University Students: Do You Have What it Takes to Make it in the NYC Tech Scene?
NYC Turing Fellows Program: The Best Computer Science, Engineering and Mathematics Students Compete for Summer Fellowships at New York City’s Most Innovative Technology Startups(PRWEB) January 30, 2012 The second annual NYC Turing Fellows Program, which matches outstanding students to paid summer internships with leading technology startups, is now accepting applications from undergraduate and ...
Peercy, longtime UW–Madison engineering dean, to retire
In 1999, first-year dean of the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering Paul Peercy looked around at the other new kids - the undergraduate students - and wondered why more than half of them were not persisting into their second year as engineering majors.
Comp sci majors increase by 12 percent, reflecting national trend
It’s a realization by students that "if you don’t have some rooting in information and computer science, no matter what your field of endeavor is, you’re not going to be competitive,” one computer science professor said.
2011’s new Institute leaders
By Bruno B. F. Faviero STAFF REPORTER The past year saw change and advancement for many holding leadership positions at MIT. A series of promotions, appointments, and step-downs shuffled faculty and staff, resulting in a new chancellor, dean of engineering, director of the Media Lab, and several academic department heads.
Bye-bye bird house
Gone are the days of making birdhouses, key racks and clocks.
New Continuing Education Courses Offered at Anthem Institute-Parsippany
Courses complement professional development for network engineer and healthcare students and professionals.Parsippany, N.J. (PRWEB) February 07, 2012 Anthem Institute in Parsippany, N.J. recently introduced two new continuing education courses to complement professional development for network engineering and healthcare students and professionals. Cisco Networking Academy has partnered with ...
Science is king in Chandler schools
Chandler science fair projects offer students a chance to learn about engineering and technology
Michael Gove to scrap 'boring' IT lessons
Schools to be given freedom to run cutting-edge computer classes under plans for open source curriculum The teaching of computer science in school is to be dramatically overhauled, with the existing programme of study scrapped to make way for new lessons designed by industry and universities, Michael Gove will announce on Wednesday. In a speech, the education secretary will say the existing ...
Schools to Teach Mobile Apps Programming Skills
Students in American schools are to be taught how to write mobile apps, following an agreement between Chinese computer vendor, Lenovo, the National Academy Foundation (NAF) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
InfoDay@ITB Offers Insights Into New Course Programmes
Bandar Seri Begawan - Institut Teknologi Brunei (ITB) will be organizing a two-day InfoDay@ITB on Feb 9 and Feb 11. InfoDay@ITB is open to the public from 9am to 4.30pm on both days.