SWE Senate Explores Membership Belonging Within SWE
Discover the current state of membership belonging in SWE using data from over 60 interviews conducted by the SWE Senate in FY24. Source
Visualization: A Black Hole Accretion Disk
Photo of the Day What would it look like to circle a black hole? If the black hole was surrounded by a swirling disk of glowing and accreting gas, then the great gravity of the black hole would deflect light emitted by the disk to make it look very unusual. The featured animated video [...]
SWE Diverse Podcast Ep 259: Addressing Mental Health Stigmas in Asian Cultures
Explore the intersection of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and Mental Health Awareness Month in this episode of Diverse: a SWE podcast! Source
Breaking Down Barriers: SWE Senate Subteam Identifies and Addresses Systemic Structures
Dive into the research around how SWE can address systemic barriers experienced by women in STEM, conducted by a subteam of the FY24 SWE Senate. Source
Black Hole Accreting with Jet
Photo of the Day What happens when a black hole devours a star? Many details remain unknown, but observations are providing new clues. In 2014, a powerful explosion was recorded by the ground-based robotic telescopes of the All Sky Automated Survey for SuperNovae (Project ASAS-SN), with followed-up observations by instruments including NASA's Earth-orbiting Swift [...]
SWE Senate Year-End Update
Speaker of the Senate Kristine Barnes (she/her) shares a recap of the SWE Senate’s important work and achievements throughout FY24. Source
A Total Solar Eclipse from Sliver to Ring
Photo of the Day This is how the Sun disappeared from the daytime sky last month. The featured time-lapse video was created from stills taken from Mountain View, Arkansas, USA on 2024 April 8. First, a small sliver of a normally spotted Sun went strangely dark. Within a few minutes, much of the background [...]
A Black Hole Disrupts a Passing Star
Photo of the Day What happens to a star that goes near a black hole? If the star directly impacts a massive black hole, then the star falls in completely -- and everything vanishes. More likely, though, the star goes close enough to have the black hole's gravity pull away its outer layers, or [...]
Transition Tips into College for International Students in the United States
As an international student, you can use these tips from the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) to make your college transition easier. Source
SWE Asia-Pacific’s “Fostering Impactful Leadership for an Inclusive World for Women” Webinar
Learn about the first-ever inclusive collaboration among Asia-Pacific SWE Affiliates! Source