Some Swift Student Challenge winners today began receiving congratulatory certificates from Apple, with one Distinguished Winner sharing a images of the letter he received from Apple. We’re honored to recognize you as a Distinguished Winner of the 2024 Swift Student Challenge. Your app playground stands among the best of the best in this year’s challenge, … Read more
Apple showcased the family-inspired coding work of three Swift Student Challenge winners Wednesday. The iPhone giant changed up its annual coding competition this year by naming 50 students Distinguished Winners among 350 top coders overall. The 50 get to attend a special event at the upcoming Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC24). “This year’s winning Swift Student … Read more
Students who entered the WWDC 2024 coding challenge can today sign in to Apple’s Swift Student Challenge website to find out if they’ve won. Apple has selected 350 winners, who are eligible to attend the WWDC 2024 special event at Apple Park on Monday, June 10. There are 50 Distinguished Winners who will be invited … Read more
As part of today’s WWDC 2024 announcement, Apple said that it plans to announce this year’s Swift Student Challenge winners on Thursday, March 28. The annual Swift Student Challenge asks students to create an innovative coding project using the Swift Playgrounds app. While Apple normally starts the Swift Student Challenge when WWDC dates are announced, … Read more
Megan Majocha, a tumour-biology researcher in the laboratory at the US National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, says Deaf researchers shouldn’t have to spend time developing sign language for their science.Credit: NIH Sign language in science The lack of scientific terms and vocabulary in many of the world’s sign languages can make science education … Read more
As student loan payments resumed on October 1, 2023, reassessing your monthly budgets is now more crucial than ever. Like other borrowers, meeting all your expenses is likely on top of your concerns after a temporary freeze on student loan payments and interest rates. Many borrowers are already dealing with financial strain, even without student … Read more
In today’s rapidly changing world, the concept of environmental responsibility has evolved from a mere suggestion to an absolute necessity. Our planet is facing unprecedented challenges in the form of climate change, resource depletion, and habitat destruction. As a result, the responsibility to preserve and protect our environment has become an integral part of our … Read more
A federal civil rights complaint was filed on Saturday by the family of a Black high school student in Texas who was expelled because of his dreadlocks. The lawsuit claims that the governor and attorney general of the state were negligent in their enforcement of new legislation that prohibits discrimination based on hairstyles. Since August … Read more
Officials in New York state confirmed that two people were killed and more than 40 others were injured after a bus carrying youngsters to band camp toppled over on Thursday afternoon. At a news conference on Thursday evening, state officials stated that five kids were seriously injured when a school bus carrying 40 students and … Read more