Department news

Juan Fernando Maestre headshot
Broadening participation, Department news

Juan Fernando Maestre selected as President's Postdoctoral Fellow

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He will work with the GroupLens team to conduct research in human computer interaction with a focus on stigmatized and marginalized groups.

Mohamed Mokbel headshot
Broadening participation

“Communications of the ACM” highlights Arab world research

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CS&E professor Mohamed Mokbel co-organized this important feature on emerging computing research in the Arab region.

Zoom meeting with nine Code the Gap members
Broadening participation, Undergraduate news

Operation reboot: Student group aims to bridge the diversity gap

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Code the Gap student group provides STEM opportunities to underrepresented groups by teaching computer science at local Twin Cities K-12 schools.

Illustration for a female sitting at a computer with the words "Code the Gap" on the screen
Broadening participation

Code the Gap strives to diversify STEM fields

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A new student group at the University, founded by computer science students, is focused on closing the gaps in representation in STEM fields.

Kelly Thomas
Broadening participation, Staff awards and honors

CS&E advisor Kelly Thomas wins award for inclusivity and advocacy

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Kelly is the Senior Undergraduate Academic Advisor for computer science & engineering, and has been a diversity and inclusion champion since joining the department in 2015.

John Carlis
Broadening participation, Department news

Introducing the John V. Carlis Memorial Lecture Series

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The John V. Carlis Memorial Lecture is dedicated to the advancement of education and inclusion in the field of computing, and is named in honor of Professor John Carlis, who passed away in February 2018.

Maria Gini with a robot
Broadening participation, Faculty awards and honors

Professor Gini wins award for championing underrepresented members in computer science

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As a researcher and professor at the University of Minnesota, Professor Gini has helped increase the number of women and underrepresented minorities in the Department.