/tags/computer-science Computer Science en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Tue, 30 Jan 2024 18:54:20 GMT /news/2024-01-30/colorado-is-competing-for-federal-funding-to-aid-local-advancement-of-quantum-technology Local business and government officials recently met in Denver to discuss how quantum technology uses aspects of computer science and physics to solve complex problems faster than typical computers. Tue, 30 Jan 2024 18:54:20 GMT /news/2024-01-30/colorado-is-competing-for-federal-funding-to-aid-local-advancement-of-quantum-technology Michael Lyle /science/2015-06-23/csu-receives-2-million-to-revolutionize-engineering-education Colorado State University worries that they are losing future engineers."There are a lot of students that come in that have the desire and the aptitude to… Tue, 23 Jun 2015 11:00:00 GMT /science/2015-06-23/csu-receives-2-million-to-revolutionize-engineering-education /business/2014-02-25/playing-the-markets-learning-to-manage-risk On a frigid winter day, Chad Hart tries to warm his economics students at Iowa State University to the idea of managing some of the risk of farming using… Tue, 25 Feb 2014 12:00:00 GMT /business/2014-02-25/playing-the-markets-learning-to-manage-risk Harvest Public Media /business/2014-02-17/farmers-worry-about-sharing-big-data When it comes to keeping data secure, farmers are worried about some of the same issues as the rest of us. Precision data from the farm could help drive… Mon, 17 Feb 2014 15:45:54 GMT /business/2014-02-17/farmers-worry-about-sharing-big-data Harvest Public Media /npr-news/2014-02-17/a-push-to-boost-computer-science-learning-even-at-an-early-age Only about 10 percent of K-12 schools teach computer science. Some companies are trying to fill a void in public education by teaching kids programming basics. Mon, 17 Feb 2014 08:39:00 GMT /npr-news/2014-02-17/a-push-to-boost-computer-science-learning-even-at-an-early-age Eric Westervelt /2013-09-14/new-computer-school-makes-french-students-teach-themselves The school, simply named 42, requires no high school diploma and no money to apply. It's turning French education on its head, but it may also solve some of the country's most pressing problems. Sat, 14 Sep 2013 11:00:00 GMT /2013-09-14/new-computer-school-makes-french-students-teach-themselves Eleanor Beardsley /npr-news/2013-09-11/army-looks-to-schools-to-find-the-next-cyberwarriors Security experts say the U.S. has a dearth of professionals qualified to take on cyberthreats like attacks on power grids or defense systems. A school district in Alabama and the U.S. Army Cyber Command have teamed up to help prepare a new generation for cyberwarfare careers. Wed, 11 Sep 2013 22:00:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-09-11/army-looks-to-schools-to-find-the-next-cyberwarriors Dan Carsen /npr-news/2013-09-01/out-of-the-fields-and-into-computer-science-classes In the largely Hispanic Salinas Valley, high school students are more likely to imagine a future in agriculture than high-tech. A new program is trying to change that. Sun, 01 Sep 2013 12:13:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-09-01/out-of-the-fields-and-into-computer-science-classes Krista Almanzan /education/2013-05-04/interested-in-a-computer-science-degree-stay-in-colorado University teams pitted against each other, competing for the glory of their school. This scenario sounds familiar, but instead of taking place on a… Sat, 04 May 2013 17:48:59 GMT /education/2013-05-04/interested-in-a-computer-science-degree-stay-in-colorado /npr-news/2013-05-01/how-one-college-is-closing-the-computer-science-gender-gap At Harvey Mudd College in California, about 40 percent of the computer science majors are women. That's far more than at any other co-ed school. And it's thanks in large part to the school's president, Maria Klawe. She has worked hard to keep women interested in computer science and empower them to succeed in the field. Wed, 01 May 2013 21:15:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-05-01/how-one-college-is-closing-the-computer-science-gender-gap Wendy Kaufman