Note: This article was written by Miranda Scardina Computer science has been merged with most subjects, but one beloved topic that before recently was not very associated with CS now has its own merged field: Animal sciences X CS. The University of Illinois has created its own new undergraduate major…

Note: This article was written by Miranda Scardina Programming is widely known to be used in app creation, game coding, data analysis, cyber security, and other jobs similar to these. However, since technology is widely accessible, programming skills can now benefit nearly all fields of study and employment. …

Illustration from University of Toronto Magazine Written by Holly Zbierski It’s no secret that our world is automating processes formerly performed by humans at a rapid pace. It is a secret that the algorithms behind these automations “are subject to a wide range of flaws from programing bias to faulty…

Image by Rani Shah Written by Holly Zbierski The gender gap in computer science is unfortunately far from being closed, but numerous non-profit organizations have been founded in the past century with this goal in mind. From sparking a girl’s interest in technology from a young age, to supporting her…

Image by Apple Note: This story was written by Holly Zbierski Coding skills are becoming increasingly valuable as humans grow more dependent on rapidly advancing technology. It is now to the point where jobs that do not utilize technology to its extent are a minority, which is astonishing considering the…

Note: This story was written by Miranda Scardina Cloud computing is a blossoming field to get into right now, with it’s high demand in the market and hundreds of companies searching for trained cloud practitioners. With over 90% of companies worldwide already using or wanting to convert to cloud computing…

Image by Anastasia Usenko / iStock “Attending a STEM college is already extremely challenging, but going to college while choosing a major dominated by men can be even harder.”-Renata Daou During the college search, women in STEM have to not only consider which schools will be a good fit for…

Note: This story was written by Holly Zbierski Illustration by Maria Silvennoinen Author’s Note: When I say “marginalized genders in tech,” I am referring to historically underrepresented genders in the field of technology, which is to say every gender aside from cis men, including cis women, trans women, trans men…

Note: This story was written by Holly Zbierski When people picture the future of technology, the image of a robot communicating seamlessly with humans often comes to mind. This is exactly what the field of computational linguistics is bringing the world closer to. …