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Next-Generation Research and Breakthrough Innovation: Indicators from US Academic Research
When searching for breakthrough advantages, the key innovations are those that surpass the present state so significantly that they might well lead to the next generation of technical advances. Based on interviews with more than 100 educators, researchers, and deans, this article identifies interconnections among a broad range of themes about innovation of interest to scientists in a number of fields.
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Microsoft Research
Nov 23, 2009
Microsoft Training Resources
In addition to the various curricula and other training material that are available in the Faculty Resource Center this page contains a list of resources from different Microsoft sites. The goal is to consolidate this information to make it easier for you to find.
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Faculty Resources
Nov 23, 2009
The Fourth Paradigm: Data-Intensive Scientific Discovery
In The Fourth Paradigm: Data-Intensive Scientific Discovery, the collection of essays expands on the vision of pioneering computer scientist Jim Gray for a new, fourth paradigm of discovery based on data-intensive science and offers insights into how it can be fully realized.
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Microsoft Research
Nov 21, 2009
3 Day Deep Dive into Silverlight
There are ten hands-on labs that cover real-world skills needed to build a Silverlight 2-based RIA, using Margie's Travel (a new Silverlight 2 RIA demo) as a basis for the training. This course is 80% labs, 20% content, and is a great event to run for a small number of hands-on developers.
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Curricula
Nov 20, 2009
External Research Symposium 2009
Each year, Microsoft Research invites academic investigators with whom it has been collaborating to present their research progress and findings at an overall project review meeting. At this meeting more than 130 researchers joined colleagues to review these projects, compare findings, and discuss their investigative goals and strategies.
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Microsoft Research
Nov 20, 2009
Introduction to Programming Through Game Development Using Microsoft XNA Game Studio
Learn the underlying skills and principles of software development as you design and build your first games for Xbox 360, Windows, and Zune. Designed specifically for students with no computer science background, this curriculum teaches the fundamentals of C# programming and the XNA Game Studio framework.
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Curricula
Sep 22, 2009
Introduction to Silverlight Labs
All the labs are designed in a way to allow students to learn efficiently by doing hands on work to create useful Silverlight applications, using Microsoft Expression Blend 3 and Visual Studio.
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Curricula
Sep 22, 2009
Tools and Services for Research Collaboration
The Microsoft Research goal is to accelerate research by collaborating with academic communities to create open tools and services based on Microsoft platforms and productivity software.
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Microsoft Research
Sep 10, 2009
Top 10 July 2009 Downloads from the Faculty Resource Center
The top 10 Faculty Resource Center downloads for the month of July, 2009 includes information on: F#, the Windows Operating System, ProjectOZ, XNA, Aspect.NET, and Expression Studio.
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Curricula
Aug 13, 2009
Project Tuva - The Messenger Lectures of Dr. Richard Feynman
The Messenger Lectures include seven videos of Dr. Richard Feynman speaking on physics at Cornell University in 1964. His signature speaking style, humor, and clarity is enhanced by Project Tuva’s interactive annotations and full transcripts.
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Microsoft Research
Jul 15, 2009