By Matt Hazenbush, Director of Communications The Computing Research Association (CRA), in collaboration with New Mexico State University (NMSU), has launched the LEVEL UP AI initiative, a significant project aimed at increasing both the capacity and diversity in artificial intelligence (AI) education. This effort is supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) […]
By Lauren Lashlee, Senior Program Associate, CRA-WP, and Matt Hazenbush, Director of Communications The 2025 CRA-WP Grad Cohort for Women and Grad Cohort for IDEALS (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Leadership Skills) Workshops will take place in Denver, CO, from April 3-5, 2025. Read more about Denver’s gorgeous springtime weather and accessibility options and services. […]
By Julia Sepulveda, Senior Program Associate, CRA-E The Computing Research Association (CRA) aims to champion a diverse, welcoming, equitable, and socially responsible computing research community. As such, every year we celebrate and recognize undergraduate researchers who demonstrate outstanding potential through the Undergraduate Researcher Awards. The Undergraduate Researcher Awards will accept nominations through Tuesday, October 15, […]
By Matt Hazenbush, Director of Communications On September 12, 2024, computing researchers participating in CRA’s annual Congressional Visit Day took to Capitol Hill armed with a crucial message: fully fund the CHIPS and Science Act. This year’s visit day coincided with the release of a letter from six leading computing organizations — the Association for […]
By Elora Daniels, Communications Associate With September underway and students back on campus, it is now time to celebrate your academic units and share your highlights in the 2024 CRA Academic Member Book! A benefit of CRA Academic Unit Membership is being featured in our annual Academic Member Book, which is then shared around North […]
By Petruce Jean-Charles, Communications Associate, CCC The Community Computing Consortium (CCC) is engaging in a new visioning activity to craft a research agenda focused on how human-computer collaborations can solve some of the most pressing scientific problems through citizen science, crowdsourcing, and community-engaged science. We are excited to announce a visioning workshop titled “Grand Challenges […]
By Matt Hazenbush, Director of Communications The Computing Research Association’s UR2PhD program recently launched a redesigned website and a new LinkedIn Showcase Page, marking a significant step forward in better communicating the program’s mission to expand opportunities for underrepresented groups in computing. The new UR2PhD website, located at cra.org/ur2phd, offers an enhanced user experience, providing […]
By Dr. Kari George, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and Dr. Kaitlin Newhouse, North Carolina State University Motivated by persistent equity gaps in computing degree attainment, a recently published article from Drs. Kari George and Kaitlin Newhouse contributes new evidence to understand factors that may contribute to doctoral attrition or persistence. Most notably, this study elucidates […]
By Matt Hazenbush, Director of Communications The Computing Research Association (CRA) is delighted to announce that Peter Harsha, CRA’s Chief Operating Officer and Senior Director of Government Affairs, has been honored with the 2024 Service to CRA Award. This prestigious award recognizes Peter’s more than 20 years of dedicated service to the organization, during which […]
By Petruce Jean-Charles, Communications Associate, CCC In 2020, the Computing Community Consortium (CCC) published the quad paper “An Agenda for Disinformation Research,” where seven researchers came together to share the urgency of investing in fundamental research and interventions to meet the disinformation challenge. In today’s digital landscape, misleading information is widespread and causing real-world harms. […]
By Catherine Gill, Program Associate, CCC Envisioning a future of digital twins leads to near limitless possibilities. Researchers predict digital twins will become increasingly personalized, with every individual having access to a digital twin of their own body. Imagine receiving real time updates from your phone to monitor your health conditions and predict health crises […]
By Erik Russell, Director of Educational Initiatives and Julia Sepulveda, Senior Program Associate, CRA-E Earlier this year, the Computing Research Association’s UR2PhD team announced that it would be accepting proposals from non-profit organizations interested in supporting gender-marginalized students in computing. Today, we are thrilled to announce that we will award nearly $1.5M to five organizations […]
