Code Fun

K-12 outreach, CISters organize ‘Hour of Code’ for underrepresented students Mel Jurist wants all kids to love engineering as much as she does, but she knows that’s a tall order. Academic program manager of K-12 education in the College of Engineering at...
Computer science honors

Computer science honors

UD’s Taufer named distinguished scientist by Association for Computing Machinery The University of Delaware’s Michela Taufer has been named a distinguished scientist by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the world’s leading association of computing...
Ask Watson

Ask Watson

IBM provides computer science students with projects in container technology There’s a container revolution underway, but it doesn’t have anything to do with organizing your closet. In the context of computing, “containers” have been proposed as an efficient...
From genes to drugs

From genes to drugs

Bioinformatics research underpins development of precision medicine In his 2015 State of the Union address, President Barack Obama announced the launch of the Precision Medicine Initiative, a new research effort to revolutionize how we improve health and treat...
Big data, big answers

Big data, big answers

Team led by UD’s Taufer wins international computing competition Big data is being used for applications ranging from analyzing the popularity of beer to mapping the world’s ecosystems. While having more information can lead to more accurate analysis of a...
CISters in technology

CISters in technology

National center awards grant to support e-textiles workshop for female students Jackets with embedded solar panels, athletic shirts with built in heart-rate monitors and bandages that stop bleeding all take advantage of electronic textiles. These innovative materials...