05/16/2012 -
Majors matter as graduates seek jobs.
As this year's class enters the strongest job market for graduates since 2008, students with backgrounds in computer science, engineering and accounting are in high demand, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE).
While the group's latest survey shows a 10.2 percent increase in hiring plans from 2011, the improvement isn't benefiting all majors the same way, as in pre-recession years, said Edwin Koc, who heads research at Bethlehem, Pa.-based NACE.
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04/23/2012 -
UT News
Event: 1 Semester Startup's "Demo Day" featuring James Truchard, president and CEO of National Instruments
When: Thursday, April 26, 5-9 p.m., open to the public
Where: LBJ Auditorium at the LBJ Museum and Library, 2313 Red River St., University of Texas at Austin
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01/17/2012 -
AUSTIN, Texas-The College of Natural Sciences is teaming up with two other colleges at the university to launch undergraduate students into an interdisciplinary game development program.
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01/07/2012 -
Where 94% of grads get jobs
CNN| January 7, 2012
Majoring in computer science is hot right now. Enrollment is up, and undergrads are rocking the job market.
http://cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/business/2012/01/07/harlow-computer-...
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12/16/2011 -
In the Red McCombs End Zone Club, undergrad students, many dressed in suits, are clustered together hovering over laptops with a sense of urgency and nervous energy. Outside the window the club’s occupants can see the Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium’s video board. But this time, it’s not sports on the screen, it’s the 1 Semester Startup logo— entrepreneurial athletes.
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11/01/2011 -
The new Game Development Program is designed to serve undergraduate students in Radio-TV-Film, Fine Arts and Computer Science.
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09/21/2011 -
Two UTCS teams made it to the final round of Yahoo!'s Open Hack All Stars event in New York City. The All Stars event was made up of winning teams from Yahoo! Open Hack and HackU events from around the world. A total of 40 hackers competed in this first ever event. Teams were competing for a $10,000 prize and the opportunity to present their hack to VCs, CEOs, and other Yahoo! senior executives and partners.
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09/10/2011 -
ieee spectrum | Prachi Patel | September 2011
The worst of the recession is behind us. While the job outlook for electrical and computer engineers was not dire last year, the uptick in the economy brings even happier tidings for the class of 2011. Everyone—from Microsoft and Google to small start-ups—seems to be looking for talented programmers and developers.
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08/16/2011 -
Why I'm raising my son to be a nerd | By LZ Granderson, CNN Contributor | June 28, 2011 7:45 a.m. EDT
Grand Rapids, Michigan (CNN) -- You know the kind of dad who registers his son for soccer almost as soon as he takes his first step?
That was me.
You know that dad who yells so much on the sideline that he leaves the game a little hoarse?
Yeah, that was me too.
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08/11/2011 -
SMARTMONEY MAGAZINE | By CHAD TERHUNE & MATTHEW HEIMER | AUGUST 11, 2011, 2:48 P.M. ET
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