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Local teacher excels in 4Geeks bootcamp and lands new opportunity in data science and machine learning – Refresh Miami
By Krysten Brenlla Eugene Cruz has spent a decade as an educator in Miami-Dade County, teaching future generations the fundamentals of mathematics and computer science. As a mathematics major, he knew numbers were always his thing. However, as he became more involved with computer science, he began looking for new ways to enhance his skills
IST researcher Sharon Huang named David Reese Professor – Penn State University
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Career Q&A with Computer Science Major Siddharthsinh Parmar – College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences
Sid Parmar was invited to the White House during an India state visit through the UMD student organization Develop, Empower, and Synergize India (DESI). Image courtesy of Sid Parmar. Why did you decide to study computer science at UMD
Computer science projects teach eighth graders robotics and resilience – wvdispatch.com
Samantha Vargas and Emerson Dazi couldnt help but smile as the robot they programmed together drew hexagons on their paper. On just their first day working with the robots, the students worked through initial challenges by trial and error to attain this success. Working with robots is fun and unique
NSA Claims It Cant Watch an Important Tape It Recorded in the 1980s – Gizmodo
There are two reels of old tape buried in the National Security Agencys archives that contain a landmark piece of computer science history. Theres a problem though, the NSA doesnt have a device that can play back the tapes. The tapes are a recording of a lecture from computer science legend Admiral Grace Hopper.
Marking a milestone: Dedication ceremony celebrates the new MIT Schwarzman College of Computing building – MIT News
The MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing recently marked a significant milestone as it celebrated the completion and inauguration of itsnew building on Vassar Street with a dedication ceremony
Why diverse voices are key to building equitable AI – Think with Google
Taking CTRL of the problem I started thinking about ways to address the challenge of creating a more inclusive STEM space over a decade ago. At that time, the challenge was that many people already at the table in a STEM company, wanted us to prove that this was a problem and that these were fields that young women were invested in.
Polina Anikeeva named head of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering – MIT News
Polina Anikeeva PhD 09, the Matoula S. Salapatas Professor at MIT, has been named the new head of MIT's Department of Materials Science and Engineering (DMSE), effective July 1. Professor Anikeevas passion and dedication as both a researcher and educator, as well as her impressive network of connections across the wider Institute, make her incredibly well suited to lead DMSE, says Anantha Chandrakasan, chief innovation and strategy officer, dean of engineering, and Vannevar Bush Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Scaling your engineering team from one to 50 and beyond – Bessemer Venture Partners
Building a company from scratch requires a high tolerance for uncertainty and risk no matter how promising the founder, product, or business model is. But even leaders who seek out the rapidly changing environment of an early startup may avoid or delay making changes once the company becomes more established. This predilection for keeping things the way they are is so universal that researchers coined a term for it: the status quo bias
Opinion: I was a successful engineer but realized something was missing – The San Diego Union-Tribune
I am the proud Mexican American son of immigrant parents from Mexico and the oldest of four children. In the mid-1970s, through San Diego Unifieds Voluntary Ethnic Enrollment Program, I was bused from my diverse east San Diego neighborhood of Encanto to Pershing Junior High School, then Patrick Henry High School, in a more affluent, predominantly White neighborhood.