Last update: Sunday 12/21/14 @ 12:05 am
This week's cover = photo from tweet that FBI accuses North Korea of hacking Sony
Other top stories ==> Hottest tech skills in 2014 ... Obama's College Ratings Plan ... and IBM systems learn how to detect cancer
Below find links to the Digital Learning Lab's "Dozens" of favorite news items about HBCUs' use of information technology to enhance their teaching, research, and community services ... plus news about hackathons and issues related to coding & coding literacy... in HBCU media and Tech media ... for the week ending Saturday 12/21/14 @ 12 noon ... Links to previous editions of the Dozens can be found here ==> Back issues can be searched for old tweets.
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President Obama says Sony's decision to pull 'The Interview' was a mistake http://wp.me/p5hvhT-6PJb ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by TechCrunch, Bloomberg
FBI: North Korean government was responsible for Sony hack.
http:venturebeat.com/2014/12/19/fbi-says-north-korea-is-responsible-for-the-sony-pictures-cyberattack/ … ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by CNET, TechCrunch ... TechCrunch also reported North Korean denial of responsibility
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A. HBCU Media ... Dozen
A New Degree Program at North Carolina Central University http://www.jbhe.com/?p=47538
Lincoln (Mo.) Launches Integrated Agricultural Systems Graduate Program http://hbcudigest.com/?p=99134
DLL Storify of Black Enterprise Twitter Chat with Rev. Jesse Jackson and Lincoln Stephens on Wednesday 12/17/14 http://ift.tt/1C2Z3LQ
Harris-Stowe Awarded $500,000 STEM Scholarship from Emerson
http://www.hssu.edu/sp_news.cfm?wid=50&n_id=1199 … http://fb.me/3nB6GXfAX
Congrats 2 @UVI_edu students on nat'l research awards. One for studying anti #Cancer properties of lemongrass; cool! http://uvitoday.blogspot.com/2014/12/uvi-research-students-win-big-at.html …
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science part of NSF grant to develop supercomputers for cloud computing http://wp.me/pERMT-1ht
#hbcu #scsu Researchers get $5.25M to advance nuclear technologies in SC: CLEMSON — A t... http://binged.it/136SoBj http://bit.ly/12BAJzX
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Obama's College Ratings Plan +++++++++++
Obama’s College-Ratings Plan Arrives, but Most Specifics Stay Behind http://shar.es/13URKK via @chronicle ... DLL Editor's Note -- This story also covered by Inside Higher Ed, Diverse
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New issue of JOLT released! http://jolt.merlot.org/currentissue.html …
The 10 Most-Popular Wired Campus Articles of 2014 http://shar.es/13URPN via @chronicle
How Colleges Can Better Serve Students with Learning Disabilities http://ow.ly/G7B1P
National effort to simplify regulations for distance education providers adds 18 members in less than a year: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/12/18/state-authorization-reciprocity-effort-passes-tipping-point-supporters-say …
Watching general internet trends is important for #highered. Check out this report on the state of the internet http://www.exacttarget.com/blog/50-technology-and-internet-trends-for-2014 …
MT @RioSaladoOnline VP of Academic Affairs @drjenmcgrath shares initial results of RioAchieve with @NextGenLC http://ow.ly/G4TxK
Kentucky's new Commonwealth College: http://wcetblog.wordpress.com/2014/12/17/kentuckys-commonwealth-college/ … Competency-based, Degree-completion, collaborative #highered #CBE
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Staples hack may have compromised 1 million-plus payment cards @zachminers http://www.computerworld.com/article/2861856/staples-says-hack-may-have-compromised-1-million-plus-payment-cards.html … DLL Editor's Note -- This story also covered by Bloomberg
The new Duet app for iPad and Mac allows you to use your iPad as a display http://tcrn.ch/1sHLYze ... DLL Editor's Note -- This story also covered by Macworld
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Future Of Internet Belongs To #5G: Everything You Need To Know About Data Speeds, Transfer Rates and Mobility. #Tech http://rgn.bz/FkV1
Apple's 2014 in 33 stats @jonnyevans_cw http://www.computerworld.com/article/2858887/apples-2014-in-33-stats.html …
Apple shutters Russian online store as ruble plummets. http://www.computerworld.com/article/2860400/apple-shutters-russian-online-store-as-ruble-plummets.html … DLL Editor's Note -- This story also covered by CNET, TechCrunch, VentureBeat, Bloomberg
