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Computer Careers

09/09/2011 - The typical vision of computer use may be a desktop PC or laptop in an office. But in actuality, any industry that requires fast communication, number crunching, data storage, high-speed graphics, or data analysis is bound to use computers and is therefore a likely source for computer careers. Computer careers are available in a wide range of industry sectors, including the military, criminal justice, education, communications, media, space exploration, construction, meteorology, medical research, and many more. Read More

The 2011 Edsger W. Dijkstra Memorial Lecture

09/08/2011 - The Department of Computer Science (UTCS) at the University of Texas at Austin hosted the Edsger W. Dijkstra Memorial Lecture on November 7, 2011. UTCS welcomed Richard Karp, Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, as the speaker for this event. This lecture series is made possible by a generous grant from Schlumberger to honor the memory of Edsger W. Dijkstra. Read More

Why I'm raising my son to be a nerd

08/16/2011 - Jocks go on to play for your favorite team but nerds go on to own the teams those jocks play for. --LZ Granderson Read More

Colleges That Help Grads Get Top Salaries

08/11/2011 - SmartMoney's unique "payback" survey of 50 top-priced schools shows which alumni are reaping rewards in the job market. Read More

Encrypting Data in the Cloud Brings Win for Texas

08/10/2011 - For his work on the foundations of a new way of encrypting data, Brent Waters from the University of Texas in Austin has been elected as one of this year's... Read More

Navigate the Booming Computer Science Market

08/08/2011 - High paying jobs are available, but getting into a top program is becoming increasingly difficult. Read More

Computer Scientist Brent Waters Selected as Microsoft Research Faculty Fellow

08/05/2011 - Microsoft Research has selected Assistant Professor Brent Waters as one of eight Microsoft Research Faculty Fellows of 2011. Read More

RoboCup Remix

07/28/2011 - RoboCup Remix from Texas Science on Vimeo. The video footage is from the second half of the championship game in the 3-D Simulation league in RoboCupSoccer 2011. UT Austin Villa won the game, 4-0, over a team from Changzhou Institute of Technology in China. The audio track is “humm ok,” by Gablé (Creative Commons). Read More

The Computer Girls

07/28/2011 - Today it's almost assumed that computer science is a field set aside for nerdy men. Writing at the blog of the programming firm Fog Creek Software, Anna Lewis, the firm's recruiting director, says it isn't so. In fact, in 1987, 42% of American programmers were women -- and, for a period, programming was even considered "women's work." Read More

UT Austin Villa Wins World RoboCup Championships

07/19/2011 - AUSTIN, Texas—UT Austin Villa, a team of programmers led by University of Texas at Austin computer scientists Peter Stone and Patrick MacAlpine, has won the 2011 RoboCup Soccer championships in the 3-D simulation division. The UT Austin Villa team beat 21 other teams from 11 nations for the trophy. In the process they scored 136 goals and conceded none. The annual tournament, which was founded in 1997 to foster innovation in artificial intelligence and robotics research, was held last week in Istanbul, Turkey. Read More