ACM MemberNet - May 29, 2008
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TOP STORIES
- ACM Elects New Officers
- Eckert-Mauchly Award Lauds Patterson for Technolgies that Boost Computer Performance
- ACM Kanellakis Award Honors Innovator of Automated Tools for Mathematics
- ACM Turing, Infosys Foundation Award Winners Receive Major News Media Coverage
- WGBH and ACM to Launch Initiative to Reshape Image for Computing
- ACM Chooses Charles Babbage Institute to Archive Historical Records
Awards - Cryptography Expert Wins ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award
Member Recognition - Call for ACM Fellows and Advanced Member Level Nominations
SIG Awards - ACM SIG Awards Recognize Achievements in Diverse Fields
Conferences and Events - Obama, McCain Campaign Representatives Address Top Tech Priorities for Next US Administration at CFP 2008
- 2007 ACM Turing Award Winners to Speak at Design Automation Conference
- Producer of Documentary Film on Rock Band U2 to Speak at SIGGRAPH 2008
Member Programs - 2007-2008 Member-Get-A-Member Recruitment Drive Closes June 30th
- ACM Adds Four New Offerings to Insurance Program
- Take Advantage of ACM's Lifetime Membership Plan
Online Books & Courses - ACM's Skillsoft Collection Now Boasts More than 3,000 Courses
Public Policy - Obama, McCain Campaign Reps Address Top Tech Priorities for Next US Administration at CFP 2008
- USACM Urges Congress to Build in Safeguards for Automated Employment Checks
- ACM Policy Committee Applauds New Guidelines for Voting Systems
New Computing Curricula - IT 2008 Draft Curriculum—Call for Comments
Student News - Apply Now for Scholarships for Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing
- SC08 Broader Engagement Program Offers Mentoring, Travel Grants
- New Online Career Resources for Graduating Students and ACM Members
- Upcoming ACM Student Research Competitions Call for Submissions
- ACM-W Student Scholarships for Attendance at Research Conferences
- Graduating Students Eligible for Special Transition Rate
ACM-W News - ACM-W Fosters Initiative to Attract Women, Minorities to Computing
- ACM-W Ambassador's Report: A Virtual Science Learning Centre Grows in India
Publications News - Changes Coming Soon for Communications of the ACM
- ACM Queue's New Web Site to Focus on Community-Building
- Author Profile Page Feature in Digital Library Gets Rave Review
- Graphics Experts Discuss GPU Technology's Evolution and Future in ACM Queue
- ACM Transactions on Computation Theory Call for Papers
- ACM Transactions on the Web Call for Papers on Recommender Systems
ACM in the News - "Previewing McCain and Obama on geek issues"
- "Computer Programs Decide Humans' Fates, Set Social Policy, Panelists Say"
- "Computing Group Strives to Get Teenagers Into Computer Careers"
TOP STORIES
ACM Elects New Officers
The results of the ACM General Election are as follows. Terms for President, Vice President, and Secretary/Treasurer are from July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2010.- President: Wendy Hall, University of Southampton
- Vice President: Alain Chesnais, SceneCaster.com
- Secretary/Treasurer: Barbara Ryder, Rutgers University
- Carlo Ghezzi, Politecnico di Milano
- Anthony Joseph, University of California, Berkeley
- Mathai Joseph, Tata Consultancy Services
- Kelly Lyons, University of Toronto
- Mary Lou Soffa, University of Virginia
ACM and the IEEE Computer Society (IEEE-CS) will jointly recognize David A. Patterson for his leadership in inventing a microprocessor design which replaces large sets of processor instructions with smaller sets that run faster. The Eckert-Mauchly Award also cites Patterson's role in the design and implementation of a computer data storage system that replaces big storage disks with multiple small disks to increase reliability and performance. Patterson, past president of ACM, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley and a founding director of two research labs there, will receive the Eckert-Mauchly Award, known as the most prestigious award in the computer architecture community, at the International Symposium on Computer Architecture on June 21 to 25 in Beijing, China.
Read the press release.
