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- Women in Computing Society Launches Mentorship Program Connecting Students with Industry Professionals
  
  December 08, 2020
  
  Drexel’s Women in Computing Society (WiCS) did not allow a pandemic to slow their plans for launching an expanded mentorship program designed to pair students in computing with industry professionals. The program kicked off right before the start of fall term has already successfully paired 40 students with mentors working in the tech field.
- Drexel Alums Make Forbes’ 30 Under 30 List for Speech-Coaching App, Orai
  
  December 07, 2020
  
  Paritosh Gupta '18, Aasim Sani '20, and Danish Dhamani '17 are featured in Forbes 30 Under 30 Class of 2021 list for their speech-coaching app Orai which they founded while at Drexel.
- Drexel’s Chapter of Upsilon Pi Epsilon Congratulates Fall 2020 Inductees
  
  December 02, 2020
  
  Thirty five undergraduate and graduate CCI students were recently inducted into the international honor society for the computing and information disciplines.
- IMLS-Funded LIS Education and Data Science-Integrated Network Group to Launch Nov. 1
  
  October 28, 2020
  
  Drexel CCI's Metadata Research Center, in partnership with Montana State University Library, UC San Diego Library, and OCLC, is establishing an LIS Education and Data Science-Integrated Network Group thanks to a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
- Santiago Ontañón Wins Best Paper at International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games
  
  October 05, 2020
  
  Ontañón's winning paper, titled "Player-Centered AI for Automatic Game Personalization: Open Problems," examines computer games as the next generation of personalized digital applications.
- Drexel Senior Capstone Gamifies the Refugee Crisis for Good
  
  August 31, 2020
  
  A cross-curricular group of recent Drexel graduates created "Resilience" an award-winning socially conscious city builder computer game that teaches players about the refugee crisis while aiming to foster empathy and action.
- Drexel Researchers Receive Funding for Racial Equity Projects
  
  August 31, 2020
  
  Just over $100,000 was awarded to 22 faculty and professional staff through Drexel's Rapid Response Research & Development Fund.
- CCI Professor Gregory Hislop Receives NSF Grant for Humanitarian Open Source Software Project
  
  August 26, 2020
  
  The award builds on over a decade of work in education with Humanitarian Free and Open Source Software (HFOSS). HFOSS is software that addresses societal needs in areas such as healthcare, disaster management, education and economic development.
- Three Drexel Student Projects Making a Difference During COVID-19
  
  August 24, 2020
  
  <p style="margin: 0in;"><span>Whether documenting, advising or keeping communities connected, these senior projects showcased how the Dragon spirit for helping others continued on through the pandemic.</span></p>
- 18 Associations for Women in Computing to Join
  
  August 21, 2020
  
  Looking to connect with other women in computer science? Learn how to find associations for women in computing to share your passions.