'On-ramping' paves the way for women scientists, engineers to return to academia
Pursuing scientific or engineering careers in industry, government or private research after getting a Ph.D. used to be considered a one-way ticket out of academia.
Pursuing scientific or engineering careers in industry, government or private research after getting a Ph.D. used to be considered a one-way ticket out of academia.
Social Sciences
Feb 4, 2016
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Since so much of life has moved online, a clash has emerged between the opposing values of internet freedom, and internet control. Should the internet be a public arena free of all interference and influence from the authorities? ...
Security
Jan 27, 2016
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Every nation should have independent authority over its own Internet, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Wednesday, telling a government-organised conference that "freedom and order" are both necessary in cyberspace.
Internet
Dec 16, 2015
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Freedom of navigation operational assertions (FONAs) are assertive operations carried out mainly by the U.S. Navy when other nations impose what the U.S. considers excessive restrictions on the freedom of navigation anywhere ...
Social Sciences
Nov 30, 2015
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Global online freedom declined for a fifth consecutive year as governments around the world stepped up surveillance and censorship efforts, a study showed Wednesday.
Internet
Oct 28, 2015
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Policymakers have pushed an unprecedented array of international initiatives in recent years to get religion "right," but in doing so they have contributed to the very divisions they meant to overcome, according to a new ...
Social Sciences
Aug 26, 2015
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Conventional optical imaging systems today largely limit themselves to the measurement of light intensity, providing two-dimensional renderings of three-dimensional scenes and ignoring significant amounts of additional information ...
Optics & Photonics
May 25, 2015
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Cybercrime has become as big a threat to Europe's security as terrorism, the head of the continent's policing agency warned Friday.
Internet
Apr 17, 2015
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India's top court affirmed people's right to free speech in cyberspace Tuesday by striking down a provision that had called for imprisoning people who send "offensive" messages by computer or cellphone.
Internet
Mar 24, 2015
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Mexico's WikiLeaks-inspired whistleblower website is already making waves just days after its launch, even though it has yet to expose any government scandals.
Internet
Mar 18, 2015
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