The National Organization for Women at UM and UConnect presents Women in STEM: A Speaker’s Panel on Thursday, March 17th, 2016, at 7:00 PM in the Shalala Student Center Complex East Ballroom. Read more “Women in STEM: A Speaker’s Panel, Thursday 3/17/2016”
The University of Miami IEEE is proud to bring you UHack, a 24-hour hackathon. UHack will take place during Engineering Week (2/15-21/16), from Saturday to Sunday, 2/20 & 21. Taking place in the ballrooms of the Student Activity Center at the University of Miami, UHack is open to any student in the area who would like to take a break from their ordinary classes to make something fun and compete for some greatprizes from our amazing sponsors. All for FREE. Read more “UHack Hackathon 2/20-21/2016”
Black Tech Week “celebrating creators of color” is an immersive week long series of events that brings together the most innovative young minds, creative influences, and thought leaders of color to learn from the best, exchange ideas and address common challenges through engaging workshops, thoughtful discussions, and social interchange. This week-long cultural celebration highlitghts cutting-edge technologies and entrepreneurial innovation. Over 85 speakers are featured. Read more “Black Tech Week 2/15-20/2016 at FIU Biscayne”
Join us for a networking event with the speakers from our 2nd VizUM Annual Symposium Fernanda Viegas PhD and Martin Wattenberg PhD of Google’s “Big Picture” data visualization group, plus UM faculty in STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). Successful women from different backgrounds will be a part of this event, and can questions about your career goals. Read more “Women in Tech Careers Mentoring Lunch 11/12/2015”
We are happy to announce the first seminar as part of the Lunch-bytes Seminar Series this semester at RSMAS. Lunch-bytes were a series of informal seminars that existed from 2010 to 2012, with a focus on various computing topics. Lunch-bytes aims to provide an informal forum for RSMAS students, researchers, and faculty to discuss and exchange knowledge on various computational tools, techniques, and programming languages. Read more “Lunch-Bytes Seminar 10/14/2015 RSMAS Campus”
Students, faculty, and staff are invited to attend the new GIS workshop series on a first-come, first-served basis. Each series consists of four workshops and features a different specialty workshop at the end of each cycle. The workshops are intended to be completed sequentially; space is limited to twelve participants, and preference will be given to participants who have attended prior workshops. Sample topics for each session are described at the end of this announcement.
The first Women In Tech Careers event, a panel discussion entitled “Make A Living, Have A Life”, was held at the Toppel Career Center on Tuesday, September 14, 2015, 6:00-9:00 PM. Hosted by IDSC, the event brought awareness to the lack of diversity in the industry, and intentionally shined a light on the challenges facing women in tech careers today. Read more “Women in Tech Careers Offered Insight and Direction”
WHAT/WHO: Did you know that in 2013, just 26 percent of computing jobs in the United States were held by women? Several panelists from academia and industry have been invited to the University of Miami (UM) to discuss the challenges facing women in tech careers today, and how we can work together to resolve those challenges. The Women in Tech Careers panelists will outline their paths to success and engage the audience in a constructive discussion on steps that can be taken to increase future prospects for girls and women interested in careers in tech. Read more “Women in Tech Careers 9/15/2015”
The Places & Spaces Exhibit capstone event and the launch of the annual VizUM Symposium took place on December 11, 2014, 6:00–8:00 PM in the Stanley and Jewell Glasgow Hall, at the Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center of the University of Miami School of Architecture, 1223 Dickinson Drive, Coral Gables. These events were open to the public. Read more “VizUM 1st Annual Symposium, Thursday 12/11/2014”
As part of the Places & Spaces Exhibit, IDSC presents: Ruth West in “Data Remixed: Have we all become information DJs?”
Read more “Places & Spaces: Data Remixed, Thursday 11/13/2014”