SWE Shares First Conference Sustainability Report
Sharing a few highlights from the WE24 conference held at McCormick Place. Source
Near to the Heart Nebula
Photo of the Day What excites the Heart Nebula? First, the large emission nebula on the upper left, catalogued as IC 1805, looks somewhat like a human heart. The nebula glows brightly in red light emitted by its most prominent element, hydrogen, but this long-exposure image was also blended with light emitted by sulfur [...]
A Kilometer High Cliff on Comet Churyumov – Gerasimenko
Photo of the Day This kilometer high cliff occurs on the surface of a comet. It was discovered on the dark nucleus of Comet Churyumov - Gerasimenko (CG) by Rosetta, a robotic spacecraft launched by ESA, which orbited the comet from 2014 to 2016. The ragged cliff, as featured here, was imaged by Rosetta [...]
Geminid Meteors over a Snowy Forest
Photo of the Day Meteors have been flowing out from the constellation Gemini. This was expected, as mid-December is the time of the Geminid Meteor Shower. Pictured here, over two dozen meteors were caught in successively added exposures taken over several hours early Saturday morning from a snowy forest in Poland. The fleeting streaks [...]
SWE’s Anti-Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Legislation Response and Action
The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is aware of the ongoing anti-diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEI&B) legislative efforts across the United States of America. Such legislation could have devastating consequences on the activities of the Society’s university sections/affiliates, the support of employer partners, and beyond. Source
Why Perfectionism Limits the Productivity of Women in STEM
Kathryn Mayer, founder and president of KC Mayer Consulting, Inc., breaks down how perfectionism puts a damper on progress, productivity, and innovation. Plus, join her upcoming free live event in SWE's Advance Learning Center on Jan. 9! Source
SWE Korea Year-End Conference Recap: Innovate Beyond Limits
Relive the speakers, photos, and highlights from SWE Korea’s 2024 year-end conference in Seoul. Source
M51: Tidal Streams and H-alpha Cliffs
Photo of the Day An intriguing pair of interacting galaxies, M51 is the 51st entry in Charles Messier's famous catalog. Perhaps the original spiral nebula, the large galaxy with whirlpool-like spiral structure seen nearly face-on is also cataloged as NGC 5194. Its spiral arms and dust lanes sweep in front of its smaller companion [...]
2024 Year in Review: SWE’s Most Popular Content
As we bid 2024 goodbye, we compiled this roundup of our most popular podcast episodes, magazine articles, and blog posts from the year. Source
The Shells and Jets of Galaxy Centaurus A
Photo of the Day What's the closest active galaxy to planet Earth? That would be Centaurus A, cataloged as NGC 5128, which is only 12 million light-years distant. Forged in a collision of two otherwise normal galaxies, Centaurus A shows several distinctive features including a dark dust lane across its center, outer shells of [...]