Beginning at 8:15am EST today, we will be streaming live via the web an all-day symposium – titled The Impact of NITRD: Two Decades of Game-Changing Breakthroughs in Networking and Information Technology – marking two decades of the Federal Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Program. Watch it live following the link!
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February 16th, 2012Microsoft Research Unveils “Career Reflections Collection”
February 5th, 2012
The following is a special contribution to this blog from Eric Horvitz, Distinguished Scientist at Microsoft Research and member of the CCC Council, and Peter Lee, Managing Director of Microsoft Research Redmond.
On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Microsoft Research last September, we organized a day of reflection at the Redmond lab where we asked participants to look back and then forward to the next 20 years of computer science, with the goal of providing advice to young scientists.
Today we are making available an overview view of highlights from the day of reflection, and also videos from one-on-one interviews. Check out the overview piece after the jump…
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“Computational Thinking: A Digital Age Skill for Everyone”
January 26th, 2012The International Society for Technology in Education (ITSE), in partnership with the Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) and the National Science Foundation (NSF), is out with an outstanding four-minute video — Computational Thinking: A Digital Age Skill for Everyone – providing an introduction to computational thinking. It’s part of the ITSE’s recent efforts to develop an operational definition for CT, generate booklets for teachers and leaders, and develop a toolkit for presentations or meetings with educators and parents.
To describe computational thinking, the video highlights how advances in computing research are changing our everyday lives — from tracking and preventing crime to efficiently managing the global food supply, from detecting illnesses in rural settings via mobile phone-based diagnostic tests to preventing accidents and improving traffic flow, and so on.
Check out the video by following the link below.
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