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An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
Applications for H-1B visas are down about a third from a year ago, according to the U.S. Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services. The agency began accepting...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | April 10, 2009
President Barack Obama has already reversed several actions and policies established by President George W. Bush, but has shown little interest in revising a rule...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | April 6, 2009
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) computer science education graduate student Leigh Ann Sudol says computer science suffers from the lack of female participation...Pittsburgh Tribune-Review From ACM TechNews | April 6, 2009
Purdue University and Rutgers University will lead an international research and education group in a six-year, $30 million U.S. Department of Homeland Security...Purdue niversity News From ACM TechNews | April 6, 2009
The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) has spun off a course on using technology to solve real-world problems into a new program called Computing for...The Chronicle of Higher Education From ACM TechNews | April 3, 2009
ACM's annual conference on Computer-Human Interaction, CHI 2009, gets underway at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston on April 4. Sponsored by ACM's Special...AScribe Newswire From ACM TechNews | April 3, 2009
When ACM (the Association for Computing Machinery) awarded Barbara Liskov the prestigious A.M. Turing Award earlier this month, its decision and timing were perfect...National Science Foundation From ACM News | April 1, 2009
ACM (The Association for Computing Machinery) has announced the winners of three awards honoring significant contributions to the computing and information technology...ACM From ACM News | March 31, 2009
The nation's leading computer science programs say graduating seniors are still sought after by technology vendors and corporate shops, despite the global economic...Network World From ACM Careers | March 31, 2009
A new report from the Computing Research Association (CRA) found that student enrollment in computer science (CS) has risen for the first time in six years. The...Seattle Post-Intelligencer From ACM TechNews | March 30, 2009
Students of popular musical instruments may soon be learning to play with the help of a new generation of intelligent, interactive computer programs thanks to European...ICT Results From ACM News | March 27, 2009
The Scholarship for Service (SFS) program, jointly run by the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is becoming a widely...Government Computer News From ACM TechNews | March 25, 2009
The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (ABI) expects to draw more scholarship applications for the 2009 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing...Business Wire From ACM TechNews | March 25, 2009
The University of California, San Diego (UCSD) has announced the launch of the Center for Next-Generation Digital Media, a new campus center dedicated to inventing...California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology From ACM TechNews | March 23, 2009
Most foreign nationals studying at universities in the United States say American higher education is the best in the world, but few plan to remain permanently...C Berkeley News From ACM News | March 20, 2009
ACM, the Computing Research Association (CRA), and National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT) are working to improve the profile of computer science...Computing Research Association From ACM TechNews | March 20, 2009
Thanks to European research, today's portals can take you to fascinating virtual destinations — both ancient and new — and all just a click away. The work allows...ICT Results From ACM News | March 19, 2009
The number of computer science majors enrolled in U.S. universities rose 8.1 percent in 2008, the first increase in six years, reports the Computing Research Association...Computing Research Association From ACM TechNews | March 18, 2009
Scientists in Japan are testing a robotic teacher at fifth- and sixth-grade classes at a primary school in Tokyo. Originally introduced as a secretary, the Saya...Wicked Local From ACM News | March 17, 2009
A recent IBM Academic Initiative survey found that 80 percent of 1,600 college students polled agreed that high-technology skills will help them succeed, and a...Network World From ACM TechNews | March 16, 2009