By Erik Russell, Director of Educational Initiatives, and Julia Sepulveda, Senior Program Associate, CRA-E In 2023, the Computing Research Association’s Committees on Education and Widening Participation (CRA-E / -WP) developed and launched the Undergraduate Research to PhD Mentoring (UR2PhD) program to increase the percentage of women and other gender-marginalized students graduating with PhDs in CS […]
By Julia Sepulveda, Senior Program Associate, CRA-E This fall, the UR2PhD team is launching the “Graduate School Application Workshops for Computing Programs,” with the intention of bridging the gap between a student’s first research experience and a successful application to graduate school. Over the course of seven workshops, held every other Wednesday at 4pm ET […]
By Alejandro Velasco Dimate (CRA-E Fellow, College of William & Mary) and Emma McDonald (CRA-E Fellow, University of Alberta) This Q&A highlight features Viansa Schmulbach, an Honorable Mention in the 2024 CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Researchers award program. Viansa finished her undergrad in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of California, Berkeley (UC […]
By Lauren Lashlee, Senior Program Associate, CRA-WP, and Matt Hazenbush, Director of Communications The Computing Research Association (CRA) is excited to be part of the 2024 Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC) in Philadelphia, PA, from October 8-11! As the world’s largest gathering of women in technology, GHC provides a unique opportunity for professionals, researchers, and students […]
By Susan Rodger, Co-Chair CRA-WP and Soha Hassoun, Future Co-Chair CRA-WP CRA-WP is running virtual sessions this fall to describe volunteer opportunities for researchers in computing (Academics and those in Industry/government labs) and graduate students in computing to help with CRA-WP programs. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer and learning more about such […]
By Brian Mosley, Associate Director of Government Affairs Last month, the Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP) released their long-expected memo on “Guidelines for Research Security Programs at Covered Institutions.” This memo is the latest action taken by OSTP to implement the requirements in National Security Presidential Memorandum 33 (NSPM-33) and certain provisions of […]
By Helen Wright, Manager, CRA-I Computing Research Association – Industry (CRA-I) committee is holding a 1.5 day in-person workshop on October 17-18, 2024 in Washington, DC on Sharing Healthcare Data. The workshop will delve into crucial aspects of data ownership, access, and control in the domain of healthcare, with dedicated sessions exploring topics such as […]
By Helen Wright, Manager, CRA-I CRA-Industry (CRA-I) is excited to announce that Hector Gonzalez of SpiNNcloud Systems has joined the CRA-I Council. Hector joins a vibrant group of council members led by CRA-I Council Chair Ron Brachman from Cornell Tech. Together, they are committed to working with the CRA-I Steering Committee to guide the direction […]
By Elora Daniels, Communications Associate The Computing Research Association is proud to welcome new staff to our CCC, CERP, CRA-E, operations, and grants teams. With a range of unique backgrounds and skills, CRA is thrilled to continue bringing together a world-class team in support of our mission to unite industry, academia, and government to advance […]
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CRA Update: CRA Receives NSF Funding for LEVEL UP AI Initiative
In: September 2024, Vol. 36/No.8, Current Issue /By Matt Hazenbush, Director of Communications The Computing Research Association (CRA), in collaboration with New Mexico State University (NMSU), has launched the LEVEL UP AI initiative, a significant project aimed at increasing both the capacity and diversity in artificial intelligence (AI) education. This effort is supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) […]
5 Reasons to Attend the 2025 CRA-WP Grad Cohort Workshops
In: September 2024, Vol. 36/No.8, Current Issue /By Lauren Lashlee, Senior Program Associate, CRA-WP, and Matt Hazenbush, Director of Communications The 2025 CRA-WP Grad Cohort for Women and Grad Cohort for IDEALS (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Leadership Skills) Workshops will take place in Denver, CO, from April 3-5, 2025. Read more about Denver’s gorgeous springtime weather and accessibility options and services. […]
2024-2025 Outstanding Undergraduate Researchers Award – Nominations Open!
