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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.

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, shortage, major, engineering, student, school, dot-com, 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.

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, U.S., information technology

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, base, scientist, Korea, U.S., China, professor, information technology, chairman

Microsoft Research goes to school

December 12, 2006 Technology alone won't solve U.S. tech education woes, says Rick Rashid, head of Microsoft Research. TAGS: university, computer science, education, student, project, Microsoft Corp., U.S.

U.S. slips lower in coding contest

April 7, 2005 Chinese students win an international programming competition, while U.S. schools' performance hits a new low. TAGS: Association for Computing Machinery, school, programming, U.S., student, computer science, China, professor, India

The tech industry's newest power player

July 13, 2006 Stuart Feldman is the new head of the world's biggest scientific and computing society--a role that will require diplomacy and political know-how. TAGS: computer science, outsourcing, tax, U.S., information technology

Brain drain in tech's future?

August 6, 2004 A drop in the number of science and engineering doctoral degrees could spell trouble for innovation in the tech field. Less-than-risky business TAGS: science, drop, engineering, scientist, computer science, U.S., school, leader, degree, student, HP

U.S. funds study of tech monocultures

November 25, 2003 The National Science Foundation says it will pay $750,000 to two universities for studying how diversifying information systems and software could help fend off future cyberattacks. TAGS: monoculture, diversity, software engineering, population, information system, computer science, cyberattack, researcher, vulnerability, professor, Microsoft Corp., U.S.

Year in review: Big battles for big talent

December 14, 2005 Concerns remain over outsourcing and guest workers, but hiring prospects have improved for skilled workers. TAGS: hiring, women, talent, H-1B, Kai-Fu Lee, worker, computer science, workplace, outsource, recruiting, Google Inc., engineer, Steve Ballmer, president, battle, China

Study finds too few women and minorities in tech

June 22, 2005 The percentage of women in IT has fallen sharply since 1996, says report. Hispanics, blacks underrepresented. TAGS: work force, women, minority, information technology, percentage, science, computer science, America, president, U.S.
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