with mentors in either educational or professional positions to... From ACM TechNews | July 27, 2009