by Andrea Poet Cecilia Avila, a fall 2020 graduate of UIC’s computer science program, is part of GET Cities’ inaugural cohort of the GET Chicago Fellowship program, which launched this month. GET stands for Gender Equality in Tech. As one of 20 area women to receive...

This is part of Break Through Tech Chicago’s series of HOW columns, which tell how women in technology got where they are today and how we can increase the presence of women in technology tomorrow — in “her own words.”  by Naomi Kaduwela, Head of Kavi Labs I had just...

This is part of Break Through Tech Chicago’s series of HOW columns, which tell how women in technology got where they are today and how we can increase the presence of women in technology tomorrow — in “her own words.” This month's author, Sarah Ather, was...

This is part of Break Through Tech Chicago’s series of HOW columns, which tell how women in technology got where they are today and how we can increase the presence of women in technology tomorrow — in “her own words.” by Gina Gerace, current senior, UIC computer...

Amita Shetty has been selected to lead the UIC computer science department’s Break Through Tech program, a national initiative aimed at achieving gender equality in tech. Earlier this year, following a competitive application process, UIC became the first recipient of...

This is part of Break Through Tech Chicago’s series of HOW columns, which tell how women in technology got where they are today and how we can increase the presence of women in technology tomorrow — in “her own words.” by Heather Kuhn, UIC ’18 Was it being the only...

Our HOW columns allow a woman in technology to give — in“her own words” — her perspective on an aspect of the tech world. by Nimeesha Chan ThinkChicago is a national STEM talent attraction and retention program for Chicago tech and innovation companies, and for this...

Our Summer Guild program was taught virtually this year, but that didn't prevent Shanon Reckinger's students from coming up with bright ideas for resolving problems related to food insecurity. Story by David Brazy. Photograph by Jim Young. As a term, “food insecurity”...

Part of Break Through Tech Chicago's series of HOW columns, which tell how women in technology got where they are today and how we can increase the presence of women in technology tomorrow — in "her own words." by Hilda Mendoza-Avila My name is Hilda Mendoza-Avila,...

The Internet is pretty old at this point. It began more than 50 (!) years ago as a U.S. Department of Defense project, students in Break Through Tech Chicago's introductory computer science course learned. Back then, it was called ARPANET, short for Advanced Research...