Google Student Blog: August 2009

Announcing our 2009 Google United Negro College Fund Scholars!

August 31, 2009

Google and the United Negro College Fund are proud to announce our 2009 Google UNCF Scholars!

Google UNCF scholars will each receive a USD $10,000 academic scholarship and are invited to an all-expenses paid trip to the Google Headquarters in California in 2010. While at the Googleplex they'll have the opportunity to meet each other and attend technical talks and professional development workshops, as well as explore the San Francisco Bay area. We hope this program will encourage students to excel in their studies in years to come, inspire them to become role models and leaders, and attract more African-American students to the fields of science and technology.

Please join us in congratulating our Google UNCF Scholars!

Brandon Fields, Tuskegee University
Brandon Whitehead, Georgia Institute of Technology
Brett Matthews, Georgia Institute of Technology
Courtney Daley, Rochester Institute of Technology
Dwayne Reeves, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Edward William, University of Idaho
Ikpeme Erete, Georgia Institute of Technology
Kimberly Davis, Talladega College
Mauricia Ragland, Clark Atlanta University
Miyako Jones, University of Michigan-Flint
Nancy Douyon, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Njinda Ngwanchang, University of Massachusetts
Paula Laurent, DePaul University
Sean Sanders, Georgia Institute of Technology
Shani Ingram, Tennessee State University
Stephen Guy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Stephen Oney, Carnegie Mellon University
Wendy Logan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

To learn more about Google's Scholarship Programs, please visit www.google.com/jobs/scholarships.

Posted by Meghan O'Farrell, Talent & Outreach Programs Specialist

Love school with Google Docs

August 27, 2009

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Back-to-School with Google Code University

August 20, 2009

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Jumpstart your school year with Google

August 19, 2009

Salone is a rising senior at Stanford University and has spent her summer interning with the Search Marketing team in Mountain View.

As summer jobs wrap up and stores abound with "Back to School" sales, the end of summer vacation is imminent. For me, the end of August means registering for classes, endless packing sessions, shopping trips to buy a growing list of "essentials," and the inevitable jitters that accompany the start of a new academic year.

Whether you've been dying to get back to school or suffering from the end of summer blues, we at Google put together some study tips to help you jumpstart your school year. From getting a head start on your reading and research interests with Google Books and Google Scholar to slicing and dicing your research with timeline or wonderwheel, we hope these tips help you stay on top of your classes and get the most out of Google. But don't fret - we know that back to school is also about catching up with your friends after a long summer. So take some time out of your busy class schedule and plan some downtime with Google, too.

Good luck and here's to a great first semester!

Posted by Salone Kapur, Associate Product Marketing Manager Intern, Search Marketing Team

Grad tip: Go Google at work

August 14, 2009

In the spirit of graduation season, we've been doing a series of posts every Friday throughout the summer that provide tips for graduating seniors. Check them out here. Go Googlefind out more and spread the word

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Posted by Joyce Sohn, Google Apps Marketing Manager

Save on school gear when you shop with Google Checkout

August 12, 2009

Google Checkout is happy to announce our Back-to-School promotion. Starting today through September 1, enjoy $5, $10, or $20 off your school necessities from hundreds of participating merchants.

You can visit the Back-to-School promotion page, where you will find special offers from participating merchants and suggested products to help you stay ahead of the curve this fall.

You can also search for your favorite back to school items on Google.com and look for one of the Google Checkout promotion badges. School shopping has never been easier with Google Checkout to help save you time and money!

Posted by Anjali Vaidya, Associate Product Marketing Manager Google Checkout

Getting creative with Chrome

August 6, 2009

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Play the Google Books game

August 4, 2009

During which international crisis did Ian Fleming get "firsthand knowledge of espionage" that shaped the character of James Bond? Which infamous book thief got caught stealing from the Chicago Public Library and was later acquitted on grounds of insanity? And which American president is pictured here in 1913 as he traveled through the streets of Argentina?

Stumped? Find the answers to these and other fun questions in the Google Books game.

For official rules, including prize descriptions, visit http://books.google.com/game. So to all you bookworms and trivia gurus out there, start playing now!

(Please note: some books may not be available in full view to those outside the United States.)

Posted by Hicham Alaoui, Associate Product Marketing Manager, Google Books

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