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August 25, 2011

Organizations around the world are addressing cyberbullying — and digital safety overall — by empowering youth and providing educators with resources to help them navigate the digital world. Includes tips for preventing cyberbullying.

July 27, 2011

Microsoft Broadens Global Software Donation Program to Reach More Nonprofits and Communities

Updated program expands eligibility and access to technology.

July 7, 2011

Mastering Disaster: Students Create Software to Save Lives

At the Imagine Cup 2011 Worldwide Finals, dozens of student teams showcase software projects that in some cases are already improving disaster relief efforts.

June 13, 2011

Creative Kids Win Kodu Video Game Design Competition

On Monday, Microsoft announced the winners of its first U.S.-based Kodu Cup, a competition for young video game designers. The entries were created with Kodu, a kid-friendly programming language developed by Microsoft Research’s Future Social Experiences (FUSE) Labs.

June 6, 2011

Boeing and Microsoft Pledge $50 Million to New Scholarship Fund

Washington’s largest private employers step up to give more state students opportunity to earn bachelor’s degrees.

May 23, 2011

Microsoft Announces Finalists for Global Student Technology Competition

More than 400 students invited to showcase their technology to solve the world’s toughest problems at Microsoft Imagine Cup 2011 Worldwide Finals in New York.

April 12, 2011

Imagine Cup Winner’s Vision Tool Could Help Millions

A project that helps students with low vision take notes wins the U.S. Imagine Cup’s preeminent software design category.

April 6, 2011

Education Idol: Students to Tackle World-Scale Problems at US Imagine Cup Finals

Top high school- and college-age students from across the United States will travel to Microsoft’s Redmond Campus this weekend to showcase their technology skills at the U.S. Imagine Cup by tackling world problems like education, the environment, poverty and gender equality.

March 17, 2011

Microsoft Announces Free Accessibility Tools and Training for Developers

Online training and resources can help corporations, governments and NGOs worldwide make their technology products and services more accessible to people with disabilities.

March 16, 2011

Tech Makeover: KEXP Takes Its Musical Treasure Chest to the Cloud

Microsoft and Seattle’s award-winning KEXP radio station are rolling out a technology makeover that will bring the station’s decades of musical treasure to listeners around the globe.