ACM Kanellakis Award Honors Innovator of Automated Tools for Mathematics
ACM has recognized Bruno Buchberger, a professor at Johannes Kepler University in Linz, Austria, for his role in developing the theory of Groebner Bases, which has become a crucial building block to computer algebra, and is widely used in science, engineering, and computer science. Buchberger’s work has resulted in automated problem-solving tools to address challenges in robotics, computer-aided design, systems design, and modeling biological systems. He will be honored with the ACM Paris Kanellakis Theory and Practice Award, which honors specific theoretical accomplishments that significantly affect the practice of computing.
Read the press release.
ACM Turing, Infosys Foundation Award Winners Receive Major News Media Coverage
The winners of the ACM Turing Award and the new ACM-Infosys Foundation Award have received coverage from major news outlets. The Turing Award is considered the "Nobel Prize of Computing," while this is the inaugural year for the ACM-Infosys Foundation Award. You can read news stories about Turing Award winners Edmund M. Clarke, E. Allen Emerson, and Joseph Sifakis here. News coverage of Daphne Koller, the first Infosys Award winner, is available here. The news pages are updated continuously as new sources post stories.
WGBH and ACM to Launch Initiative to Reshape Image for Computing
The WGBH Educational Foundation and ACM have received a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to research and design a new set of messages that will accurately portray the field of computing. The two-year project, called "New Image for Computing," will create a "communications makeover" using extensive testing of messages that appeal to college-bound high school students, with a special focus on Latina girls and African-American boys. The project is aimed at increasing the number of high school students across all segments of society who recognize the excitement and potential of computing and computer science to achieve fulfilling career opportunities. A broad-based workforce equipped with these skills is fundamental to ensuring future U.S. economic competitiveness and prosperity. The project will launch in June.
Read the press release.
ACM Chooses Charles Babbage Institute to Archive Historical Records
ACM has chosen the Charles Babbage Institute (CBI) as the repository for its extensive collection of internal ACM records, conference proceedings, research-based journals, magazines, and the personal papers and edited interviews of legendary figures that span the history of computing. These historical records, from the beginnings of the field in the late 1940s, capture the activities of ACM's many Special Interest Groups that focus on specific areas of computing. They also track the growth of hundreds of ACM professional and student chapters, which have attracted computing professionals, practitioners, and researchers around the world. CBI will house the collection at its Center for the History of Information Technology at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. The ACM archive project is part of the ACM History Committee's ongoing effort to preserve the collective memory of the computing field's pioneers.
Read the press release.
Awards
Cryptography Expert Wins ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award
Sergey Yekhanin, a researcher at Microsoft Research Silicon Valley Lab, has won the 2007 Doctoral Dissertation Award from ACM for developing a novel approach to protecting the privacy of users' queries when they are accessing a public database. His dissertation is titled "Locally Decodable Codes and Private Information Retrieval Schemes." Yekhanin, nominated by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), will receive the Doctoral Dissertation Award and its $20,000 prize at the annual ACM Awards Banquet on June 21, in San Francisco, CA. Financial sponsorship of this award is provided by Google Inc. Three recipients received Honorable Mention for the 2007 ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award, which carries a $10,000 prize, with financial sponsorship provided by Google. They are Benny Applebaum, a post doctoral candidate at Princeton University, for his dissertation "Cryptography in Constant Parallel Time"; Yan Liu, a Research Staff Member at IBM Research, for her dissertation "Conditional Graphical Models for Protein Structure Prediction": and Vincent Conitzer, Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Economics at Duke University, for his dissertation "Computational Aspects of Preference Aggregation."
Read the press release.
Member Recognition
Call for ACM Fellows and Advanced Member Level Nominations
ACM recognizes annually a class of ACM Fellows, our eminent colleagues that ACM and its members look to for guidance and leadership. ACM also has advanced grade memberships of Distinguished Engineer/Scientist/Member and Senior Member.
Senior Member recognizes ACM members with at least 10 years of professional experience and 5 years of continuous ACM Professional membership who have demonstrated performance and accomplishment that set them apart from their peers. Nominations are accepted on a quarterly basis. The next deadline for nominations is August 31, 2008.
The Distinguished Engineer/Scientist/Member designation recognizes ACM members with at least 15 years of professional experience and 5 years of continuous ACM Professional membership who have demonstrated significant accomplishments or made a significant impact on the computing field. The deadline for nominations is July 31, 2008.
