Friday, August 29, 2014

Internet Education

  1. Education Exchange to Interconnect Students in 30 Counties
    MarketWatch

    Each of the regional networks are interconnected at the key telecommunications exchange in Atlanta, allowing direct connection to the Internet at the ...
  2. SLT upgrades Lanka Education and Research Network
    Telecompaper (subscription)

    Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) has upgraded the Lanka Education And Research Network (LEARN). The upgrade project enhanced the internet access ...
  3. Western Cape launches free wireless internet in Atlantis
    BDlive

    Ms Zille, economic opportunities MEC Alan Winde, and education MEC ... an additional 20, 000 people will now be able to connect to the internet.
  4. Research and Markets: Education Sector in Singapore to 2019 - Market Size and Intelligence Report
    Rock Hill Herald (press release)

    Almost half of the Singapore's education sector is dominated by higher ... of technology, as the students are actively using the internet for education.
  5. Computer stores, first link in protecting children against internet
    AzerNews

    A service called 'Safe Education Internet', promoted as part of the 'AzEduNet' educational network, is an example of such projects in Azerbaijan.
  6. EdUCation-Wireless supplies robust, fast and reliable WiFi yet again
    ITWeb

    The integration of technology, and specifically access to the Internet and therefore educational online content through fast and reliable WiFi is key in ...

Computer Science



Slate Magazine
Aug. 27 2014 11:07 AM
Ultimately, Computer Science Unplugged aims to evoke intrinsic interest in its subject—to inspire students to regard computer science as an exciting ...
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Interest in computer science dwindling
Interest in computer science dwindling. It is alarming that interest in science and maths at school level seems to be at an all-time low, says Richard ...
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UCI Computer Science Prof to FCC
University of California Irvine computer science professor Scott Jordan has been named the chief technology officer of the Federal Communications ...
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New York Times (blog)
Looking to the Future of Data Science
The Association for Computing Machinery, a leading professional association in computer science, is holding its annual conference this week focused ...
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Chalkbeat Colorado
US losing cutting edge in tech and science, executives warn
In the field of computer science, six of 10 graduates from abroad go back to their home countries, often to work at firms competing directly with U.S. ...
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To catch a thief: Yale computer science edition
The three—graduate student Aaron Segal '17PhD, assistant professor Bryan Ford, and computer science department chair Joan Feigenbaum—focus ...
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UCI prof takes tech savvy to FCC
The Federal Communications Commission has tapped UC Irvine computer science professor Scott Jordan to be its new chief technology officer, as the ...
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Microsoft sponsors coding competition
"This was a fun way to promote pursuing computer science principles and knowledge outside of the classroom and also gives them an opportunity to ...
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Young women enter NMSU computer program
LAS CRUCES, N.M. >> Only 15 percent of college students across the country pursuing degrees in computer science are women, but a program at ...
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Mathematics & Statistics

College of Engineering and Science/Tenure-Track Faculty in Mathematics and Statistics
Tenure-track faculty in Mathematics and Statistics Louisiana Tech University Pending budgetary approval, the Program of Mathematics and Statistics ...
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Psychology


If Cops Understood Crowd Psychology, They'd Tone Down The Riot Gear
Let's step back a moment to the classic psychological theory on crowds, which gave rise to many of the tougher approaches taken today. Originating ...
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The Psychology Of Making It Big On Twitter
Psychology answers a lot of questions – the kind that laboratory science often cannot. It explores and dissects why we, humans, behave the way we ...
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National Post
Pop Psychology: Meghan Trainor's talkin' about body rockin' (and image) in All About That Bass
Meghan Trainor might not have scored a spot at the MTV VMAs, but she managed to best most of the pop stars in attendance, shooting up the ...
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6 Secrets of Great Resumes, Backed by Psychology
The day I landed my job at Google was the day I decided to pay forward all the help I received on reworking my resume. After going through many ...
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Pine-Richland psychologist nominated for award
Melissa Ramirez is passionate about her work with students in the Pine-Richland School District. As one of the district's two school psychologists, she ...
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The End of Psychology?
Over the past decades, psychology has been increasingly overtaken by neuroscience. Two multi-billion euro/dollar initiatives – one European, one ...
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Police psychology
Darren Wilson, the Ferguson Police Officer who shot and killed Michael Brown, the unarmed African-American teenager in the St. Louis, Missouri, ...
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Professor of psychology at Glenville State College takes teaching to the seas
Aboard the ship, Walborn taught two introductory psychology classes to enlisted Navy and Marine Corps personnel. This isn't his first trip onboard.
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BMO Psychology of Debt Report: Stress-Testing Canadians as They Plan to Pay Off Their Debts in ...
TORONTO, ONTARIO, Aug 27, 2014 (Marketwired via COMTEX) -- BMO released today a report on the psychology of Canadians, revealing how much ...
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(False?) Positive Psychology Meets Genomics
Academic bunfight ahoy! A new paper from Nick Brown – famed debunker of the "Positivity Ratio" – and his colleagues, takes aim at another piece of ...
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