SWE Dresden Conference 2025: Empowering Engineers Across Borders
Read about the inspirational conference hosted by the SWE Dresden Affiliate and their ongoing commitment to inclusivity in engineering. Source
Two Camera Comets in One Sky
Photo of the Day It may look like these comets are racing, but they are not. Comets C/2025 K1 ATLAS (left) and C/2025 R2 SWAN (right) appeared near each other by chance last week in the featured image taken from France's Reunion Island in the southern Indian Ocean. Fainter Comet ATLAS is approaching our [...]
Safety, Respect, and Inclusion: Our Stance Against Harassment at the WE25 Annual Conference & Career Fair
The SWE Annual Conference & Career Fair is a place where women, nonbinary individuals, and men as allies of all backgrounds can support the overall persistence and success for the engineering and technology profession of those underrepresented in the field. Those who think otherwise should reconsider attending. Source
Engineering a New Equation: How Women Are Shaping the Future of the Chemical World
The chemical industry thrives on innovation, but it won’t reach its full potential until women are equally represented and empowered. Akanksha Prasad discusses the progress made so far and the continued action needed in the chemical field. Source
A Rocket in the Sun
Photo of the Day On the morning of September 24 a rocket crosses the bright solar disk in this long range telescopic snapshot captured from Orlando, Florida. That's about 50 miles north of its Kennedy Space Center launch site. This rocket carried three new space weather missions to space. Signals have now been successfully [...]
Celebrating Latina Engineers: Leaders, Innovators, and Trailblazers
As part of their affinity group's spotlight month, the Latinos AG celebrates five recent Latina SWE award winners. Source
A SWAN, an ATLAS, and Mars
Photo of the Day A new visitor to the inner Solar System, comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) sports a long ion tail extending diagonally across this almost 7 degree wide telescopic field of view recorded on September 21. A fainter fellow comet also making its inner Solar System debut, C/2025 K1 (ATLAS), can be spotted [...]
Leading Change: Women Driving Transformation in Construction
Sophia Gaines Mitchell and Candiece Wilson reflect on the lessons they have learned as leaders at Turner, driving impact in the construction field. Source
GW250114: Rotating Black Holes Collide
Photo of the Day It was the strongest gravitational wave signal yet measured -- what did it show? GW250114 was detected by both arms of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) in Washington and Louisiana USA earlier this year. Analysis showed that the event was created when two black holes, each of mass around [...]
The Role of Mentorship in Closing Global Gender Gaps
The key to narrowing STEM’s gender gap lies not in recruitment campaigns alone, but in relationships. Across the globe, mentoring programs reveal that when women and girls connect with role models via mentorships — persistence rises, identity strengthens, and pathways into STEM careers open wider. Source