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May 12, 2008

WorldWide Telescope Brings Space Exploration to Earth

A service free of charge from Microsoft lets students and lifelong learners tour the night sky using high-resolution images from the world’s best land- and space-based telescopes.

May 1, 2008

Five Innovators to Revolutionize Computer Science

Microsoft Research helps five young faculty members pursue breakthrough research as part of its New Faculty Fellowship Program.

May 1, 2008

Microsoft Research New Faculty Fellowships Help Young Professors Succeed

As the 2008 fellowship award winners are announced, PressPass checks in with two past Microsoft awardees to see how the fellowships have helped them drive breakthrough research.

April 28, 2008

Microsoft Research Supports Exploration Into Energy-Efficient Computing

Company’s environmental research efforts deepen with new “power aware” program.

April 23, 2008

Database Pioneer Joins Microsoft to Start New Database Research Lab

Q&A: David DeWitt, former department chair and emeritus professor of computer science at the University of Wisconsin, has joined Microsoft as a Technical Fellow to start a new computer science lab designed to explore the bleeding edge of data management.

April 17, 2008

Scientists Explore Human Gene Pool With Help From Microsoft Research

Projects show potential of computer science to profoundly impact prediction and treatment of genetic diseases.

April 6, 2008

Microsoft Research Celebrates the Past, Present and Future of Human-Computer Interaction at CHI 2008 Conference

Bill Buxton is recognized for pioneering work, researchers present innovations to improve computing experience for users worldwide, and a vision for HCI in 2020 is shared.

April 2, 2008

Microsoft External Research Helps 10 Academics Explore Breakthrough Research

Company providing $US 1 million to academic researchers through its A. Richard Newton Breakthrough Research Award

March 27, 2008

“Sport of the Mind” Inspires Students’ Passion for Technology

A regional robotics event highlights the cerebral side of competition and brings science and technlogy to life for high school students as they design, build and control robots.

March 18, 2008

Microsoft and Intel Launch Parallel Computing Research Centers to Accelerate Benefits to Consumers, Businesses

Center locations will be at UC Berkeley and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.