Last update: Sunday 4/19/15 @ 11:00 am
This week's cover = photo/graphic from tweet that Microsoft backs Cyanogen, the other Android
... Other top stories ==> Black women STEM leaders in academia ... Google vs. Europe ... and Netflix reaches 60 million subscribers
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 4/18/15 @ 12 noon ... Links to previous editions of the Dozens can be found ==> Back issues.
Cover Story ++++++++++++
Cyanogen partners with Microsoft to bundle apps on its version of Android http://theverge.com/e/8191422?utm_campaign=theverge&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter … ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by Mashable, VentureBeat, Re/code, ZDNet,
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A. HBCU Media ... Dozen
Top Story #1 ... Black women STEM leaders +++++++++++
Howard University Professor Fleming Receives Presidential Award for Mentoring http://ow.ly/LKu0n
Congratulations Dr. Kimberly Jones - 2015 HU ADVANCE-IT Woman in STEM Researcher of the Year! Research Week @HowardU
9 Black Women Game-Changers in the STEM Fields http://www.forharriet.com/2015/04/9-black-women-game-changers-in-stem.html … via @ForHarriet
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HU receives grant for professional development program for local high school science teachers http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/HU-receives-grant-for-professional-development-program-for-local-high-school-science-teachers …
JCSU Names Tech Hall for Trailblazing Female President http://dlvr.it/9QR2QV
ASU to Host First-ever Saturday STEM Academy : Alabama State University http://fb.me/3HaHrS3Kp
Quentin Samuels, undergraduate in #engineering, charted the effects of shading on #solar panels at #ResearchSSU. http://ow.ly/i/aiamW
Pressure BioSciences to Collaborate with Southern University at New Orleans on... -- SOUTH EASTON, Mass., ... http://prn.to/1aVkraQ
JSU scientist studying links between common chemicals and cancer http://www.jsumsnews.com/?p=17380
Alabama State University has taken another step in cancer research through a new partnership between ASU and the... http://fb.me/7i0Y8q1Dn
If you missed this, Stillman College plans to reduce its cost of attendance by about $5,000 in fall 2015 in the... http://fb.me/27CZhDJpf
@MSMedu honors founder Dr. Louis W. Sullivan in donor celebration event today hosted by Danny Glover. http://govoc.us/AACdP6
RT #hbcu #dsu Delaware students' experiments bound for space: "The point is that this ... http://binged.it/1DaHGaL http://bit.ly/1bgZRk9
We're celebrating the scholarship of our faculty and students for Research Week 2015. http://ow.ly/Lxth6
Scholars demonstrate the power of their integrated learning experiences during Research Day -- http://bit.ly/17dlbPY
How LinkedIn’s latest move may matter to colleges http://shar.es/1p19d7
/@DEACAccrediting Announces Peer Review Process for Non-traditional Distance Ed Providers https://wcetblog.wordpress.com/2015/04/16/deac-announces-peer-review/ …
Cloud hosting, competency-based education on @EllucianInc's agenda:
http://bit.ly/1CODGcE
Read about why our partners @JohnsHopkinsSPH are developing a new course series in genomics data science http://onforb.es/1FMA7dY
The Flatiron School Raises $9 Million In Series B Funding http://tcrn.ch/1aZDvop by @jordanrcrook
Companies Will Develop Open Educational Resources With $2M from @LearningAccel #edtech #oer http://bit.ly/1JR4Chz
Private Equity Firm Launches $200M ‘Education Opportunity Fund’ http://bit.ly/1OtbIeV
Career Advice: To MOOC or not to MOOC? http://bit.ly/1Im6FZO
ICYMI: Our friend @drtonybates on the @wcet_info analysis of @ipeds_nces distance ed data http://www.tonybates.ca/2015/03/15/lies-damned-lies-and-statistics-wcets-analysis-of-distance-education-enrolments-in-the-usa/ …
Accreditation snag delays @Yale's plans for a hybrid master's degree:
http:bit.ly/1H360xQ
Online Degrees Show 'Net Positive' Campus Impact http://bit.ly/1CWZqmG
Top Story #2 ... Google vs. Europe +++++++++++
Europe's fears ...
