Top Engineering School 2008 No.7: Florida Atlantic University College of Engineering & Computer Science (HispanicBusiness.com)
The College of Engineering and Computer Science at Florida Atlantic University promotes diversity through a strong advocacy program, a mentor/protégé program, multicultural faculty and staff members, student professional societies (such as SHPE), targeted scholarships, research opportunities (such as Latin American Grid), co-ops, and bilingual tutors.
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Top Engineering School 2008 No.10: University of Central Florida College of Engineering and Computer Science (HispanicBusiness.com)
The UCF College of Engineering and Computer Science Office of Diversity actively recruits and retains minority students by providing services from academic assistance to career planning, scholarships to peer mentoring.
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Janitor at state math and science school charged with porn (The Pantagraph)
CHICAGO -- A janitor at an elite state academy for teenagers talented in math and science was charged Thursday with possession of child pornography, and the school said FBI agents were checking to see if some of the material had gotten into its computer system.
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Convention speeches help professor detect deception (CTV.ca)
A Queen's University computer science professor claims he has studied the Democratic and GOP convention speeches and found that Republican John McCain really may be a straight talker.
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Program seeks millions to get kids into science (The Wichita Eagle)
An unprecedented effort is under way among aircraft companies, the Kansas Legislature and Wichita State University to expand the teaching of pre-engineering and other science courses in Wichita public schools -- and to build a bigger pipeline of kids seeking engineering and skilled-labor jobs. They hope to start next fall, training and inspiring a new generation of engineers. They plan to ...
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Science Answers Why Frozen Ropes Freeze Outfielders (New York Times)
Why do line drives hit straight at outfielders give them so much trouble? A new study by British psychologists may help explain the problem.
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Cuban-born forecaster leaves emotion outside work (AP via Yahoo! News)
This is where science meets human emotion. This is where a man walks into a room as a scientist, and walks out of it as a son.
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Music Review: Aaron Parks - Invisible Cinema (Blogcritics.org)
Aaron Parks major-label debut presents a unique, fully-formed musical vision of jazz through a Generation Y perspective. Last August 19, jazz pianist Aaron Parks released the first album of his young solo career, Invisible Cinema. And who is this Aaron Parks, you ask?Seattle native Parks is something of a fast learner. He skipped high school to study math, computer science and music and the ...
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More Newsmaker (Sidney Herald-Leader)
Jeffrey Sharkey, a recent graduate of Montana State University’s computer science program, has placed among the top 10 entrants in the Google Android Developer Challenge, earning him a $275,000 cash prize.
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Cuban-born forecaster leaves emotion outside work (The Charlotte Observer)
This is where science meets human emotion. This is where a man walks into a room as a scientist, and walks out of it as a son. Born in Cuba, always fascinated by tropical weather, Lixion Avila immigrated to the United States and rose through the ranks at the National Hurricane Center near Miami. Now, as the senior forecaster there, he frequently consults with colleagues in Cuba and he has found ...
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