A prestigious Japanese university is giving away hundreds of iPhones, in part to use its Global Positioning System to nab students that skip class. Aoyama Gakuin...The Associated Press From ACM News | May 29, 2009
Although more women are pursuing degrees in math, physics, computer science, engineering, biochemistry, and other technology-centric fields than ever before, enrollment...Fort Worth Business Press From ACM TechNews | May 28, 2009
Today's children are coming of age immersed in video gaming, Web browsing, and instant messaging. Many have cell phones, laptops, and hand-held video games. Others...Newswise From ACM News | May 26, 2009
A European Union-funded research initiative called LEAD is using computers to enhance collaborative, face-to-face learning and problem solving. The research demonstrates...ICT Results From ACM TechNews | May 22, 2009
The use of free software in South America and Asia will reach about 70 percent in 2010, and will be particularly prevalent in the education sector, according to...Andaluc From ACM TechNews | May 20, 2009
The Computing Innovation Fellows project announced by the Computing Community Consortium (CCC) and the Computing Research Association (CRA) will award grants to...ACM News From ACM Careers | May 19, 2009
In an effort to strength the Middle East's technical work force, Intel will help establish a nanoelectronics research center at the King Abdul-Aziz City of Science...Semiconductor International From ACM TechNews | May 18, 2009
Entertainment businesses say digital rights management prevents the theft of their products, but access control technologies have been a uniform failure when it...Leah Hoffmann From Communications of the ACM | June 1, 2009
Medical researchers have long dreamed of "magic bullets" that go directly where they are needed. Now micromedicine and nanotechnology are making a range of molecules...Don Monroe From Communications of the ACM | June 1, 2009
Constantinos Daskalakis has won the 2008 Doctoral Dissertation Award from ACM (the Association for Computing Machinery) for his work on behavior in complex networks...ACM From ACM News | May 15, 2009
Stanford University's 100-year tradition of entrepreneurialism, which has spawned such tech giants as Hewlett-Packard, Cisco, Google, Sun, and Yahoo!, has been...San Jose Mercury News From ACM News | May 11, 2009
A panel of women developers at the recent RailsConf 2009 conference in Las Vegas held a session entitled "Women in Rails" to discuss the issues that cause software...InfoWorld From ACM TechNews | May 8, 2009
Amazon.com Inc. on Wednesday (May 6) plans to unveil a new version of its Kindle e-book reader with a larger screen and other features designed to appeal to periodical...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | May 6, 2009
Declining enrollment in computer science programs, along with an increased demand for computer science workers, could lead to a critical workforce shortage in Canada...New Brunswick Business Journal From ACM TechNews | May 4, 2009
A growing number of East Carolina University undergraduates are having international experiences without ever leaving the Greenville, N.C., campus. The university's...The Chronicle of Higher Education From ACM News | May 5, 2009
Robotics education should be offered in every school, says Brian Toohey, a supporter of the nonprofit organization For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and...SA Today From ACM TechNews | April 30, 2009
The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory held its 21st annual Science Careers in Search of Women conference last month, welcoming approximately...Argonne National Laboratory From ACM News | May 1, 2009
Several higher-education information technology groups are working to influence the U.S. broadband strategy and help steer the distribution of $4.7 billion in Internet...The Chronicle of Higher Education From ACM TechNews | April 30, 2009
In a recent speech before the members of the National Academy of Sciences, U.S. President Barack Obama said the United States should invest 3 percent or more of...Computing Research Association From ACM TechNews | April 29, 2009
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has officially launched the World Digital Library, an Internet-based library that...The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | April 28, 2009