The Microsoft Faculty Summit August 10, 2006 A few weeks ago I had the honor of attending the Microsoft Research Faculty Summit in Redmond, Washington. Microsoft’s Faculty Summit is an important annual Read More »
Getting Scientists and Congress to Mingle August 1, 2006 One of the most effective “tools” of the science advocacy community, in making the case for federal support of science, is…well, scientists. Occasions in which Read More »
Summer 2006 July 28, 2006 NCWIT Newsletter – Summer 2006 In This Issue Greetings from Boulder NCWIT May Meetings Wrap-up NCWIT on Capitol Hill Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Read More »
GNOME’s Outreach to Women July 24, 2006 Slashdot recently had an interesting thread about GNOME’s decision to launch a Women’s Summer Outreach Program after they received 181 applications for Google’s Summer of Read More »
IT in Iceland July 17, 2006 My family just finished a great vacation in Iceland. I can describe this wonderful country in a nutshell: it’s truly unspoiled, has considerably more sheep Read More »
Technology Summer Camp July 6, 2006 The first three weeks of June are always a favorite time for me. That’s when the ATLAS Institute at CU Boulder teams up with the Read More »
Old Photos June 28, 2006 It was wonderful to have Fred Gluck as our NCWIT blog author last week. Fred is a long-time advocate for technology and diverse thought, working Read More »
Girls and Math: What Works June 21, 2006 I’ve been volunteering in the Boulder Valley School District for the past 15 years, working with students in the areas of math, science, and computers Read More »
Innovation and the Role of Diversity June 12, 2006 What do technical innovation and diversity have to do with one another? Very little, apparently, if you follow the press coverage of our nation’s current Read More »