Can UD’s Lori Pollock Revolutionize Computer-Science Education?
In: Article, HomePage Article, Interviews with Senior Women - Past Newsletters /Originally Posted by Technical.ly/Delaware By Pariss Briggs In 2012, the University of Delaware created Partner 4 Computer Science (Partner4CS), a program designed to provide K-12 instructors with the proper skills needed to teach computer development to students. Now in its fifth year, the program is still going strong. Dr. Lori Pollock, an Alumni Distinguished and […]
Student Researchers Ask How Secure We Feel About Internet Security
In: Article, Highlight on Alums - Past Newsletters, HomePage Article, SWSIS Blog, SWSIS Press Release /Originally posted by Bucknell University BY MATT HUGHES You’ve probably noticed how well your internet browser has gotten to know you. Ever-advancing advertising algorithms serving up targeted ads, not to mention data breach after data breach, have made many internet users more attuned than ever to how little privacy we often have on the internet. […]
Grad Cohort 2017 Conference connects, empowers women in computing
In: Article, HomePage Article /Originally posted on Penn State News Jennifer Cifelli WASHINGTON, D.C. — While the field of computer science has been growing exponentially, companies and universities are eagerly searching for women to fill these crucial roles. To help meet this demand, nine graduate students from the College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) recently gathered in Washington, […]
An Unexpected Journey: DREU Alumni Highlight
In: Article, HomePage Article /Originally Posted on USC Posted on: April 28, 2017; Updated on: April 28, 2017 By Mike Ettlemyre , ETTLEMYE@cec.sc.edu, 803-777-2576 Five years ago, De’Aira Bryant couldn’t take a math course as a high school senior in rural Estill, South Carolina. There wasn’t one available. She had already taken all the math courses offered in her […]
Diversity in STEM – Important for Society, Good for Business
In: Article, HomePage Article /By Carol J. Carter Originally published by the Huffington Post GlobalMindED Technology Track speaker Dr. Patty Lopez, a Computer Scientist of Latina descent, is a first generation to college student who got her Ph.D. in 1989 from New Mexico State University. Her accomplishment is extraordinary considering that Latinas hold the lowest percentage of graduate degrees […]
Profiles of Women in Computing: Tanya Amert
In: Article, HomePage Article /by Shar Steed, CRA Communications Specialist Tanya Amert, a computer science Ph.D. student at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, found herself drawn to computer science because she enjoyed figuring out how things work. At 13 years old, she was a big fan of the Neopets website and online community. Amert noticed some users had […]
CRA-W Alum Recipient of 2017 A. Nico Habermann Award
In: Article, Awards - Past Newsletters, HomePage Announcement, HomePage Article /Carol Frieze – A. Nico Habermann Award Winner Director of SCS4ALL and Women@SCS, Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) Carol Frieze was selected as the recipient of the 2017 A. Nico Habermann Award Winner for devoting nearly two decades to promoting diversity and inclusiveness in computing. She has worked with and supported a wide variety of students […]
Julia Hirschberg Elected to the National Academy of Engineering
In: Article, HomePage Article, Uncategorized /Original Post Newswise — Professor Julia Hirschberg has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), one of the highest professional distinctions awarded to an engineer. Hirschberg was cited by the NAE for her “contributions to the use of prosody in text-to-speech and spoken dialogue systems, and to audio browsing and retrieval.” Her research […]
