Collaborative, creative, and fast-paced, WildHacks is Northwestern’s largest hackathon. The annual coding-based competition is designed for all students to learn and broaden their programming skills.

Computer science involves much more than writing code. It blends technical knowledge —like programming, algorithms and data systems — with soft skills, such as communication and problem-solving.

Artificial intelligence learned how to generate text and art better than ever before, while computer scientists developed algorithms that solved long-standing problems. In 2023, artificial ...

A student goes over an article in University of Washington’s computer ethics class, taught by Prof. Dan Grossman. Credit: Ken Lambert/The Seattle Times The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education ...

Computer science has long operated on a foundation of trust: researchers publish findings, peers verify them, and the field ...

With AI at the forefront of technology, it is essential to recognize its role in every aspect of our daily operations, from maintaining contact with our customers to leveraging our marketing and human ...

Some of Julie York’s high school computer science students are worried about what generative artificial intelligence will mean for future careers in the tech industry. If generative AI can code, then ...

The evolving needs of the IT workforce are constantly discussed–even people who are far from it understand the constantly growing needs for computer science. And yet, U.S. high schools don’t ...

Researchers got a better look at the thoughts of chatbots, amateurs learned exactly how complicated simple systems can be, and quantum computers passed an essential milestone. The end of 2024 seems a ...