In: September 2024, Vol. 36/No.8, Current Issue /By Julia Sepulveda, Senior Program Associate, CRA-E The Computing Research Association (CRA) aims to champion a diverse, welcoming, equitable, and socially responsible computing research community. As such, every year we celebrate and recognize undergraduate researchers who demonstrate outstanding potential through the Undergraduate Researcher Awards. The Undergraduate Researcher Awards will accept nominations through Tuesday, October 15, […]
Six Leading Computing Organizations Call on Congress to Fully Fund the CHIPS and Science Act, Bringing Computing Research Advocacy to Capitol Hill
In: September 2024, Vol. 36/No.8, Current Issue /By Matt Hazenbush, Director of Communications On September 12, 2024, computing researchers participating in CRA’s annual Congressional Visit Day took to Capitol Hill armed with a crucial message: fully fund the CHIPS and Science Act. This year’s visit day coincided with the release of a letter from six leading computing organizations — the Association for […]
CRA Now Accepting Member Submissions for 2024 Academic Member Book
In: September 2024, Vol. 36/No.8, Current Issue /By Elora Daniels, Communications Associate With September underway and students back on campus, it is now time to celebrate your academic units and share your highlights in the 2024 CRA Academic Member Book! A benefit of CRA Academic Unit Membership is being featured in our annual Academic Member Book, which is then shared around North […]
Call for Participation: Grand Challenges for the Convergence of Computational and Citizen Science Research
In: September 2024, Vol. 36/No.8, Current Issue /By Petruce Jean-Charles, Communications Associate, CCC The Community Computing Consortium (CCC) is engaging in a new visioning activity to craft a research agenda focused on how human-computer collaborations can solve some of the most pressing scientific problems through citizen science, crowdsourcing, and community-engaged science. We are excited to announce a visioning workshop titled “Grand Challenges […]
UR2PhD Refreshes Its Digital Presence with a New Website and LinkedIn Showcase Page
In: September 2024, Vol. 36/No.8, Current Issue /By Matt Hazenbush, Director of Communications The Computing Research Association’s UR2PhD program recently launched a redesigned website and a new LinkedIn Showcase Page, marking a significant step forward in better communicating the program’s mission to expand opportunities for underrepresented groups in computing. The new UR2PhD website, located at cra.org/ur2phd, offers an enhanced user experience, providing […]
Research Illustrates HOW Faculty Advisors are Critical to PhD Student Outcomes
In: September 2024, Vol. 36/No.8, Current Issue /By Dr. Kari George, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and Dr. Kaitlin Newhouse, North Carolina State University Motivated by persistent equity gaps in computing degree attainment, a recently published article from Drs. Kari George and Kaitlin Newhouse contributes new evidence to understand factors that may contribute to doctoral attrition or persistence. Most notably, this study elucidates […]
Peter Harsha Receives 2024 Service to CRA Award
In: September 2024, Vol. 36/No.8, Current Issue /By Matt Hazenbush, Director of Communications The Computing Research Association (CRA) is delighted to announce that Peter Harsha, CRA’s Chief Operating Officer and Senior Director of Government Affairs, has been honored with the 2024 Service to CRA Award. This prestigious award recognizes Peter’s more than 20 years of dedicated service to the organization, during which […]
5 Ways to Build Resilience to Disinformation
In: September 2024, Vol. 36/No.8, Current Issue /By Petruce Jean-Charles, Communications Associate, CCC In 2020, the Computing Community Consortium (CCC) published the quad paper “An Agenda for Disinformation Research,” where seven researchers came together to share the urgency of investing in fundamental research and interventions to meet the disinformation challenge. In today’s digital landscape, misleading information is widespread and causing real-world harms. […]
CCC Responds to the NITRD Request for Information on Digital Twins Research and Development
In: September 2024, Vol. 36/No.8, Current Issue /By Catherine Gill, Program Associate, CCC Envisioning a future of digital twins leads to near limitless possibilities. Researchers predict digital twins will become increasingly personalized, with every individual having access to a digital twin of their own body. Imagine receiving real time updates from your phone to monitor your health conditions and predict health crises […]
CRA Awards ~$1.5M via the UR2PhD Program to 5 Organizations To Support Initiatives That Will Broaden Participation in Computing
In: September 2024, Vol. 36/No.8, Current Issue /By Erik Russell, Director of Educational Initiatives and Julia Sepulveda, Senior Program Associate, CRA-E Earlier this year, the Computing Research Association’s UR2PhD team announced that it would be accepting proposals from non-profit organizations interested in supporting gender-marginalized students in computing. Today, we are thrilled to announce that we will award nearly $1.5M to five organizations […]
UR2PhD is Positively Shaping the Research Pipeline – And You Too Can Get Involved!
