Yahoo Funds Princeton Women to Attend the 2012 Grace Hopper Celebration

Yahoo provided funding to Princeton University women to attend the 2012 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference. Students funded by Yahoo said they had a fabulous time and found the conference to be an enriching experience.

Academic Relations: Practice Field

Academic Relations: Practice Field

Catch a sneak peek at some of the things we're working on. They're not quite ready for the bright lights of the big game but we hope you'll like them.
Please send us feedback about these projects.

Yahoo Honors Future Thought Leaders through Key Scientific Challenges Program

The verdict is in for the Yahoo 2012 Key Scientific Challenges Program. Thirty exceptional PhD students have been selected to receive this prestigious award in its fourth year.

The Evolution of Hack U™

Yahoo has been bringing the excitement of Hack U™ to university campuses for over five years. Hack U™ is not about perfect code – it’s about learning new things, fostering community, inspiring creativity and bringing a cool idea to life.

2011 Key Scientific Challenges Graduate Student Summit - Talks Now Available

Each year, Yahoo hosts the Key Scientific Challenges Graduate Student Summit for the winners of the KSC program and brings together some of the brightest minds from academia and Yahoo Labs to discuss the most exciting research challenges facing the internet industry today.

Last year, the event featured a wide range of talks by top Yahoo Labs scientists covering everything from data management for social feeds and webscale learning algorithms to inference in the advertising markets and the economics of user generated content.

'Scientific' model projects Obama victory in November

Prediction season is upon us, and some folks at Yahoo are forecasting President Obama's re-election in November.

Yahoo's Signal Predicts Presidential Election: Obama Over Romney

The 2012 presidential election race is in full swing, but Yahoo has predicted a winner already.

Yahoo’s Prediction Engine Calls Presidential Race In Favor Of Obama (Sorry, Mitt)

Using smarty-pants economists and computer scientists, Yahoo analyzed historical data and says the math points to the prez taking the White House this fall.

A Sneak Peek Inside Four Silicon Valley Tech Labs - Popular Mechanics

While swinging through the country's top tech hub, PM paid a visit to the research labs of General Motors, Google, Yahoo, and VW/Audi to get an early look at their latest projects.

Yahoo economists: Obama reelection's in the bag

The elections are still nine months away, but a couple of economists say their data already point to an Obama victory.

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