Exploring SWE Affinity Groups: SWE Athletes
Each month, we spotlight a SWE Affinity Group. This month, we are excited to highlight the SWE Athletes Affinity Group.
Hispanic Heritage Month: Celebrating Women Trailblazers in STEM
SWENext Influencer Isabella T. highlights Hispanic women in STEM who are spearheading technological advances, breaking barriers, and inspiring the next generation.
Six Steps to Enhance Early Career Success
Alyssa Frechette, a continuous improvement manager who has achieved several promotions and several lateral moves over the last seven years, shares insights on how she has achieved such rapid early career success in STEM.
SWE Diverse Podcast Ep 280: Engaging Youth STEM Voters With Jennifer McAndrew of Tufts University
Explore how to boost voting turnout and civic participation among STEM students in this episode of Diverse: a SWE podcast!
The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules
Photo of the Day In 1716, English astronomer Edmond Halley noted, "This is but a little Patch, but it shows itself to the naked Eye, when the Sky is serene and the Moon absent." Of course, M13 is now less modestly recognized as the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules, one of the brightest globular [...]
Comet A3 Through an Australian Sunrise
Photo of the Day Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is now visible in the early morning sky. Diving into the inner Solar System at an odd angle, this large dirty iceberg will pass its closest to the Sun -- between the orbits of Mercury and Venus -- in just two days. Long camera exposures are now capturing [...]
Back-to-School Activities for SWENext Clubs
SWENext Influencer Zeynep S. shares the activities, guest speakers, and competitions planned for her SWENext Club this year.
NGC 6727: The Rampaging Baboon Nebula
Photo of the Day This dusty region is forming stars. Part of a sprawling molecular cloud complex that resembles, to some, a rampaging baboon, the region is a relatively close by 500 light-years away toward the constellation Corona Australis. That's about one third the distance of the more famous stellar nursery known as the [...]
How a Reinvention Mindset Can Turn Setbacks Into Growth
SWE member Lori McDowell reflects on the mindset shifts that helped her bounce back and thrive after a difficult situation in her STEM career.
Safety, Respect, and Inclusion: Our Stance Against Harassment at the WE24 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.