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
Temperatures on Exoplanet WASP-43b
Photo of the Day A mere 280 light-years from Earth, tidally locked, Jupiter-sized exoplanet WASP-43b orbits its parent star once every 0.8 Earth days. That puts it about 2 million kilometers (less than 1/25th the orbital distance of Mercury) from a small, cool sun. Still, on a dayside always facing its parent star, temperatures [...]
Women in Data Science: Empowering Innovation
Jayashree Raja outlines the impact of women in data science and highlights several key trailblazers in the field. Source
M100: A Grand Design Spiral Galaxy
Photo of the Day Majestic on a truly cosmic scale, M100 is appropriately known as a grand design spiral galaxy. The large galaxy of over 100 billion stars has well-defined spiral arms, similar to our own Milky Way. One of the brightest members of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies, M100, also known as NGC [...]
An Introvert’s Reflection on 2024 WE Local Bengaluru
Come along for Eshika Mahajan’s journey at the 2024 WE Local Bengaluru conference and celebrate the quiet strength and subtle influence of introverts making a difference. Source
SWE Celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
This May, explore a variety of podcast episodes, blog posts, and magazine articles that honor STEM leaders within the Asian and Pacific American communities. Source
SWE Diverse Podcast Ep 258: Exploring Bias in AI With Mrinal Karvir of Intel
Mrinal Karvir discusses the different types of bias that exist in AI, as well as how engineers can help reduce bias in this technology, in this episode of Diverse: a SWE podcast. Source
GK Per: Nova and Planetary Nebula
Photo of the Day The star system GK Per is known to be associated with only two of the three nebulas pictured. At 1500 light years distant, Nova Persei 1901 (GK Persei) was the second closest nova yet recorded. At the very center is a white dwarf star, the surviving core of a former [...]
Rings Around the Ring Nebula
Photo of the Day The Ring Nebula (M57) is more complicated than it appears through a small telescope. The easily visible central ring is about one light-year across, but this remarkably deep exposure - a collaborative effort combining data from three different large telescopes - explores the looping filaments of glowing gas extending much [...]