In a recent NY Times article, Shankar Sastry, the former CITRIS Director, discusses how engineering curricula will change in response to societal needs.
Because anyone can edit Wikipedia, the
Web encyclopedia's reliability varies wildly. Now Luca de Alfaro
aims to provide users with software that flags questionable
lines in Wikipedia entries.
By engaging undergraduate computer science students in community-based projects, UC Merced is becoming a major open source advocate with its innovative collaborative laboratory.