Laura Beckwith, a new computer science Ph.D. from Oregon State University, and her adviser, Margaret Burnett, specialize in studying the way people use computers to solve everyday problems — like ...

With technology transforming every aspect of peoples' lives, careers in science, technology, engineering, and math have taken off. The evolution of tech startups, mobile apps, social media platforms, ...

Women today face unique challenges in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) fields. Assistant Professor Emily Prud’hommeaux of the Computer Science Department is helping to surmount ...

Hoboken, N.J., June 17, 2025 – At the dawn of computing, women were the early adopters of computational technology, working with punch cards in what was then considered secretarial work. As computer ...

On November 15, Northwestern Computer Science and Women in Computing hosted “An Evening with Alisa Liu,” welcoming the alumna back to campus to meet with undergraduate students and share her path to ...

As it is, the percentage of bachelor's degrees in computer science awarded to women fell from 37 percent in 1985 to just 22 percent in 2005, according to the National Center for Education Statistics, ...

Tufts Women in Computer Science (WiCS)has revived its mentorship program, which matches Tufts computer science alumni with current undergraduate students majoring in computer science. Kaili Liang, ...

Carnegie Mellon University is boasting that nearly half (48%) of incoming School of Computer Science undergraduates are women, a new diversity record for the institution. This echoes results at ...

With technology transforming every aspect of peoples’ lives, careers in science, technology, engineering, and math have taken off. The evolution of tech startups, mobile apps, social media platforms, ...

Alexandra Holloway (Ph.D. computer science, 2015) works at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. (Photo by Krys Blackwood) Darrell Long (center) shared a laugh with students and visitors at the Baskin ...