In the earlier, tech firms made use of their internship plans to recruit promising job candidates, extending offers to many students to return as full-time workers just after graduation. But this calendar year, those chances are shrinking. Amazon, for instance, hired about 18,000 interns this yr, paying out some computer science students almost $30,000 for…
Sophia Mendoza’s interest in technology integration in education started as a 3rd grader in the Los Angeles Unified School District. Her teacher brought in a TRS-80, a desktop microcomputer, and let students play with it. It was Mendoza’s first experience with programming. Now, as LAUSD’s Instructional Technology Initiative director, ensuring every student has access to…
HEIDELBERG, Germany—Every September, a critical mass of the world’s most decorated computer scientists and mathematicians gathers in the warm microclimate here. They discuss the states of their fields and mentor 200 undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate students from around the world selected in a highly competitive process. “It feels like coming home,” said Vinton Cerf, Google’s…
Why This Matters Brain-computer interfaces allow people to control machines using their thoughts. These interfaces can help people with disabilities as well as enhance human-computer interactions. For example, warfighters might operate a drone hands-free on the battlefield. However, the technology remains largely experimental, and it raises questions about security, ethics, and equity. The Technology What…
UCLA has received a $5 million pledge from Boeing Co. to support faculty at the Center for Quantum Science and Engineering. The center, which is jointly operated by the UCLA College Division of Physical Sciences and the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, brings together scientists and engineers at the leading edge of quantum information science…
(The University of Central Florida’s College of Engineering and Computer Science issued the following news release.) ORLANDO, Fla. – A $75,000 donation to the University of Central Florida from Duke Energy Florida will provide critical resources to support the transformation of engineering and computer science students into professionals and future leaders in their fields. The…
When searching for majors to pursue, Kodua “KD” Kwarteng saw computer science as a perfect match because it was both rewarding and a creative outlet. Drawing inspiration from his Black Engineering Support Teams mentor Kayla Moore ’20, Kwarteng said he was fascinated when she spoke of her experiences and aspirations with computer science. Through several…
Xiangsi Howard Xiangsi Howard started her computer science training as an Athens High School student enrolled in College Credit Plus courses at Ohio University. She will soon be a fourth-year computer science student in the Russ College of Engineering and Technology, but Howard began her career at OHIO as an undecided student in University College. …
Martial Hebert, dean of the Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science, during a recent visit to the GeekWire offices in Seattle. (GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop) This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we explore the state of the art in robotics and artificial intelligence with Martial Hebert, dean of the Carnegie Mellon University School…
The role of computers in daily life and the economy grows yearly, and that trend is only expected to continue for the foreseeable future. Those who learn and master computer science (CS) skills are widely expected to enjoy increased employment opportunities and more flexibility in their futures, though the U.S. currently produces too few specialists…