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Inaugural Athena Awards Honor Women in Technology

On October 5th, the inaugural CITRIS Athena Awards were presented to recognize women and organizations that have significantly contributed in the field of technology and are acting as role-models for other young women and future generations. The Awards were divided into four categories: Early Career, Next Generation Engagement, Academic Leadership, and Executive Leadership. Tsu-Jae King,…

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SCET Explains — Connected Cars

In 1953, Isaac Asimov gave life to Sally, a corvette that could communicate and drive itself. 1968 saw Hal, a highly intelligent computer that could operate a large spaceship in Stanley Kubrick’s 2001 Space Odyssey. Intelligent cars have long been an aspiration and held a seat in our imaginations, and have now become a reality….

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Google Drones, Chipotle Burritos, College Students & SCET’s BMOE

It’s been two years since Amazon’s Jeff Bezos exclaimed that Amazon would soon deliver packages by drones, and that though the concept of it ‘seem like science fiction,’ it actually isn’t. What was first believed to be a publicity stunt to get Christmas shoppers in 2014 to think about Amazon is now reality, with the…

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Chris Bregler “Performs” At The Newton Lecture Series

Chris Bregler currently works at Alphabet (Google (Alphabet (Google))), which would be surprising if you didn’t know where else he has been. Bregler lies right in the middle of academia and professionalism. He has added to the scholarly world of knowledge during his time at Stanford and NYU. Simultaneously, Bregler has built the future of…

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