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The Campus Technology Impact Awards will honor exemplary colleges and universities that are making an extraordinary impact with technology on campus, doing important work in the service of teaching, learning, administration and operations. MoreA computer visualization expert at Brown University is helping scientists understand their fields in new ways with a range of technologies from virtual reality to 360-degree theaters. MoreThe team will look to consumers, other researchers, providers and regulators in the United States and abroad to understand how different interested parties understand their obligations and decisions and how those decisions affect the way systems are designed and used. MoreA team of computer scientists at Cornell University is looking to ensure that data management systems are responsible and used for the public benefit. MoreThe goal of the project is to envision what the field might look like in the future to help institutions better understand what they need to do "to move data science education in that direction." MoreThe Tandon School of Engineering at New York University is trying a new tack to woo non-STEM students into STEM degree programs. MoreNearly all, 95 percent, of chief information officers expect their positions to be changed or remixed owing to digitalization, according to a new report. MoreSpending on software-defined storage will reach $16.2 billion in 2021, growing 13.5 percent each year, according to a new forecast. MoreThe University of Oklahoma and several other institutions recently held what they believe to be the first multi-state, multi-campus virtual reality class. MoreLessons will train participants in smart transportation, including the software skills needed for building autonomous flight systems. More
Upcoming Grants, Funding & Award Opportunities
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Sponsor: NCWIT with support from Microsoft Research
Award: Up to $10,000 per project funded plus travel expenses to annual summit
Number of Awards: TBD
Application Deadline: Oct. 30, 2017
Note: Applicant's institution must be an NCWIT member. (Membership is free.) The award focus is on programs "to develop and implement initiatives for recruiting or retaining women in computing and IT."
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Sponsor: VentureWell
Award: Up to $30,000
Number of Awards: TBD
Application Deadline: Nov. 8, 2017
Note: Applicant's institution must be a VentureWell member. See list of member institutions here.
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Sponsor: ACM and Google
Award: Up to $25,000 plus travel expenses to ACM conference
Number of Awards: 1
Application Deadline: Nov. 30, 2017
Note: "This award celebrates women researchers who have made fundamental contributions to Computer Science."
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