AiC Members In the News (August/September 2021)

• “If you have an idea, you can basically build whatever you want.” // In this interview aired by Oregon Public Broadcasting, AiC Community Members Caroline Gao and Pauline Petersen talk about the experiences that fostered their interest in computing and the social inequities that they would like to use technology to help solve.
• In this episode of the podcast Learning Unleashed from ISTE Radio, 2020 AiC Educator Award Recipient Grace Collins speaks on a panel focusing on “Safe Spaces in Schools, How to Create Them, [and] Why They Matter More Now.” Go here to listen.
• AiC Community Members Glorian Serrano, Ashley Perez, Isabel Gallegos, and Elena Martinez were among those selected for the first round of Class of 2021 Great Minds in STEM (GMiS) Scholars. Get all the details in this press release.
• Congratulations to AiC Community Member Alexandra Rindone! Lexi was one of 82 students to be named Siebel Scholars for 2022. The Siebel Scholars program recognizes exceptional students from the world’s leading graduate schools of business, computer science, and bioengineering. Learn more here.
• AiC Community Member Sruthi Kurada was named one of BostInno’s 25 under 25 for her work as lead director of MetroHacks. In its first year, “MetroHacks’ EmpowHer competition included 85 mentors and 250 participants worldwide.” Read more here. 
• Congratulations to AiC Community Member Comfort Ohajunwa, who was “one of only 52 high school students in the country selected to attend the 38th annual Research Science Institute, held in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.” Get the story here. 

We love seeing AiC Community members being recognized by their school districts! This time around, we spotted Comfort Ohajunwa and Ramya Iyer. Congratulations to both of you!