Fellows are outstanding ACM members with at least 5 years of continuous ACM Professional membership who are recognized for their technical, professional and leadership contributions that advance the objectives of ACM and the field as a whole. The deadline for nominations is September 9, 2008.
SIG Awards
ACM SIG Awards Recognize Achievements in Diverse Fields
ACM's Special Interest Groups (SIGs) regularly cite outstanding individuals for their contributions in more than 30 distinct technological fields. Some awards presented (or to be presented) at recent conferences:- ACM/SIGART Autonomous Agents Research Award
- SIGCAS Outstanding Service and Making a Difference Awards
- ACM/SIGMETRICS Achievement Award
- ACM/SIGMETRICS Rising Star Researcher Award
- SIGSOFT Distinguished Service, Outstanding Research, Distinguished Paper, and ICSE Most Influential Paper Awards
Conferences and Events
Obama, McCain Campaign Reps Address Top Tech Priorities for Next US Administration at CFP 2008
Titled "Technology Policy in the Information Age," ACM's CFP 2008 conference featured a representative from both the Obama and McCain presidential campaigns on their respective technology platforms. Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Senior Domestic Policy Advisor, McCain '08 Campaign, and Daniel Weitzner, member of the Technology Media and Telecommunications policy committee advising the Obama '08 Campaign answered questions from panelists on the technology policy they envision for the next president. Attendees were also invited to write a letter to the next President of the United States about their priorities for technology policy in the next administration. Proposals will be posted on a wiki for comments, and a draft letter will be circulated for signatures on a consensus document. The letter will then be mailed to the presidential campaigns inviting their responses.
Read the press release.
2007 ACM Turing Award Winners to Speak at Design Automation Conference
The winners of the 2007 ACM A.M. Turing Award will be guest speakers at the 45th Design Automation Conference (DAC), taking place June 8 to 13 in Anaheim, California. Edmund M. Clarke, E. Allen Emerson, and Joseph Sifakis, who were honored for their contributions to the development of model checking as a very effective verification technology, will be introduced by ACM President Stuart Feldman, Jasper Design Automation CEO Kathryn Kranen, and Intel director of research Andrew Chien. ACM's Special Interest Group on Design Automation (SIGDA) is a sponsor of DAC, which will also feature eight special sessions, six full-day tutorials, seven panels, and 20 pavilion panels on the exhibit floor.
Producer of Documentary Film on Rock Band U2 to Speak at SIGGRAPH 2008
Catherine Owens, who co-directed and produced a film on the rock band U2, will be a featured speaker at SIGGRAPH 2008, the 35th International Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques, being held August 11 to 15 in Los Angeles. Her presentation, "Giving Technology Emotion: From the Artist's Mind to 'U2 3D,'" will address her experiences involving the first digital 3D, multi-camera, real-time production. SIGGRAPH, the largest conference in this field, also features workshops, tutorials, panel sessions, and the popular FJORG! International Animation Contest.
Member Programs
2007-2008 Member-Get-A-Member Recruitment Drive Closes June 30th
ACM's 2007/2008 Member-Get-A-Member Recruitment Drive ends June 30, so ACM members have about one month left to be eligible for new prizes and an Apple iPhone grand prize, by getting new members to join. Current members are the ideal ambassadors to communicate the advantages of joining ACM to prospective members, and those who participate by telling friends and colleagues about ACM may be eligible for valuable gifts and special recognition. ACM's Online Member-Get-A-Member program is interactive, easy to use, and rewards members for helping to recruit new members. For referral forms, recruitment tips and tools, prizes and rewards, and bonus gifts, visit the Member-Get-a-Member drive page.
ACM Adds Four New Offerings to Insurance Program
ACM is pleased to announce the addition of four new plans to the ACM Insurance Program. The new offerings are Group 10 or 20 Year Level Term Life Insurance, Long Term Care, and Group Dental Insurance. ACM members living in the US are eligible. Visit the insurance page to learn more about these programs, and all of ACM's Insurance Program plans.
