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New York, IBM partner in STEM education program

Sarah Harris — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 13:00:00 +0000

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced earlier this week that IBM and New York state are teaming up to provide science and technology education, otherwise known as STEM, to high schoolers.

Watson the supercomputer heads to RPI

Marie Cusick — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 20:43:05 +0000

Nearly two years after an IBM supercomputer named Watson stole the spotlight on Jeopardy! by beating two human champions, the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy will become the first university in the world to receive its own version of Watson, to help further computer science research.

IBM grant recognizes Clarkson smart grid researcher

Joanna Richards — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 14:00:00 +0000

Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently announced New York would invest $250 million to develop smart grid technologies to modernize the state's energy grid. At Clarkson University, the highly regarded science and engineering school in St. Lawrence County, a professor working on smart energy grid systems was just awarded a grant by IBM. The $10,000 prize will help him continue his research, and develop coursework for students to train the next generation to use this hot technology.

IBM announces winners of Watson computer competition

Kate O'Connell — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 20:02:32 +0000

Cornell University and IBM have announced the winner of a competition involving the Watson computer, made famous by a recent win on the TV show Jeopardy. Students involved in the 48-hour competition put forward ideas for new ways to use the computer.