By Aleteia Greenwood on May 30, 2012
Charles Ling (University of Western Ontario) and Qiang Yang (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) have written a helpful book for people who are interested in what it is like to be a scientist or a researcher. Available as an ebook (to access it if you are off-campus sign in with your CWL): http://www.morganclaypool.com/doi/abs/10.2200/S00412ED1V01Y201203ENG018
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By Kevin Lindstrom on May 18, 2012
The Library has upgraded its Scifinder Scholar subscription to the Academic Unlimited Access Program. This means that you have 24/7 access to Scifinder regardless of the number of users. Regards Kevin Lindstrom Science & Engineering Reference Librarian
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By Ursula Ellis on October 24, 2011
Today’s Open UBC Week session by Dr. Ian Mitchell and Dr. Dhavide Aruliah – “A Course on Reproducible Research in Computational and Data Science: What should it be?” was thought-provoking and well attended. Held in conjunction with the Institute of Applied Mathematics seminar series, the talk opened with examples of why open data and reproducibility are so critical [...]
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By Ursula Ellis on October 14, 2011
Science and engineering students – have you used Simulink to do something awesome? Consider entering the Simulink Student Challenge. Make a short YouTube video about your project, including a demo of how you used Simulink software. The deadline’s November 4, and students at Canadian universities are eligible. Want to learn more about how to use [...]
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By Ursula Ellis on September 14, 2011
Science and engineering ebook database Knovel is holding its 2011 University Challenge from now until December 2nd. Use Knovel’s resources to answer 3 questions for a chance to win an iPad2, cash, or other prizes. Universities with more than 100 correct entries are eligible for additional prizes. Rules and more details can be found on [...]
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By Kevin Lindstrom on March 18, 2011
In November 2010, the PSPB approved changes to Section 8.1.9 of the IEEE PSPB Operations Manual that more clearly define for IEEE authors which version of their papers are appropriately available for their own reuse. These policy revisions enable IEEE to exercise better control over its intellectual property, while still offering authors substantial rights to [...]
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By Kevin Lindstrom on November 19, 2010
Putting Google to the Test in Translation An article posted in the March 9, 2010 issue of the New York Times compares how well Google Translate, Yahoo Babel Fish and Microsoft Bing Translator compare against the skills of a human translator. Google has poured resources into improving its automatic translation service. Some of these systems [...]
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By Eugene Barsky on May 27, 2010
A very interesting article in the June issue of Atlantic Magazine is focusing on the Conficker worm – The Enemy Within This article reads like Dan Brown’s novel… You can also find more academic research about Conficker in our computer sciences databases, e.g. IEEE Xplore Digital Library or ACM Digital Library
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By Kevin Lindstrom on April 16, 2010
In one of the classic understatements of aviation history, Eric Moody turned on the flight intercom of his British Airways 747 and reported to his 248 passengers: Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem. All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them under control. [...]
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By Eugene Barsky on April 14, 2010
The American Mathematical Society, the American Statistical Association, the Mathematical Association of America, and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics have announced that the theme for Mathematics Awareness Month, April 2010, is Mathematics and Sports. http://www.mathaware.org/mam/2010/ There are some interesting articles related to math and sports made available here – http://www.mathaware.org/mam/2010/essays/ Moreover, try the [...]
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