Take Advantage of ACM's Lifetime Membership Plan
ACM Professional Members can enjoy the convenience of making a single payment for their entire tenure as an ACM Member, and also be protected from future price increases by taking advantage of ACM's Lifetime Membership option. Pricing for ACM Lifetime Membership is based on age and current dues rates, and the option to include the ACM Digital Library is also available. ACM Lifetime Membership dues may be tax deductible under certain circumstances (please consult with your tax advisor). Lifetime Members will receive a certificate of recognition suitable for framing, and enjoy all of the benefits of ACM Professional Membership.
Online Books & Courses
ACM's Skillsoft Collection Now Boasts More than 3,000 Courses ACM, through leading provider Skillsoft, is now offering over 3,000 online courses that are part of the ACM Professional and Student membership benefits package. From courses on Java to Project Management, you can now hone skills needed for a project or your long-term career goals. When you add the course your plan, you can set up automatic reminder emails and select their frequency (or a specific date), until you finish the course. This is a great way to make sure you finish your course. For complete course listings, visit the Online Courses home page.
Public Policy
Obama, McCain Campaign Reps Address Top Tech Priorities for Next US Administration at CFP 2008 (see story under "Conferences and Events")
USACM Urges Congress to Build in Safeguards for Automated Employment Checks
At a recent Congressional hearing on employment verification systems and their impact on the Social Security Administration, Eugene H. Spafford, chair of ACM's US Public Policy Committee (USACM), cited several potential problems, some already evident, in a pilot system operated by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to electronically check on employee work eligibility. Spafford urged Congress to include sufficient safeguards to ensure that both employers and employees are adequately protected from technical failures and abuses of the system. Congress is considering several proposals to expand the DHS automated employment verification system, known as E-Verify, by mandating that every employer verify all new hires and existing employees using an expanded version. Currently, employers may use the existing E-Verify system to confirm work eligibility in the US against Federal databases.
Read the press release.
ACM Policy Committee Applauds New Guidelines for Voting Systems
ACM's US Public Policy Committee (USACM) said today that new guidelines released by the US Election Assistance Commission (EAC) provide an opportunity to strengthen the accuracy, reliability, accessibility, usability, security, and auditing ability of voting systems. In comments filed with the EAC, USACM said that these standards represent a fundamental shift from previous versions of the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines (VVSG), which are intended to ease concerns over unverifiable voting machines. The EAC is an independent, bipartisan commission created by the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) of 2002.
Read the press release.
Read more about these and other issues in the USACM technology policy blog.
New Computing Curricula
IT 2008 Draft Curriculum—Call for Comments
The IT model curriculum (pdf) proposes guidelines to help colleges and universities design robust undergraduate programs in information technology. It includes 13 knowledge areas, and appendices with examples and learning outcomes for each unit in each knowledge area, as well as sample course descriptions. Your comments, concerns and questions are invited. (Login required to post comments)
Student News
Apply Now for Scholarships for Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing
The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (ABI) is accepting scholarships for the 2008 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, now through June 15. Most of the scholarships will go to undergraduate and graduate students, but junior faculty and members of non-governmental organizations and nonprofits are also encouraged to apply. The scholarships are made possible by grants from ABI, the National Science Foundation, and sponsors, and cover conference registration, lodging for three nights, and travel expense reimbursement. Grace Hopper will take place October 1 to 4 at the Keystone Resort in Colorado. For more information, visit the Student Scholarships page.
SC08 Broader Engagement Program Offers Mentoring, Travel Grants
SC08, the international conference for high performance computing, networking, storage and analysis, is seeking to broaden the engagement of individuals from groups that have traditionally been under-represented in high performance computing. The SC08 Broader Engagement (BE) initiative will award participation grants to provide travel assistance to individuals from groups including African-Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, women and physically-challenged people. These grants are available to undergraduate and graduate students who are enrolled full time for at least one semester during the 2007-2008 academic year and are at least 18 years of age. Faculty and young professionals also will be considered, with a preference for faculty whose students are receiving SC08 BE grants. The deadline for applications is August 15. "Our mentorship program plans to provide hands-on learning, while connecting students with leaders in high performance computing and related fields," said Tony Baylis of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, SC08's Broader Engagement Chair. SC08 takes place November 15 to 21 in Austin, Texas.
