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Students saying no to computer science

August 11, 2004 With the tech job market weak, undergrad enrollments in computer science departments keep dropping. TAGS: computer science, enrollment, engineering, major, shortage, student, dot-com, school, field, U.S., career

Gates goes to college

March 1, 2004 Microsoft's Bill Gates says that despite today's outsourcing trend, the United States needs to refocus on leading in computer science--starting at its universities. TAGS: computer science, Bill Gates, college, Microsoft Corp., U.S.

Fewer women in computer jobs these days

October 14, 2004 But women have increased their representation in all the natural science professions, especially medical science, a study says. TAGS: women, commission, computer science, science, profession, engineering, study, teacher, U.S.

College freshmen less interested in tech

April 22, 2005 Percentage of incoming freshmen saying they'll major in computer science drops significantly. TAGS: freshmen, computer science, women, fall, survey, information technology, U.S.

Wooing interns to Silicon Valley

July 3, 2007 Students working at companies like Google enjoy lots of perks and hands-on training. But a stint at Microsoft gets you a date with Bill Gates. TAGS: intern, computer science, SafeWeb, student, Google Inc., talent, Silicon Valley, professor, founder, food, Microsoft Corp.

Arthur W. Burks, early computer theorist, dies

May 19, 2008 Burks was a member of the team that designed the Eniac computer, a frequent collaborator of John von Neumann and a pioneer in computing education. (From The New York Times) TAGS: computer science, computing

Fixing a busted IT research system

September 21, 2004 James Foley, chairman of the Computing Research Association, says major trouble stalks the nation's technology education pipeline. TAGS: computer science, life science, science, Korea, scientist, base, professor, U.S., information technology, China, chairman

IBM tries to hook computer science students

July 20, 2004 IBM hopes to get college kids to experiment with something new--non-Microsoft development software. TAGS: Buell Duncan, computer science, university, IBM Corp., open standard, Java, school, dot-com, student, development tool, Linux, programming, open source, server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Online library offers 1.5 million works and counting

November 27, 2007 The Universal Digital Library, backed by several major libraries around the globe, is more about preservation and less about getting clicks. TAGS: Barnes & Noble Inc., computer science, university, library, project, work, professor, intellectual property, e-book, Google Inc.

It's back to school for IT

October 26, 2006 perspective Georgetown's M. Brian Blake says IT's changing role in business calls for a big shift in the classroom. TAGS: computer science, IT professional, line of business, information technology, back-to-school, student, programming language, skill, programming

Yahoo hires economics, sociology researchers

May 10, 2007 Yahoo looks for growth opportunities as it hires two scientists to head up its research in online markets and social networks. TAGS: sociology, economics, social media, computer science, Yahoo! Inc., social networking, researcher, research, degree, McAfee Inc., scientist, professor

Losing ground in the innovation race?

February 25, 2004 Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates says that despite the promise of the technology industry, fewer young people than ever are choosing to study computer science. TAGS: computer science, innovation, lives, scientist, vision, challenge

The wide world of Google

December 15, 2005 Company strikes a chord with Google Music, ponies up for computer science research and touts its enterprise search. TAGS: enterprise search, computer science, Google Inc., enterprise, CD

D-Wave's quantum computer ready for latest demo

November 9, 2007 Company says a scientist from Google will join in with an image recognition algorithm at the SC07 supercomputing conference.Photos: D-Wave takes a quantum leap TAGS: quantum, scientist, computer science, Google Inc., professor, conference

IBM opens research to academia

July 13, 2005 Looking to foster ties to universities, IBM will give professors access to research and development technologies on its alphaWorks site. TAGS: computer science, university, IBM Corp., R&D, programming tool, open source, development tool, professor, information technology, Microsoft Corp.

Opening doors for women in computing

February 7, 2005 Harvard president's comments reignite debate over women in computer science, with reformers trying to reverse guy-centric patterns. TAGS: women, computer science, career, computing, president, programming, information technology

From math teacher to Turing winner

February 26, 2007 Veteran computer scientist Frances Allen looks back on Ptran, "primitive" computing and what it was like making her way in a man's world. TAGS: Frances Allen, computer science, farm, teacher, computing, IBM Corp., scientist, high-performance, women, work, career, knowledge

At USC, developing game coders

May 11, 2007 University takes advantage of top-ranked engineering and film schools to build one of States' most complete video game institutes.Photos: Piping out game talent TAGS: institute, video game, computer science, Nintendo Wii, talent, Activision Inc., school, student, Electronic Arts Inc., controller, Los Angeles, video, games

Science search made easier in developing nations

December 13, 2005 Search specialists team up to make scientific research more readily available to those with sluggish Web access. TAGS: developing country, computer science, researcher, search engine, project, scientist, Google Inc.
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