May 2008 -- IBM is once again providing support for our Women in Computer Science program to be offered July 27 through August 2, 2008. Deadline for application is June 10, 2008. The program focuses on exposing young women in grades 9-11 to the breadth of the computing disciplines and the wide range of career possibilities open to those with computing degrees. Topics covered include artificial intelligence, parallel computation, and human-computer interaction. Students will interact with alumnae to learn what it is really like to be in the computing field. More...

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  Programming Team Earns Slot in World Finals

  Two Undergraduates Receive Honorable Mention

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April 2008 -- Michigan Tech students placed in the 2008 ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest World Finals April 6-10, 2008 in Banff, Alberta Canada. The team, consisting of undergraduates Mikola Lysenko, Ryan Richards and Nicholas Smolinske, tied for 47th in the World Finals competition. Other U.S. teams that placed were MIT in 2nd place, Princeton tied for 13th, Carnegie Mellon and Cal Tech tied for 31st, and Cornell and Duke also tied for 47th.

The 100 teams competing in the World Finals were selected from the 6,700 teams representing 1,821 universities from 83 countries who participated in regional contests. Teams from the University of Wisconsin -- Madison and Iowa State were the other teams from our region advancing to the World Finals.