Sheldon H. Jacobson, Ph.D.

Sheldon Jacobson – professor of computer science
Author Bio

Sheldon H. Jacobson, Ph.D., is a computer science professor in the Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

March 12, 2026

The National Championship winner will be…

March Madness is fast approaching, and 68 men’s teams are set to battle it out in the single elimination tournament to see who will win the National Championship. Names, Image, and Likeness (NIL), as well as the transfer portal have…

February 18, 2026

Hockey fights at the Olympics are an embarrassment to all.

Fighting in professional sports typically draws severe penalties, game suspensions, and fines.  Yet in hockey, it is a part of the game, with referees allowing the players to exchange punches until their exhaustion allows the referees…

February 11, 2026

Government shutdowns are a call for more privatization

The longest government shutdown in US history created significant disruptions. A second partial government shutdown occurred when lawmakers could not agree on Department of Homeland Security funding.  There is nothing in place to prevent future government shutdowns, given the ongoing…

October 30, 2025

A penniless America requires changes to change

One thing you can say about the president is that he likes to change things.  He wanted the Gulf of Mexico renamed the Gulf of America, signing an executive order making it the official name for…