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College of Computing News: Chess Robots Have Trouble Grasping the Game
For all their software smarts, robots remain clumsy at manipulating real-world objects. By making robots not only strategize chess moves but actually move the pieces, says competition organizer Mike Stilman (Interactive Computing), new perspective could be gained on the machines' physical limitations. Source: New Scientist
College of Computing News: Why We Should Teach More Computer Science Classes
"The real power of computer science is a new kind of literacy," says Mark Guzdial (Interactive Computing). "When we learn to program, we gain yet another way to understand the world and talk about it." Guzdial's Georgia Computes! program has been teaching that literacy to Georgia K-12 teachers and students for five years. Source: NBC News
College of Computing News: How to Paint an Ant in the Name of Science
A project directed by James Rehg (Interactive Computing) on automating insect behavior calls for tagging individual members of an ant colony. Ph.D. student Andy Quitmeyer put together an entertaining video on how best to accomplish this delicate task. Source: io9.com
The iSchools Welcome Nanjing and Tampere as New Additions; Now Boast 33 Members Worldwide
The iCaucus is pleased to announce the addition of two academic institutions to its international collective of information schools. The two new members of the iSchools organization are Nanjing University’s School of Information Management in China, and the University of Tampere’s School of Information Sciences in Finland.
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7th International Conference on Persuasive Technology Issues Call for Papers
The 7th International Conference on Persuasive Technology has issued a call for papers. The conference, titled “Persuasive 2012: Design for health and safety,” will take place June 6-8, 2012, in Linköping, Sweden.
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Good news in a bad economy: iSchools are hiring faculty
Sept. 30, 2011—In a move that seems contrary to current economic trends, many Information Schools in the U.S. and around the world are actively seeking teaching and research faculty. This surprising hiring trend was revealed in a recent informal survey of deans in the iSchools organization.
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