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July 2025 – Communications of the ACM
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Welcome: Sustainability and Computing Special Section
Computing has a responsibility to become more environmentally sustainable.
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Continuous Earth Observation of Forest Dynamics and Biodiversity
Efficient approaches to process Earth observation data require scalable computing power and the ability to deal with petabytes of data from distributed and heterogeneous sources.
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The Ethical Implications of Online Computer Science Education
Can online computer science programs adequately prepare students for industry demands, especially in fields requiring hands-on problem-solving?
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The Emerging Face of Digital Dentistry
Digital technologies could expand treatments and the availability of dental services to undeserved communities.
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Efficiency Is Not Enough: A Critical Perspective of Environmentally Sustainable AI
Systems thinking provides a way to move beyond a focus on efficiency and cultivate a nuanced view of the environmental impact of ML and ways to reduce it.