EU regulators set to file antitrust charges against Google http://theverge.com/e/8179414?utm_campaign=theverge&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter … ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by Fast Company, New York Times, Computerworld,
Google argues its case against EU antitrust charges in internal memo http://theverge.com/e/8181258?utm_campaign=theverge&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter … DLL Editor's note -- Google's response also covered by Re/code, TechCrunch,
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Top Story #3 ... Netflix surge ++++++++++++
Netflix reaches 60 million subscribers as international growth continues to surge http://theverge.com/e/8185536?utm_campaign=theverge&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter … DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by ... TechCrunch, VentureBeat,
USTelecom files suit, calling the FCC’s open Internet regulations “arbitrary” and “capricious” http://tcrn.ch/1DBMhUL ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by CNET, Ars Technica, Wall Street Journal,
Google mobile search now prompts you to download apps to help you find what you're looking for http://cnet.co/1HxIoBT ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by TechCrunch,
Google's Works with Cardboard program promises "awesome VR" for everyone http://theverge.com/e/8195344?utm_campaign=theverge&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter … ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by VentureBeat,
STAR WARS ... Star Wars ... Star Wars!!! ...
Breaking: Watch the new Star Wars trailer here http://theverge.com/e/8193068?utm_campaign=theverge&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter … DLL Editor's note -- The latest trailer for the next Star Wars chapter was also covered by VentureBeat, TechCrunch, Wired, Ars Technica, CNET, Re/code, Fast Company
IBM acquires health tech startups Explorys and Phytel http://venturebeat.com/2015/04/13/ibm-acquires-health-tech-startups-explorys-and-phytel/ … by @jordannovet ... DLL Editor's note -- IBM's new unit plus partnerships with Apple and medical service providers also covered by NY Times, Re/code, Wall Street Journal
With Judge Analytics, Ravel Law Starts To Judge The Judges http://tcrn.ch/1D976T5 by @DannyCrichton
Arcadia dials up another $13M for health analytics platform http://wp.me/p5hvhT-77n6 by @thesullivan
Cybersecurity, privacy, & cybercrime ...
IBM's X-Force Exchange to makes decades worth of cyber-threat data public http://zd.net/1CG0OLc @zackwhittaker
29 million US health records exposed by data breaches between 2010 and 2013 http://theverge.com/e/8175082?utm_campaign=theverge&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter …
The NSA wants tech companies to give it "front door" access to encrypted data http://theverge.com/e/8156810
Directory ==> HERE
Great to see our founder, Kimberly Bryant, mentioned here -- Visible Greatness: 14 Black Female Founders Who Shine http://buff.ly/1I5KuHj
Don't miss your chance to join @weareci's Creative for a Cause campaign — inspire at-risk inner-city youth to #code: http://bit.ly/19AOcg2
.@KaporCenter’s @mkapor & @TheRealFreada to receive special Legacy Award at 17th Annual Ford Freedom Award http://www.finances.com/company-news/83967-17th-annual-ford-freedom-award-celebrates-technopreneurs-builders-of-the-innovation-economy.htm …
"Software developers are not like others." http://onforb.es/1HAv0wQ
Comparing programming languages to Lord of the Rings. http://buff.ly/1E2M7b7
Our survey reports 41% of coding bootcamp attendees are women. Significantly higher than traditional CS classrooms! http://bit.ly/1FvhgyI
We had a great time yesterday hosting the #SfmsdcEXPO30 Youth Hack-a-thon we had 100 students in attendance.
Black Entrepreneurs Need to be Part of the Tech Revolution http://tinyurl.com/n7zq82q
"It's about so much more than coding" VIDEO: Meet Kimberly Bryant, Founder & Exec Dir of @BlackGirlsCode http://bit.ly/1yVDesf #BeTheSpark
Is the growth of #MOOCs not living up to the hype? Or is it just going to take more time? @npr_ed http://n.pr/1PDmssz
“Now What? How to Create Fair Companies after the Ellen Pao Verdict” by @TheRealFreada https://medium.com/@TheRealFreada/now-what-how-to-create-fair-companies-after-the-ellen-pao-verdict-5ed3d996f3fc?source=tw-lo_44e9a894aea5-1429203291636 … #DiversityInTech
Google used to run the internet world. But this year has been terrible, horrible, no good and very bad.
http://on.mash.to/1FXA5xg
Google Joins Its U.S. Peers Under Europe’s Scrutiny http://nyti.ms/1DIyBY3
State of the Art: Case Against Google May Be Undercut by Rapid Shifts in Tech http://nyti.ms/1DIE0yk
Wall Street is scrambling to catch up with Silicon Valley http://wrd.cm/1PEpInB
All of the events that announced this week can be found on the DLL's calendar ==> HERE
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