In 2013, Sheryl Sandberg revived the conversation about challenges for women in the corporate workplace with her book Lean In. The book ignited an international conversation that made it impossible to ignore the obstacles faced by working women. It also forced leaders to think about...
I had the opportunity to speak to Lisa Davis, member of the managing board for Siemens AG and one of the 50 most powerful women in technology, according to the California Diversity Council. The recognition puts Davis alongside some of the leaders of the world’s top...
The Rokk3r Labs office has the atmosphere of being a science lab. What seems to be math formulas are written on the transparent office walls. Minus the lab coats, the office space is filled with problem-solving staff using their laptops. Rokk3r (pronounced like rocker) Labs is a...
Many microbes cannot be cultivated in a laboratory setting, hindering attempts to understand Earth’s microbial diversity. Since microbes are heavily involved in, and critically important to environmental processes from nutrient recycling, to carbon processing, to the fertility of topsoils, to the health and growth of...
DURHAM, N.C. — The second Art of Cool Festival in Durham is expanding this year to include a program about how to achieve more diversity in technology. Called "Innovate Your Cool," the agenda includes a keynote from Silicon Valley entrepreneur and Raleigh native Wayne Sutton....
“The ability to bring on new officers of the law that reflect our community, that reflect our values, that reflect our diversity is incredibly important. It’s an investment that makes us all safer.” —Mayor Bill Finch Less than a week away from the application deadline for...