In: September 2024, Vol. 36/No.8, Current Issue /By Erik Russell, Director of Educational Initiatives, and Julia Sepulveda, Senior Program Associate, CRA-E In 2023, the Computing Research Association’s Committees on Education and Widening Participation (CRA-E / -WP) developed and launched the Undergraduate Research to PhD Mentoring (UR2PhD) program to increase the percentage of women and other gender-marginalized students graduating with PhDs in CS […]
CRA Offers Undergraduates Support For Applying to Graduate School and Learning More About Research Careers and Pathways via UR2PhD
In: September 2024, Vol. 36/No.8, Current Issue /By Julia Sepulveda, Senior Program Associate, CRA-E This fall, the UR2PhD team is launching the “Graduate School Application Workshops for Computing Programs,” with the intention of bridging the gap between a student’s first research experience and a successful application to graduate school. Over the course of seven workshops, held every other Wednesday at 4pm ET […]
Navigating the World of Computer Architecture from Chip Design to Formal Verification
In: September 2024, Vol. 36/No.8, Current Issue /By Alejandro Velasco Dimate (CRA-E Fellow, College of William & Mary) and Emma McDonald (CRA-E Fellow, University of Alberta) This Q&A highlight features Viansa Schmulbach, an Honorable Mention in the 2024 CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Researchers award program. Viansa finished her undergrad in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of California, Berkeley (UC […]
CRA @ GHC: Visit the CRA Booth at Grace Hopper Celebration 2024
In: September 2024, Vol. 36/No.8, Current Issue /By Lauren Lashlee, Senior Program Associate, CRA-WP, and Matt Hazenbush, Director of Communications The Computing Research Association (CRA) is excited to be part of the 2024 Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC) in Philadelphia, PA, from October 8-11! As the world’s largest gathering of women in technology, GHC provides a unique opportunity for professionals, researchers, and students […]
Learn About Volunteer Opportunities with CRA-WP
In: September 2024, Vol. 36/No.8, Current Issue /By Susan Rodger, Co-Chair CRA-WP and Soha Hassoun, Future Co-Chair CRA-WP CRA-WP is running virtual sessions this fall to describe volunteer opportunities for researchers in computing (Academics and those in Industry/government labs) and graduate students in computing to help with CRA-WP programs. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer and learning more about such […]
OSTP Releases Research Security Memo to Research Agencies; Begins Implementation Timeline
In: September 2024, Vol. 36/No.8, Current Issue /By Brian Mosley, Associate Director of Government Affairs Last month, the Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP) released their long-expected memo on “Guidelines for Research Security Programs at Covered Institutions.” This memo is the latest action taken by OSTP to implement the requirements in National Security Presidential Memorandum 33 (NSPM-33) and certain provisions of […]
CRA-I Sharing Healthcare Data Workshop
In: September 2024, Vol. 36/No.8, Current Issue /By Helen Wright, Manager, CRA-I Computing Research Association – Industry (CRA-I) committee is holding a 1.5 day in-person workshop on October 17-18, 2024 in Washington, DC on Sharing Healthcare Data. The workshop will delve into crucial aspects of data ownership, access, and control in the domain of healthcare, with dedicated sessions exploring topics such as […]
Hector Gonzalez (SpiNNcloud Systems) Joins CRA-Industry Council
In: September 2024, Vol. 36/No.8, Current Issue /By Helen Wright, Manager, CRA-I CRA-Industry (CRA-I) is excited to announce that Hector Gonzalez of SpiNNcloud Systems has joined the CRA-I Council. Hector joins a vibrant group of council members led by CRA-I Council Chair Ron Brachman from Cornell Tech. Together, they are committed to working with the CRA-I Steering Committee to guide the direction […]
CRA Welcomes New Staff
In: September 2024, Vol. 36/No.8, Current Issue /By Elora Daniels, Communications Associate The Computing Research Association is proud to welcome new staff to our CCC, CERP, CRA-E, operations, and grants teams. With a range of unique backgrounds and skills, CRA is thrilled to continue bringing together a world-class team in support of our mission to unite industry, academia, and government to advance […]