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Did You Know?

July 8, 2011
Newspaper

Did you know that Google's Computer Science for High School (CS4HS) program is sponsoring workshops at more than 60 locations this summer? CS4HS brin gs computer science professional development and computational thinking workshops to middle and high school educators through three-day workshops, and gives them the tools and networking opportunities to succeed both inside and beyond the classroom. Google provides the funding for CS4HS (about $15-20K) to universities and the universities (often in conjunction with local Google employees) develop the curriculum.

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Opening new doors!

July 6, 2011
Award Winner

As a winner of the NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing Educator Award in Puerto Rico, I would like to thank everyone at NCWIT and at Google for the opportunity they are bringing to teachers and young women to really make the difference. Thanks to the Award, many doors were opened to me.

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Did You Know?

July 1, 2011
Newspaper

Did you know that U.S. schools with a majority of African-American students are twice as likely to have teachers with little experience as majority white schools in the same district? Recently released demographic data from approximately 7,000 school districts, released by the Department of Education, shed light on the differences in U.S. educational opportunities and resources.

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Did You Know?

June 24, 2011
Woman at Work

Did you know that a recent study of doctors in ICU environments finds that having a physician "co-pilot" can reduce the patient mortality rate by 50 percent?

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Did You Know?

June 17, 2011
Newspaper

Did you know about the women-in-medicine debate going on over at The New York Times? Last weekend, Dr. Karen Sibert wrote an essay decrying the number of women doctors who work part-time, alleging that by doing so these women are short-changing both patients and their presence in the profession.

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Did You Know?

June 10, 2011
Newspaper

Did you know how the state of the economy is impacting computer science education in Washington state?

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Ernst & Young Entrepreneurial Winning Women

June 7, 2011
Woman at Work

Last call: Ernst & Young Entrepreneurial Winning Women applications due June 30! 

Ernst & Young currently is accepting applications for its Ernst & Young Entrepreneurial Winning Women Program. You can apply or nominate a dynamic woman entrepreneur at www.ey.com/us/entrepreneurialwinningwomen, now until June 30th. 

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Links and Media from the NCWIT Summit

June 6, 2011
Summit Speaker

We had a great time at our annual NCWIT Summit last month in New York City, and for all of those who attended - we hope you did, too!

We've started collecting all of the links and photos that have been posted so far, and wanted to share that here. Updated information and more resources (videos, more photos, etc.) will be added when they're made available.

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NCWIT Annual Summit - 2011, Day One

May 24, 2011
Summit Attendees

Today in New York City, we kicked off our annual summit at the Kimmel Center at NYU. Our first keynotes delivered lively and thought-provoking speeches.

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NCWIT Summit Kicks Off!

May 23, 2011
Summit Speaker

Hello from New York City! We're excited to be here at NYU's Kimmel Center (hosted by the Games for Learning Institute) to kick off our annual Summit on Women and IT. We've got a ton of work to do over the next three days on a range of topics, such as ...

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