Communications of the ACM
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
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More Science, Less Drama: IT Pros Defend Engineering Careers
Network WorldMany information technology (IT) professionals believe that parents could be doing their children a disservice by not encouraging them to pursue advanced...
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Tech Companies Pledge to Deal With Shortage of Women Workers
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...
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Students Help to Bring the Internet to Rural Africa
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...
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Can Virtual Teachers Plug the Educational Divide?
Newcastle UniversityNewcastle University professor of educational technology Sugata Mitra believes that introducing more technology to the classroom is the keyView...
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What Will It Take to Increase Hispanics in Stem? Money, Of Course
Diverse OnlineThe National Science Foundation (NSF) recently asked Hispanic-serving institutions at the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities' Capitol...
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Math Problems + Video Games = Learning
The Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center in Picatinny, N.J., and the Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center at...
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Indian Colleges to Compete in IBM's 'Blue Battle'
EE Times IndiaIBM has launched IBM Blue Battle, a technology competition for 25 Indian engineering colleges that offers students the opportunity to obtain hands...
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Robots That Monitor Emotions of Asd Children
ExplorationVanderbilt University researchers have developed a system that enables robots to monitor a child's emotional state, potentially leading to robotic playmates...
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New Direction in Teaching Computer Science Emphasizes Activity, Interaction, Critique
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...
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U.S. Said to Be Losing Competitive Edge
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...
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A Difficult, Unforgettable Idea
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...
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Crowd Control
Researchers are turning to computers to help us take advantage of our own cognitive abilities and of the wisdom of crowds.
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Betting on Ideas
Advanced computational models are enabling researchers to create increasingly sophisticated prediction markets.
From ACM Careers
Graduates Take Degrees Overseas
International students at Carnegie Mellon University pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering, and math are increasingly leaving the United States after...
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Project Uses Cell Phones as Computers in the Classroom
University of Michigan professor Elliot Soloway and University of North Texas professor Cathleen Norris have developed the Mobile Learning Environment, a suite...
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Professors Regard Online Instructions as Less Effective Than Classroom Learning
Many education professionals believe that online courses are less effective than classroom courses, concludes two surveys conducted by the National Association...
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Researcher Calls For New Approach in Computer Education
A paper that proposes a new approach to teaching computer science in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was the top presentation at the Seventh Worldwide Conference...
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Leading Futurists, Thinkers to Launch Silicon Valley niversity
Leading thinkers and futurists will launch Singularity University, an institution based in Silicon Valley that will offer a wide range of programs focusing on multiple...
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Is Technology Producing a Decline in Critical Thinking and Analysis?
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) professor Patricia Greenfield says that critical thinking and analysis skills decline the more people use technology...
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