News Archive: January 2004

TechLeaders: “Leadership Initiative Pilot Program”

January 9, 2004 by ABI Staff

Los Angeles, California In January of 2004 The Anita Borg Institute and IPAM (Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics at UCLA) collaborated on a pilot leadership workshop for women holding senior positions in academia, industry, and government. Participants received validation, ideas, experiences and strategies, perspective, suggestions, inspiration, and reassurance. In addition, ... Read more

Defining Engineering
On Your Own Terms

January 1, 2004 by ABI Staff

University of California at Berkeley What makes an engineering student switch from saying, "I cannot wait to be done with my degree. to .I'm going for my Ph.D."? One student, Catherine Newman, is a 2003 mechanical engineering graduate of the University of California at Berkeley who has completed a year of graduate ... Read more

From Geek to Chic

January 1, 2004 by ABI Staff

By Sataja Parulekar In seventh grade I was geek material. A skinny Indian, brace-face with oversized glasses and a ridiculous fascination with computers, destined to be an engineer. Since then I've lost the thick glasses and learned how to dress like a normal teenager. The only problem is, I still love ... Read more