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
Women tend to choose non-math-intensive fields for their careers — not because they lack mathematical ability, but because they want flexibility to raise children...Newswise From ACM News | March 16, 2009
Carnegie Mellon University professor Jeannette M. Wing is an expert on computational thinking, the discipline of applying computer science's problem-solving methods...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | March 10, 2009
Despite technology's growing impact on society, academic geeks, or nerds, still suffer from negative stereotypes in popular culture, which may explain why women...The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign From ACM TechNews | March 9, 2009
Half of all U.S. residents expect that another country will become the world leader in addressing technological challenges this century, reveals a new Duke University...Duke niversity News & Communications From ACM TechNews | March 6, 2009
ASU NewsArizona State University's (ASU's) New American University project aims to enroll 100,000 students in online courses by 2012, which will require finding...AS News From ACM TechNews | March 6, 2009
Network WorldMany information technology (IT) professionals believe that parents could be doing their children a disservice by not encouraging them to pursue advanced...Network World From ACM TechNews | March 6, 2009
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...IDG News Service From ACM TechNews | March 5, 2009
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...Newswise From ACM News | March 5, 2009
Newcastle UniversityNewcastle University professor of educational technology Sugata Mitra believes that introducing more technology to the classroom is the keyView...Newcastle University From ACM TechNews | March 4, 2009