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Program brings tech training to disabled
The first of three workshops designed to introduce persons with mobility-related disabilities to computer and related technology fields was held last week at Hiram G. Andrews Center in Johnstown. Project Enable is an initiative funded by a grant from...Tags: Education, Physical Conditions, Science and Technology, Science, Colleges and Universities
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Shepherd University professor aids two high school teachers
Seung-yun Kim, assistant professor of computer sciences at Shepherd University, worked with two local high school teachers who were awarded a $36,000 grant through the West Virginia IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence program. Wendy Lee,...Tags: Teaching and Learning, High Schools, Science, Teachers, Education
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Campus security: There's an app for that
With a tap on his smartphone, University of Maryland student Shiv Krishnamoorthy can instantly alert police as he walks through the dimly lit corners of the College Park campus — and share with them his precise location, plus live video and audio....Tags: Virginia Tech, Law Enforcement, Johns Hopkins University, International Relations, Economy, Business and Finance
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Patrick Fischer dies at 75; target of Unabomber
Patrick Fischer, a retired computer science professor at Vanderbilt University whose secretary was injured when he was targeted by the Unabomber in 1982, has died. He was 75.
Fischer died Aug. 26 in hospice care in Montgomery County, Md., the...Tags: Los Angeles Times, Science, University of Michigan, Injuries and Wounds, The Pennsylvania State University
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Q&A: Programming Burbank Unified 2.0
When Burbank Unified’s network supervisor announced his departure earlier this year, school board members decided to take the position in a new direction. They re-penned the job description to include a significant instructional component, and hired...Tags: Apple iPhone, Ocean View, Science, Software Industry, File Sharing
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Video games get players to solve epic scientific mysteries
Video gamers spend tons of time -- for many it's 10,000 hours by age 21 -- battling mythic monsters, shooting aliens and rescuing princesses from digital castles. Adrien Treuille wants to put those efforts to better use. The Carnegie Mellon computer...Tags: Entertainment, Mystery (genre), Gaming, Disease Prevention, Science
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Father of artificial intelligence dies in Calif.
PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) — John McCarthy, a pioneer in artificial intelligence technology and creator of the computer programming language often used in that field, has died. He was 84. Stanford University, where McCarthy was a professor for four...Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Awards and Prizes, Apple Inc., Unix, Stanford University
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John McCarthy dies at 84; the father of artificial intelligence
In the mid-1950s mathematician John McCarthy issued a call for research on "Automata Studies," but the phrase was so bland that few people understood what he meant. So he came up with a more provocative description of the idea he was promoting.
He called...Tags: Chess Playing, Health and Safety at School, Heart Attack, Princeton University, Stanford University
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Grants to bring $10 million to college
Glendale Community College has been awarded two federal grants that will bring more than $10 million to the campus during the next five years, officials said. The Title V grants, awarded as part of the Hispanic-Serving Institutions program at the U.S....Tags: Education, National or Ethnic Minorities, Technology, Engineering, Science
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Dennis Ritchie dies at 70; computer scientist helped develop Unix
Dennis Ritchie, a computer scientist who wrote the popular C programming language and helped develop the Unix operating system, has died. He was 70.
Ritchie died a month after his birthday, according to his biography on a Web page of Alcatel-Lucent's...Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Los Angeles Times, Unix, Science, Harvard University
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Computer programming is like a puzzle for Smithsburg teen
taylor.eckel@herald-mail.comFor Suzanne Reed, an interest in computers runs in the family. "I've been really into computers for a long time. My mom teaches technology education at Smithsburg Middle School, and my brother is a computer security major," she said. Reed, 17, is the...Tags: Technology, Science and Technology, Science, Human Interest, Maryland
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Fiber optics a boon, from classroom to operating room
Leasing office space in this economy can be a challenge, especially in older buildings, but Taylor Fields is working on getting an edge: a super-fast fiber-optic broadband connection.
"One of the first things [prospective tenants] ask is what kind of...Tags: Contracts, Washington (U.S. state), Economy, Business and Finance, Technology, Government
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