ACM-W, University of Maine

02/24/2020

R.I.P. Katherine Johnson, the pioneering NASA mathematician who helped Apollo 11 land on the moon.

https://www.npr.org/2020/02/24/517784975/katherine-johnson-nasa-mathematician-and-an-inspiration-for-hidden-figures-dies

02/15/2020

another time, another normal

in 1946, six female programmers unveiled the first digital computer http://bit.ly/1i95x4o



(photo: Corbis/Getty Images)

02/05/2020

Interesting article

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jul/21/woman-greatest-enemy-lack-of-time-themselves/

If what it takes to create are long stretches of time alone, that’s something women have never had the luxury to expect

02/03/2020

A new line of (National Geographic) Explorer Barbie Dolls inspired by this scientist.

The line of dolls, which includes an astrophysicist, a conservationist, an entomologist, a marine biologist and a nature photojournalist, are long overdue, said Nalini Nadkarni.

10/16/2019

Because of the campus shutdown, this has been moved! Ross Rheingans-Yoo will be guest lecturing in a capstone class at 12:30pm in Neville 116. Feel free to come join and listen to what he has to say!

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Come one, come all! There's a discussion happening tomorrow, October 17th, in Boardman 336. Ross Rheingans-Yoo will be talking about what to look for in the culture of internships and workplaces, as well as giving advice on applying and interviewing for software roles. It will be from 11am to 12:30pm, and there will be pizza!

08/30/2019

Revolutionize the Face of Technology -

Apply for the Aspirations in Computing Award opening September 1st

Each year, the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) recognizes technical high school young women across the country through the Award for Aspirations in Computing. Recipients receive engraved awards, scholarship and internship opportunities, entry to a peer-network of technical women in the NCWIT AiC Community, various prizes, and that is just the beginning!

Students in grades 9-12 who self-identify as women, genderqueer, or non-binary, can apply online at www.aspirations.org/AiCHSAward by 8:00 p.m. MT on November 5, 2019.

Students with any level of experience are encouraged to apply: NCWIT recognizes aspirations as well as accomplishments!

NCWIT Aspirations in Computing (AiC) provides technical girls and women with ongoing engagement, visibility, and encouragement for their computing-related interests and achievements. THIS PROMOTION IS IN NO WAY SPONSORED, ENDORSED OR ADMINISTERED BY FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM OR ANY PARTY OTHER THAN NCWIT....

08/26/2019

Happy 101st birthday to Katherine Johnson, the NASA scientist whose calculations helped send the US to space.

When John Glenn went into orbit, he asked NASA to check the computer's work with what Katherine calculated by hand.

bit.ly/2ZdKjN7 Hackaday

08/21/2019

Congratulations to Kate Beard!

Suddenly, after thousands of years, it’s like we have new nets: With cutting-edge Environmental DNA methods the Maine-eDNA program aims to revolutionize moni...

05/03/2019

Samaira Mehta is CEO, founder and inventor of CoderBunnyz, a board game that teaches players as young as four basic coding concepts.