Orbital Technologies Awards First UBC Computer Science Scholarship (T-Net British Columbia)
Vancouver, BC, October 5, 2007--(T-Net)--Orbital Technologies announced today the first cash award of the Orbital Technologies Award in Computer Science at University of British Columbia to Samantha Leung....more...Open house set for health, science careers (Morris Ledger)
MADISON: Drew University tomorrow will host a science day open house for high school juniors and seniors interested in pursuing a career in health or science....more... Innovation First, Inc. and Autodesk Launch Web Site to Promote Robotics Among Students and Educators (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
In an effort to promote greater interest in science, technology, engineering and math in schools across the globe, Innovation First, Inc., a leader in educational and competitive robotics products, has teamed up with Autodesk, Inc. , the world leader in 2D and 3D design software for the manufacturing, building and construction, and media and entertainment markets, to launch Robotevents.com....more... Technology Would Help Detect Terrorists Before They Strike (Space War)
by Staff Writers Buffalo NY (SPX) Oct 08, 2007 Are you a terrorist? Airport screeners, customs agents, police officers and members of the military who silently pose that question to people every day, may soon have much more than intuition to depend on to determine the answer....more... Master ranchers (Louisville Courier-Journal)
Once upon a time all it took to raise cattle in the West was land, grass and cowboys who knew how to rope. Now, it may take an MBA....more... Foiling Terrorists Before They Strike Using New Technology (Medical News Today)
Airport screeners, customs agents, police officers and members of the military who silently pose that question to people every day, may soon have much more than intuition to depend on to determine the answer. [click link for full article]...more... Building designed by ZGF opens on Berkeley campus (BizJournals)
With design courtesy of Portland's Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects LLC, a new bioscience center has opened at the University of California at Berkeley....more... Team builds a better book (Chicago Tribune)
Experts, students, schools join up for architecture text Until this year, students in Jesse Berlanga's 10th-grade architecture class at Lane Tech High School were forced to use a textbook published in 1951, when computers were the size of buildings. ...more... $1.19 million grant will try to draw women into computer science fields (Journal and Courier)
Purdue University professor Alka Harriger, who is also assistant head of the Department of Computer and Information Technology, received a $1.19 million grant from the National Science Foundation to work with high school teachers and counselors to increase the number of female students interested in computer-related fields....more... |