Aspirations in Computing News
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May 19, 2021
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April 27, 2021
The National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) is excited to present the 2021 Award for Aspirations in Computing (AiC) virtual event, celebrating ALL recipients. With some help from influential professionals in tech, and former award recipients, we are thrilled to connect and engage with all of the new recipients, as we welcome them into the AiC Community.
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April 01, 2021
- “My teachers and things like NCWIT helped boost my confidence. I’m one of two girls in the club, but we keep our heads high.
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March 19, 2021
NCWIT proudly announces the 2021 NCWIT Aspirations in Computing Educator Award recipients, honoring one hundred fifty educators from 48 states, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam. -
March 01, 2021
“At 17 years old, [AiC Community Member Kavya] Kopparapu invented Eyeagnosis, a device that connects to your smartphone that can take a photo of your retina.
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February 01, 2021
AiC Community Member Angelik Laboy Torres wanted to help members of her family who were struggling with diabetes, so she “created a non-intrusive, wearable technology that helps diabetics painlessly monitor their glucose levels.” Learn more about her tech journey in this Forbes profile.
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January 21, 2021
NCWIT proudly announces the 2021 NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing (AiC) national recipients, honoring four hundred high school women from 46 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and all U.S. overseas military bases. -
January 01, 2021
AiC Community Member and Reinvented Magazine Founder Caeley Looney collaborated with Beauty and the Bolt to create a 2021 calendar called “Princesses with Power Tools.” Featuring women technologists from a variety of fields, the project is about letting girls know that they don’t have to choose between interests in STEM and other hobbies; there is room
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December 10, 2020
NCWIT is pleased to announce finalists for the 2021 NCWIT Collegiate Award, celebrating 82 undergraduate and graduate students who self-identify as women, genderqueer, or non-binary from 57 academic institutions nationwide.
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November 10, 2020
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November 01, 2020
AiC Community Member Ria Doshi wrote the book series The Code Detectives, featuring young women who use technology to solve mysteries in their community, as a way to help girls from diverse backgrounds see themselves in computing. Ria was recently named one of The Mars Generation’s 24 Under 24 Global Leaders in STEM. Find out what inspires Ria in this KRON-4 interview.
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October 01, 2020
“The more of us who find our confidence and our voice, the more powerful we become, and the bigger the waves we make.” // In this interview for the She is Rare STEM Stories series, AiC Community Member Caeley Looney talks frankly about some of the challenges she has overcome, and why her job really is ro
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September 01, 2020
“I wanted to find a way to help aid organizations monitor crop conditions as droughts evolve, to help them respond to food crises.” // With her innovative tool that uses data from satellite imagery to accurately predict crop yields, AiC Community Member Lillian Kay Petersen won First Place in the prestigious Regeneron Science Talent Search.
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August 03, 2020
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August 01, 2020
In this Cyberweek.org feature, five AiC Community members who graduated from high school, college, or graduate school this spring talk about how COVID-19 impacted their last months of school, and they share what the experience has taught them about staying focused on your dreams — no matter what.
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July 17, 2020
“Learning how to tell fact from fiction is very important since so many students get their news from social media and the internet.” // In this article, learn what inspired AiC Community Member Alexandra (Allie) Salzman to help girls learn to identify fake pandemic news.
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June 01, 2020
- AiC Community Member Angel Wang’s determination to overcome challenges has given her the skills and strength to achieve both academic and personal success.
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May 06, 2020
NCWIT Aspirations in Computing is pleased to announce that Catherine Tabor has been named the recipient of the 2020 National NCWIT Aspirations in Computing (AiC) Educator Award!