Disputed Google research is receiving further scrutiny, despite the company's inaction in open-sourcing its data or source code…
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The Chronicle of Higher Education From ACM News | July 8, 2022
An analysis of U.S. Department of Education data found only four colleges in the United States with at least 50 bachelor's degree recipients in computer science...The Chronicle of Higher Education From ACM TechNews | February 27, 2019
Syracuse University researchers are planning to compile and analyze every tweet and Facebook post for every U.S. presidential candidate through the end of the 2016...The Chronicle of Higher Education From ACM TechNews | November 25, 2015
The U.S. National Science Foundation is funding an effort to develop a one-stop shop to house researchers' data sets after they publish their papers. The Chronicle of Higher Education From ACM TechNews | July 23, 2015
A new report released this week lays out the current state of research into massive open online courses. The Chronicle of Higher Education From ACM TechNews | May 1, 2015
A researcher wants to provide greater clarity about low completion rates for massively open online courses by examining the intent of those who sign up. The Chronicle of Higher Education From ACM TechNews | December 8, 2014
The nonprofit Internet2 organization is now offering researchers the opportunity to create clouds that will be connected by its network. The Chronicle of Higher Education From ACM TechNews | October 31, 2014
Speakers at Transatlantic Science Week note that massive open online courses (MOOCs) might democratize higher education globally, but significant progress would...The Chronicle of Higher Education From ACM TechNews | November 15, 2013
U.S. government agencies, universities, and technology companies have contributed tens of millions of dollars to increase the number of female computer scientists...The Chronicle of Higher Education From ACM TechNews | November 5, 2012
Colleges are starting to tap opportunities inherent in big data, using insights mined from information about students' performance to tailor courses and degrees...The Chronicle of Higher Education From ACM TechNews | July 23, 2012
In 2010 the University of Southern California's Anne Balsamo launched an effort to digitize the AIDS Quilt in an attempt to make the memorial more accessible via...The Chronicle of Higher Education From ACM TechNews | July 11, 2012
As online classes grow in popularity, the issue of online cheating also may grow in prominence unless courses are designed carefully. The Chronicle of Higher Education From ACM TechNews | June 12, 2012
The University of Florida College of Engineering is proposing to revise the assignments of some of its tenured faculty in the computer science department to focus...The Chronicle of Higher Education From ACM TechNews | April 23, 2012
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers have developed a system that aims to measure Web-driven scholarly interactions, such as how often research...The Chronicle of Higher Education From ACM TechNews | February 3, 2012
A Web-based game that uses the brainpower of biology novices to understand molecules key to life and disease is producing working designs of those molecules in...The Chronicle of Higher Education From ACM News | August 17, 2011
Dartmouth College researchers have developed Metadata Games, an experiment that uses crowdsourcing to create archival metadata. The Chronicle of Higher Education From ACM TechNews | May 27, 2011
Smarter rather than faster design appears to be coming into vogue as a gauge of a supercomputer's success. A federal report urges a more balanced portfolio of...The Chronicle of Higher Education From ACM TechNews | April 8, 2011
A new online game turns collecting citations into a competitive event for students. BiblioBouts enables students to judge the relevance and credibility of sources...The Chronicle of Higher Education From ACM TechNews | January 13, 2011
A recently released report that examined minority students' pursuit of degrees found that admissions preferences based on race led to more minority students giving...The Chronicle of Higher Education From ACM TechNews | December 8, 2010