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 The Student Portal was created to help CAHSI students find the latest opportunities, events, news, and resources related to Computing! Visit the Student Portal »  The Council on Undergraduate Research is now hosting a Registry of Undergraduate Researchers. The purpose of this registry is to facilitate matchmaking between undergraduates who have research experience and a desire to pursue an advanced degree, with graduate schools seeking high quality students who are well prepared for research. ... [more]  Broadening Participation in Computing (BPC) is a NSF sponsored program. The goal of the BPC is to significantly increase the number of underrepresented graduates in the computing disciplines, with an emphasis on women, persons with disabilities, and minorities (African Americans, Hispanics, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders). ... [more]  The Pew Hispanic Center, a project of the Pew Research Center, recently released demographic profiles of the five largest Hispanic populations in the United States by country of origin: Mexican, Puerto Rican,* Cuban, Salvadoran, and Dominican. These profiles also describe the employment and income characteristics of each group. ... [more]
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Greater Research Opportunities (GRO) program, is offering undergraduate fellowships for bachelor level students in environmental fields of study. The fellowship provides up to $19,250 per year of academic support and up to $8,000 of internship support for a three-month summer period.
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The Fellowship award provides partial tuition support, an annual stipend for living expenses, and a research stipend for full-time graduate study and thesis/dissertation research at a U.S. academic institution for three years.
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U.S. CITIZENS OR PERMANENT RESIDENTS ONLY! The Program provides educational opportunities for African Americans, American Indians/Alaskan Natives, Asian Pacific Islander Americans, Hispanic Americans through scholarships of up to $15,000 & 8 to 10 week summer internships at Marathon operations in various U.S. locations.
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The Vanguard Scholarship Program provides merit-based scholarships of up to $10,000 to minority students pursuing studies in business, finance, economics, accounting, information technology, or the liberal arts.
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The world's biggest particle accelerator is in full operation after a year of repairs.
Twitter service Seesmic expands from the desktop with two new apps for Google Android and BlackBerry phones.
In the history of tech, some decisions stand out as truly awful. This week, Rafe Needleman, Charlie Cooper, and Jim Kerstetter go over some of the worst ever.
One game developer said it is cutting its investment in Android in favor of Apple's iPhone because it sells 400 times more games for the iPhone than it does for Android.
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 Each of the five FemProf women who graduated in the spring of 2009 will enter doctoral degree programs at first-tier engineering schools during the 2009‐2010 school year. ... [more] Congratulations to the following CAHSI students for being selected as Google Hispanic College Fund Scholars ... [more] - Luis Ernesto Saumell, Florida International University
- Mario Ernesto Consuegra, Florida International University
- Ramon Jesus Gonzalez, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
- Ricardo Portillo, University of Texas, El Paso
 A University of Texas, El Paso (UTEP) professor was one of 22 honorees named recently by President Barack Obama for their efforts to mentor minorities who are studying science and engineering ... [more] CAHSI Students Funded by Google! Congratulations to the following CAHSI students, who were selected to attend the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, funded by Google 2009 Grace Hopper Student Scholarship. - Aida Gandara, University of Texas, El Paso
- Arely Mendez, University of Texas, El Paso
- Maria Ordonez, University of Texas, El Paso
 President Obama today named 100 beginning researchers as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the United States government on young professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers ... [more]
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"New Image of Computing" Student Panelists Interviews,
The student panelists who helped conduct the "Reshaping the Image of Computing"
student workshop were interviewed. They discuss their motivations to stay in
computing and how we can effectively inspire our youth to want to be involved.
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