SWE’s Global Ambassador Program Receives 2025 Power of Associations Gold Award
ASAE: The Center for Association Leadership recognizes the impact and reach of SWE’s globally inclusive leadership program. Source
NASA Welcomes Senegal as Artemis Accords Signatory
Senegal signed the Artemis Accords July 24, 2025, during a ceremony hosted by NASA at the agency’s headquarters in Washington. In 2020, during the first Trump Administration, the United States, led by NASA and the State Department, joined with seven other founding nations to establish the Artemis Accords, responding to the growing interest in lunar [...]
Equipping Allies for the Advancement and Inclusion of Women in STEM
FY25 SWE Senate Strategic Initiative Subteam explores barriers to effective allyship. Source
Driving Strategic Alignment: Reflections From the Annual Strategic Planning Subteam
FY25 Senate Annual Strategic Planning Subteam summarizes commitment to building a future-ready SWE. Source
From Insight to Action: Increasing SWE Members’ Participation in AI
FY25 SWE Senate Strategic Initiative Subteam shares recommendations for AI-focused initiatives. Source
Breaking Barriers: Advancing Women in Academia
FY25 SWE Senate Subteam on Barriers to Women in Academia provides recommendations to address key barriers. Source
Lightning over the Volcano of Water
Photo of the Day Have you ever watched a lightning storm in awe? You're not alone. Details of what causes lightning are still being researched, but it is known that inside some clouds, internal updrafts cause collisions between ice and snow that slowly separate charges between cloud tops and bottoms. The rapid electrical discharges [...]
Affinity Group Spotlight: Technical Career Path AG July News
As part of their spotlight month, the Technical Career Path Affinity Group shares their recent news, events, and how to get involved. Source
SWE on the Hill: Members Successfully Advocate for STEM RESTART Act Reintroduction
SWE’s Hill Day reminds everyone that progress is still possible when powered by people passionate about equity, education, and engineering. Source
Twelve Years of Kappa Cygnids
Photo of the Day Meteors from the Kappa Cygnid meteor shower are captured in this time-lapse composite skyscape. The minor meteor shower, with a radiant not far from its eponymous star Kappa Cygni, peaks in mid-August, almost at the same time as the much better-known and better-observed Perseid meteor shower. But, seen to have [...]