Apple Pay now supports cards that make up 90% of U.S. credit purchases http://tcrn.ch/1xp8JP3 ... DLL Editor's Note -- This story also covered by CNET, Wired,
Innovators of Intelligence Look to Past http://nyti.ms/1uPBRJj
Tech giants are rallying around Microsoft to protect your data overseas http://wrd.cm/1wBUZNY ... DLL Editor's Note -- This story also covered by Bloomberg Tech, TechCrunch
Yup, it's that time of year...a look back at 2014's top software releases from @networkworld @IDGInsider
http://www.networkworld.com/article/2851117/software/8-significant-software-releases-of-2014.html#tk.insidersotd …
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Directory ==> HERE
Hottest Tech Skills +++++++++++
The 25 Hottest Skills That Got People Hired in 2014 http://blog.linkedin.com/2014/12/17/the-25-hottest-skills-that-got-people-hired-in-2014/ … via @LinkedIn ... DLL Editor's Note -- Linkedin's findings were discussed by Black Enterprise, VentureBeat, ZDNet ... NetworkWorld posted predictions for 2015
@DLLOnline @digg @AmyJoMartin #SocEnt #Tech pipeline diversity in action: @StartupBoxSBx Needs Your Help! http://eepurl.com/_CMkf
Join @estefaniaaortiz (thank you!) and support CODE2040 by donating $20.40 or more by the end of 2014! #GIVE2040 http://bit.ly/donate2040
ICYMI: @BLUE1647 Partners w/@RevJJackson to Increase Tech Diversity Nationwide! Read more: http://bit.ly/1x0KBD0 @RevJCWilson @EmileCambry
#NYC students get with #programming thanks to software #engineering classes rolled out in 18 public schools http://nydn.us/1vZAas5
UI, UX: Who Does What? A Designer's Guide To The Tech Industry http://buff.ly/1AjsCF8 via @fastcodesign
.@USATODAY Profile - The Kapors: A tech power couple to the powerless #diversityintech http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/12/12/mitch-and-freada-kapor-focus-on-improving-tech-company-diversity/20169087/ …
75 MILLION students tried the #HourOfCode and they've written 4 BILLION lines of code on @codeorg.
.@BerkeleyLab Ushizima helps girls build&program robots @BlackGirlsCode #RobotExpo @UCBerkeley #hourofcode #CSEdWeek
Newsweek interview with our founder @hadip about #HourOfCode and what's next http://www.newsweek.com/deciphering-code-why-americas-kids-need-learn-computer-science-291778 …
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E. Tech Views -- Comments and Opinions ... Dozen + 1
Tech leaders must address their problem with women of color from @TheRealFreada
http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_27168994/freada-kapor-klein-tech-leaders-must-address-their …
Views: What's missing from the Obama administration's college ratings proposal: https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2014/12/19/essay-whats-missing-obama-administrations-proposal-rate-colleges …
3 female MIT scientists held a Reddit AMA. You'll never guess what happened next http://wrd.cm/1z32HPQ
Newswire : Jesse Jackson calls tech hiring ‘outrageous’ http://is.gd/kMbZxv
On Bundling and Unbundling: The Rise of ‘Best of Breed’ Applications http://buff.ly/1BWWdoQ
A Wave Crests: Silicon Valley, Postsecondary Education And A Half-Trillion Dollars http://tcrn.ch/1welMS1 by @shawndrost
NEW POST: 3 Things Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Amazon's Jeff Bezos- http://www.thephatstartup.com/2014/12/16/3-things-entrepreneurs-can-learn-from-jeff-bezos/?hvid=5Vd3qd … #bossup
Venture capital takes a step in the right direction on diversity, but it’s still early days http://bit.ly/vek ... DLL Editor's Note -- This op-ed is by Prof. Vivek Wadhwa
Waves of code and waves of coders #hbcus #hbcu #highered #edtech 1 ==> http://hbcu-levers.blogspot.com/2014/12/waves-of-code-and-waves-of-coders.html …
It's more than learning to code. Our founder @hadip's TEDx talk on why computer science is for everybody: http://youtu.be/FpMNs7H24X0
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The calendar listing all previously posted events is found ==> HERE
Are you interested in starting a startup? Join @blackgirlscode's founder; Kimberly Bryant, and other women... http://fb.me/1xPoOvsa5
2015 Annual USDLA Conference Call for Proposals - OPEN! http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?ca=5b44026d-65ab-45b3-aca3-ad1d0d62ac38&c=926de630-31be-11e3-9753-d4ae5292c36f&ch=9362f490-31be-11e3-979a-d4ae5292c36f …
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