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February 28, 2014
Microsoft Research Data Science Summer School now accepting applications

The Microsoft Research Data Science Summer School encourages women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and students from smaller colleges to apply. The school, which takes place from June 16 to Aug. 8 in New york City, provides an introduction to large-scale data analysis for local undergraduate students who are interested in attending graduate school in computer science and related fields.

February 27, 2014
Win this Skype contest, and you could be on your way to Europe for two weeks

In “Rerouted: a Skype travel challenge,” travel blogger Mike Corey wound up bungee jumping in Italy, dancing in France and scuba diving in Greece. With the help of his friends on Skype and Twitter, Corey made it across Europe. Now, you have the chance to follow in his footsteps (bungee jumping is optional) with an all-expense paid trip that’s being offered by Skype.

February 27, 2014
ChronoZoom and zombies head to SXSWedu

The beta version of ChronoZoom released about a year ago, quickly earning the team behind it the SXSW Interactive Award for Best Educational Resource. At this year’s SXSWedu event, curriculum designer David Hunter will present his Zombie-Based Learning Curriculum, as well as the ChronoZoomers Guild project that utilizes ChronoZoom to teach historical thinking in a time-traveling scenario.

February 27, 2014
Intelligent Systems competency assures experience and skills for Microsoft Partner Network

The newly launched Intelligent Systems competency follows through on a commitment to offer Microsoft’s partners more program options and greater partner benefits. It’s the culmination of the combined efforts of the Microsoft Partner Network (MPN) and Windows Embedded to transition program administration for the Windows Embedded Partner Program ecosystem into the MPN.

February 27, 2014
Microsoft employees launch new college scholarship for students with disabilities

The Microsoft DisAbility Scholarship is a grassroots effort begun by the company’s internal Cross Disability Employee Resource Group. Each year, a panel of Microsoft volunteers will select high school seniors with visual, hearing, cognitive, mobility or speech disabilities to receive individual $5,000 scholarships for study at four-year or two-year universities, colleges or technical colleges.