New Online Career Resources for Graduating Students and ACM Members
An extensive list of online career resources, including selected career websites; resumes, cover letters, and interview tips; online professional networking sites; and more is now available to graduating students and all ACM members. Please visit the Online Resources for Graduating Students site to take advantage of this valuable resource.
Upcoming ACM Student Research Competitions Call for Submissions
ACM Student Research Competitions take place at ACM-sponsored conferences throughout the year. Students present their papers in poster sessions to compete for the Grand Finals prizes, and network with luminaries from academia and industry. ASSETS 2008 is the next conference accepting submissions. The deadline is June 23, 2008. Learn about more competitions on the SRC submissions page.
ACM-W Student Scholarships for Attendance at Research Conferences
A program launched by ACM's Committee on Women in Computing (ACM-W) provides support for undergraduate or graduate women students in Computer Science programs who are interested in attending research conferences. It is not required that the student present a paper at the conference she attends. High school students will also be considered for conference support. Initially, up to 12 scholarships of up to $500 each will be awarded annually. ACM-W also encourages the student's home department to match the scholarship award and recognize the student's achievement locally within her department. Applications will be evaluated in four groups each year, in order to distribute awards across a range of conferences, with two to three awards given each quarter. For application form, notification dates and more information, please visit the scholarships page.
Graduating Students Eligible for Special Transition Rate
ACM offers a special ACM Professional Membership for $49 USD (regularly $99) to help graduating students make the transition to professional careers, and take advantage of continuous learning opportunities, including free online books and courses and access to ACM's Career & Job Center. This one-year-only transition rate includes all the benefits of Professional Membership plus the option of purchasing a Digital Library subscription for $50. Recent graduates can access this special transition offer through ACM's convenient online renewal form, or by following the instructions on the paper renewal form.
ACM-W News
ACM-W Fosters Initiative to Attract Women, Minorities to Computing
Tracy Camp, former co-chair of ACM's Committee on Women in Computing (ACM-W), is promoting a new project to attract women and other underrepresented groups to computing. This collaborative project, known as the Practices, Aggregation, Infrastructure, and Retrieval Service (PAIRS), is part of an ongoing ACM-W effort to develop a comprehensive collection of articles on women in computing. With funds provided by the National Science Foundation, PAIRS aims to help educators at all levels identify, select, rate, and use resources that have proven effective in increasing the number of women and minority groups in the computing field. An initial collection of 135 resources includes research articles, teaching methods, assignments, and projects for broadening participation in computing, and more resources are in the pipeline. In addition, The ACM-W Collection, with 865 articles on women in computing, and the BPC Collection are in the Engineering Pathway (EP) Digital Library, which is housed at the University of California, Berkeley. The EP portal also enables browsers to nominate resources for diversifying computing (select "Submit Resources" from the left-hand menu and then choose "BPC nomination").
ACM-W Ambassador's Report: A Virtual Science Learning Centre Grows in India
Suriya Mayandi Thevar is part of a team from Annamalai University that is building a Virtual Science Learning Centre (VSLC) for female high school students. The aim of this project is to establish a twinning program between the university and rural schools in a tsunami affected region to empower female students who cannot afford to continue their education. The Cuddalore District in Tamilnadu was specifically chosen from the 97 schools in the region for its gender ratio, approximately 65 males: 35 females. The project aims at building a university centered-village community network that promotes capacity and confidence as well as encouraging girls to take up science, mathematics and technical subjects. A team of women volunteers at Annamalai University, representing students and research scholars from science, math, and English departments will develop Web-based tutorial materials in the regional language and also in multimedia form. Read more in ACM-W's News Blog.
Publications News
Changes Coming Soon for Communications of the ACM
University of California, Berkeley professor and former ACM President David Patterson discusses the upcoming re-launch of Communications of the ACM in a video presentation, outlining important redesign efforts to make the publication more relevant, more vital, and more appealing to ACM members. All aspects of the publication were scrutinized: its content, its look, even its name. The result is the new CACM, which will debut with the July issue. An accompanying redesign of the CACM website is already under way. To learn more about the redesigned CACM magazine from the new Editor-in-Chief, Moshe Vardi, and view the video or read a transcript, visit the Feature page of ACM's site, or the CACM home page.
