Computer Science

Interested In A Computer Science Degree? Stay In Colorado

Jackie Fortier — Sat, 04 May 2013 17:48:59 +0000

University teams pitted against each other, competing for the glory of their school. This scenario sounds familiar, but instead of taking place on a field, a recent competition involved screens and keyboards.

How One College Is Closing The Computer Science Gender Gap

Wed, 01 May 2013 21:21:00 +0000

This story is part of our series The Changing Lives of Women.

There are still relatively few women in tech. Maria Klawe wants to change that. As president of Harvey Mudd College, a science and engineering school in Southern California, she's had stunning success getting more women involved in computing.

Klawe isn't concerned about filling quotas or being nice to women. Rather, she's deeply troubled that half the population is grossly underrepresented in this all-important field.

Blazing The Trail For Female Programmers

Laura Sydell — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:56:00 +0000

This story is part of our series, The Changing Lives of Women.

Sarah Allen has been the only woman on a team of computer programmers a few times in the more than two decades she has worked in the field.

Climbing With Chaos

Jessica McDonald — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 15:16:00 +0000

Rock climbing is not on the list of sports at this summer’s Olympic Games in London. But for many Coloradans, rock climbing is a natural test of one’s athleticism—and wits. For one recent computer science graduate, rock climbing not only got him through school, but it became a topic of academic study.

Learning to Grow Strawberries-In Space

Jackie Fortier — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 22:05:14 +0000

Growing fresh produce in outer space sounds like something from a movie, but a team of students at the University of Colorado in Boulder will spend the next academic year making it a reality.