Dr. Janell Straach Talks with D Magazine About Closing the Gender Gap in Tech
Via D Magazine | By Danielle Abril – Companies seeking to bolster the pipeline of women in tech target education. Before…
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400 High Schoolers Compete at this Spring’s Battle of the Brains: HS Programming Competition
The Spring 2018 Battle of the Brains: High School Programming Competition was held on April 7th, with State Farm Insurance…
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UT Dallas CS and IT Empowerment for Her Program Promote STEM Education for Middle School Girls Through Weekend Workshops
Last January and February, Saumya Rawat, a senior at Dallas’ School of Science and Engineering Magnet, worked with Dr. Janell…
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Company Co-Founded by CS Student Invited to Participate in the Red Bull Launch Institute
Via UT Dallas Mercury | Noumika Balaji – Co-founder of augmented reality platform for tourist attractions attended program to…
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Dallas News – Coding Clubs Give Young Dallas-Area Students a Head Start on Technology, Life Skills
Via Dallas News | Elvia Limón, Communities Writer — Hemant Pacha hopes to be a doctor and a part-time video game designer…
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WWC and Jonsson School Alumni Relations Sponsor Two Separate Networking Events for CS & SE Students
This fall, two separate speed networking events were held with UT Dallas CS Alumni and tech industry members, one was hosted by…
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400 High School Students Compete in the Fall’17 Battle of the Brains: High School Programming Contest
For more than a decade, the UT Dallas Computer Science Department has been conducting a statewide “Battle of the Brains: High…
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University Team Helps Real Benefits of Virtual Reality Come to Life
For residents of senior living communities, a glance at the world beyond their walls can make a world of difference. A…
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UT Dallas Coding Camps Help More Than 2000 Kids Build Computing Skills
Since 2012, thousands of kids from all over North Texas and beyond, ranging from ages five all the way to seventeen have traveled…
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UT Dallas Works with North Texas High School Senior To Host IT Empowerment for Her Camp
This summer, Saumya Rawat, a senior at Dallas’ School of Science and Engineering Magnet, worked with Dr. Janell Straach, a CS…
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UT Dallas and NCWIT Honor 30 North Texas High School Women For Their Outstanding Technical Accomplishments at the NCWIT Aspirations Awards
Last March, as part of an ongoing effort to encourage more young women to choose careers in technology, the National Center for…
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Biannual Battle of the Brains Programming Contest Challenges High Schoolers From 26 High Schools From All Over North Texas
This spring the biannual Battle of the Brains High School Programming Contest brought in 100 teams from 26 different North Texas…
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Google Visits With UT Dallas CS & SE Students for a Week of Google Tech Talks, Workshops, and Other Google Events
Earlier this semester, Google paid a visit with their team of UT Dallas CS Google Alumni to the UT Dallas Computer Science…
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HackUTD’17 Motivates 500 Students For 24 Hours With Big Ideas, Virtual Reality, Creativity, And Design
The Third Annual HackUTD 24-hour hackathon was held March 4th and 5th with approximately 500 students participating from all over…
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New Living Learning Community to Help Female Students Gain STEAM
When Dr. Janell Straach took computer science courses at UT Dallas a few decades ago, there were very few female students in her…
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UTD Broadens Efforts to Teach Computer Skills to Children, Teachers Across North Texas
The University of Texas at Dallas is expanding its ongoing efforts to promote computer science education to K-12 students — and…
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North Texas High Schoolers Compete in the Fall 2016 Battle of the Brains: High School Programming Contest
For more than a decade, the UT Dallas Computer Science Department has been conducting a statewide “Battle of the Brains: High…
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The Women Who Compute (WWC) Club Organizes Events to Promote Women in Computing and Technology
At UT Dallas, both the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science and the UT Dallas Computer Science strive to…
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UT Dallas CS Department Welcomes In The New School Year With An Assortment Of Student Activities
This past August marked the beginning of a new 2016 academic year for the UT Dallas campus full of eager students ready to start…
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Student Interns From IIT Kanpur Complete Inaugural Special Academic Research Internship at the UT Dallas CS Department
For two months this summer, The UT Dallas Computer Science Department served as home for Nirbhay Modhe, Parag Bansal,…
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