ACM Queue's New Web Site to Focus on Community-Building
A new web site for ACM Queue emphasizing the practitioner and author communities is in the works this summer. As Queue transitions to a web-only publication, a new site will be created that "will become a valued, frequently visited site by practitioners—both within and outside ACM," according to ACM Executive Director John White. The new site will offer an improved user experience, with multimedia including videos and the popular Queuecasts (podcasts of interviews with industry and thought leaders), as well as author-initiated discussion groups that open up articles in the ACM Digital Library for community dialogue. The last print issue of Queue (May/June) will feature a tribute to Jim Gray, who was one of its founding editors. As of July, a selection of Queue print articles will appear in the new Practice section of Communications of the ACM, and Queue will expand publication of its digital editions to 10 times a year. Current subscribers will be given the option to continue their subscriptions to Queue in this format.
Author Profile Page Feature in Digital Library Gets Rave Review
ACM recently introduced detailed Author Profile pages, as well as citation and usage statistics in its Digital Library. These new features provide a snapshot of an individual author's contributions to computing, and some measure of their influence in advancing the field. ACM is also inviting users to propose changes to personal information displayed on the Author Profile pages, which can include a photograph and link to a personal home page. Authors can also format their name according to personal preference, and track favorite authors. SIGSOFT Chair William Griswold, in his Letter from the Chair in the May issue of ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Notes, says, "This feature is more than fun," citing the fact that he could look up papers of colleagues and see what they're involved in. He is even considering deleting his self-managed publications page on his Web site and simply linking to ACM's Author Profile page in order to keep his research current and readily available to others.
Graphics Experts Discuss GPU Technology's Evolution and Future in ACM Queue
A recent issue of ACM Queue focused on GPU (graphics processing unit) computing. In an interview with Pixar's Tom Duff, GPU-computing pioneers Kurt Akeley (Microsoft) and Pat Hanrahan (Stanford) discuss how the GPU computing revolution came about, while Intel's Bill Mark wonders what the future might look like in his article, Future Graphics Architectures.
ACM Transactions on Computation Theory Call for Papers
ACM's new Transactions on Computation Theory (ToCT) will cover theoretical computer science complementing the scope of ACM Transactions on Algorithms and ACM Transactions on Computational Logic including, but not limited to, computational complexity, foundations of cryptography, randomness in computing, coding theory, models of computation including parallel, distributed and quantum and other emerging models, computational learning theory, and theoretical computer science aspects of areas such as databases, information retrieval, economic models and networks. ToCT will include about 8 to 10 articles of about 10 to 25 pages each per issue. TOCT will be primarily an online journal with access via the ACM Digital Library. ACM SIGACT members will have unlimited online access to ToCT as part of their membership. Visit the ToCT Web site for more information.
ACM Transactions on the Web Call for Papers on Recommender Systems
Recommender systems are changing the way people interact with the Web. From e-commerce sites like Amazon.com to news and information sites like digg and slashdot, recommenders help people choose between diverse products and complex information by providing a more personalized information access experience. ACM Transactions on the Web (TWEB) is planning a special issue on recommender systems. For information on submitting a paper, visit TWEB's Special Issue page.
ACM in the News
"Previewing McCain and Obama on geek issues"
arstechnica.com, May 27, 2008
Obama, McCain reps sound off on topics ranging from NSA surveillance to net neutrality to American competitiveness at ACM's Computers, Freedom and Privacy conference.
"Computer Programs Decide Humans' Fates, Set Social Policy, Panelists Say"
Wired News, May 22, 2008
The growing intelligence of computer applications acting as agents of users raises privacy and legal issues, said Brooklyn College of the City of New York professor Samir Chopra, who spoke at a panel during ACM's Computers, Freedom and Privacy conference.
"Computing Group Strives to Get Teenagers Into Computer Careers"
Chronicle.com, May 5, 2008
ACM, WGBH Educational Foundation launch marketing campaign aimed at encouraging college-bound high-school students to pursue careers in computer science. The two-year project, called New Image for Computing, particularly focuses on Latina girls and African-American boys.
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