Women in Computing Newsletter

Women in Computing Day 2017

We are pleased to announce Women in Computing Day 2017. The event will be hosted on June 3rd from 10:30–3:00PM at Next Century’s Virginia Office, located at 3120 Fairview Park Drive, Suite #700, Falls Church, VA 22042, there will be 30 girls aged 9–13 attending a special day of…

Problem Solving with Tower of Hanoi

Tower of Hanoi is a fun puzzle that can challenge the way you think about solving problems. Even…

Making a Circuit Card

A circuit is when you make a loop from the positive end of an energy source to the negative end of the energy source…

The Path to Virtual Reality: An Interview with Dr. Jian Chen

Dr. Jian Chen is a University of Maryland Baltimore County Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering. Many a moon ago we worked together at Virginia Tech completing our PhDs. Now Jian is not only pushing the…

Team-Building with Technology

by Tonya Cannariato

Play Dough Circuits: A Session at Women In Computing Day — By Rob Szewczyk

Code in Outer Space

Imagine this — you’re sitting at a computer in your office. The screen glows brightly in the dimly lit room. A small crowd of engineers and scientists is gathered around your desk as you hit a few keystrokes. And because of those keystrokes, more than 2.5 billion miles away, a spacecraft…