The Art and Science of Tech World Negotiations with Nicole Fitzpatrick and Rachel Lipton
There are many paths to a career in the tech world. Join Nicole Fitzpatrick and Rachel Lipton, two liberal arts majors who are now attorneys practicing at the cutting edge of law and technology. Learn about common legal issues that arise for tech companies and how they navigate them, with an emphasis on tech company negotiations.
New Directions in Music for Brain Health with Kelsie Lopez
Many of us love listening to music in our free time, but did you know that there’s a whole field of researchers who study the benefits of music for our brain? Tune into this workshop by Kelsie Lopez, a PhD student at Northeastern University, who studies how both formal (e.g,, musical training) and informal (e.g., listening to your favorite songs) experiences with music can improve brain health across the lifespan using state-of-the-art brain imaging methods.
Making the World More Efficient through Process Engineering with Eliza Epstein
If you ever think about how to make a process work better, whether it's your workflow for writing a paper or getting up and to school in the morning on time, Process Engineering may be for you. Process Engineering is how we improve the efficiency - the quality and speed - of the world around us, both in business and everyday. Join Eliza Epstein, who currently designs and implements process improvements at Google, to deep dive into this topic. We'll learn about the methodology and apply it to your life!
Women in Computer Science: The Final Frontier with Hope Roth
For years, gender representation in the overall job market has made great advances while representation in Computer Science has remained depressingly stagnant. In this interactive workshop, Hope Roth will talk about how we got here, and how we move forward. Leveraging her 20 years in industry, Hope will provide practical advice to anyone who is interested in software development, wants to encourage women in software development, or just wants to hear some funny stories about the women's rooms on construction sites.