SWE Africa’s International Women’s Day Celebration: Accelerate Action
Read about the impactful virtual event hosted by SWE Africa, where dozens of voices collaborated to help increase gender equality. Source
HER Stories: Adventures in STEM — Highlighting Real-Life STEM Journeys
Check out SWE’s monthly blog series sharing the pathways and resilience of women in science and engineering. Source
The Rosette Nebula from DECam
Photo of the Day Would the Rosette Nebula by any other name look as sweet? The bland New General Catalog designation of NGC 2237 doesn't appear to diminish the appearance of this flowery emission nebula, as captured by the Dark Energy Camera (DECam) on the Blanco 4-meter telescope at the NSF's Cerro Tololo Inter-American [...]
Collapse in Hebes Chasma on Mars
Photo of the Day What's happened in Hebes Chasma on Mars? Hebes Chasma is a depression just north of the enormous Valles Marineris canyon. Since the depression is unconnected to other surface features, it is unclear where the internal material went. Inside Hebes Chasma is Hebes Mensa, a 5 kilometer high mesa that appears [...]
Congratulations to Rita Munarwi, This Quarter’s SWE Advance Power User!
SWE is excited to announce Rita Munarwi as this quarter’s Advance Power User! We asked Munarwi some questions regarding her dedication to lifelong learning and how she uses the Advance Learning Center to achieve her goals. Source
Gender Reservation in Indian Engineering Education: Policies, Progress, and Perspectives
Swastika Chatterjee-Das shares data and reflections on how gender-based quotas are shaping engineering education and industry outcomes in India. Source
How Amar Dabaja’s Passion for Reading Led Her to Electrical Engineering
After a personal tragedy, electrical engineer Amar Dabaja built a career designing automotive technology that saves lives. Source
Planetary Nebula Mz3: The Ant Nebula
Photo of the Day Why isn't this ant a big sphere? Planetary nebula Mz3 is being cast off by a star similar to our Sun that is, surely, round. Why then would the gas that is streaming away create an ant-shaped nebula that is distinctly not round? Clues might include the high 1000-kilometer per [...]
Clouds and the Golden Moon
Photo of the Day As the Sun set, a bright Full Moon rose on July 10. Its golden light illuminates clouds drifting through southern hemisphere skies in this well-composed telephoto image from Conceição do Coité, Bahia, Brazil. The brightest lunar phase is captured here with both a short and long exposure. The two exposures [...]
2025 WE Local Prague Recap: Inspiring Women in Engineering and Technology
Revisit the highlights and impact of the 2025 WE Local Prague conference that inspired more than 530 women in STEM. Source