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Applications Open for NCWIT High School Award
NCWIT’s (National Center for Women & Information Technology) Award for Aspirations in Computing is now open for applications to any US high school woman with computing aspirations. Recipients will be chosen for their outstanding aptitude and interest in computing, proven leadership ability, academic performance, and plans for post-secondary education. National Award recipients will receive $500…
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Women in STEM Podcast Episode 4 – Marie Webster, research scientist & post-doctoral fellow at The Wistar Institute
Interview with Marie Webster, Post-doctoral Fellow and research scientist at The Wistar Institute with a PhD in Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences.
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Why I Added an MBA to my Computer Engineering Degree
Having a computer engineering degree with a concentration in software engineering is very marketable right now. So why did I go back to get my MBA in marketing and strategy? When I originally started my business back in 1998, I was hand-coding websites in html and php. As I worked with clients to design websites for…
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Physics as a Gateway to a STEM Career
I have always loved science. My favorite classes throughout elementary, middle and high schools were science classes. I loved watching Cosmos and NOVA and Nature on PBS (which helped quite a bit with the science classes). The same cannot be said of math classes, which were my bane through college (see The Engineer Who Hated…
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Women in Tech, Interview with Kate Snyder, Principal Strategist & Owner of Piper & Gold Public Relations
Kate Snyder is the principal strategist and owner of Piper & Gold Public Relations, a boutique PR agency in Michigan. She and her team work with organizations like government agencies, nonprofits and small businesses to help them figure out how to connect with people. Technology is a huge component in this — technology allows people…
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Women in Engineering: What Classes to Take in High School?
I recently was on a panel for engineering at my high school’s career day. It was fun to share what engineering is with fairly large groups of students, including a good balance of ladies. One of the most commonly asked questions was what classes to take in high school. I was lucky enough to be…
