SWE Global Ambassador Series: Meet Kimberley Telemacque
Learn the history of the SWE Global Ambassador Program and hear from first-year ambassador Kimberley Telemacque as she shares her passions and experiences with SWE. Source
SWE Diverse Podcast Ep 263: How to Create a Moms Group in Your Organization With Heather Ulrich of Caterpillar
Find out how engineer Heather Ulrich started a group at Caterpillar to support working moms on this episode of Diverse: a SWE podcast. Source
Shadow of a Martian Robot
Photo of the Day What if you saw your shadow on Mars and it wasn't human? Then you might be the Perseverance rover exploring Mars. Perseverance has been examining the Red Planet since 2021, finding evidence of its complex history of volcanism and ancient flowing water, and sending breathtaking images across the inner Solar [...]
Comet Pons-Brooks Develops Opposing Tails
Photo of the Day Why does Comet Pons-Brooks now have tails pointing in opposite directions? The most spectacular tail is the blue-glowing ion tail that is visible flowing down the image. The ion tail is pushed directly out from the Sun by the solar wind. On the upper right is the glowing central coma [...]
The Nebulous Realm of WR 134
Photo of the Day Made with narrowband filters, this cosmic snapshot covers a field of view over twice as wide as the full Moon within the boundaries of the constellation Cygnus. It highlights the bright edge of a ring-like nebula traced by the glow of ionized hydrogen and oxygen gas. Embedded in the region's [...]
Asian Americans in STEM: Perceptions vs. Realities
As part of the Asian Connections Affinity Group's spotlight month, Hang Loi explores the perils of harmful stereotypes on AAPI and suggests ways to move forward to unleash this community’s potentials. Source
SWE Pride Resources for June and Beyond
Join SWE in celebrating Pride Month with these resources that uplift LGBTQ+ voices. Source
A Lunar Corona over Paris
Photo of the Day Why does a cloudy moon sometimes appear colorful? The effect, called a lunar corona, is created by the quantum mechanical diffraction of light around individual, similarly-sized water droplets in an intervening but mostly-transparent cloud. Since light of different colors has different wavelengths, each color diffracts differently. Lunar coronae are one [...]
SWE Wisconsin Holds Spring Forward Professional Development Event
Learn about the speakers, activities, and networking that inspired over 80 women in STEM. Source
Stairway to the Milky Way
Photo of the Day What happens if you ascend this stairway to the Milky Way? Before answering that, let's understand the beautiful sky you will see. Most eye-catching is the grand arch of the Milky Way Galaxy, the band that is the central disk of our galaxy which is straight but distorted by the [...]