For International Women’s Day on March 8, Mattel (which owns the Barbie brand) is hoping to inspire young girls to embrace the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) by honoring a select group of STEM pioneers with their own Barbie doll. Among them are the Wojcicki sisters.
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IBM says six historically Black universities in five Southern states will be getting cybersecurity centers aimed at training underrepresented communities. Among the six is North Carolina A&T.
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Caleb Smith is the owner of Triangle Esports Academy, formerly Contender Esports, an educational video gaming facility headquartered in Cary’s Waverly Place shopping center. He wants to remove all the negative stigmas about gaming to teach life skills.
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After more than 18 months of experiencing impacts on their careers due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many women are now planning a return to the workforce, according to a new MetLife survey. Here are the details.
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The Mark Cuban Foundation’s Artificial Intelligence Bootcamp Initiative Hosts Free Camps to Teach AI Concepts to Underserved High School Students
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Innatrix is already training next-generation scientists, including STEM internships, on how to protect crops using its newly patented platform. Here are the details.
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I have been asked why I am championing women in STEM through my 2021 blog series — and why now, in 2021. There have been many recent societal changes that have sparked my interest in this endeavor, from the #MeToo movement to the election of the first female vice president of the United States. The reality is that our culture still promotes the falsehood that men are smarter — and as the mother of two toddlers, a daughter and a son, it irks me.
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This month, Duke University’s new Cultural Competence in Computing (3C) professional development program welcomed 144 fellows to its inaugural cohort. Here are the details.
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