For the past two decades, NCWIT social scientists have been your go-to source for research-based guidance to ensure your computing departments and organizations help support success for all. As AI becomes increasingly central to computing department decisions around curriculum, pedagogy, and policy, this research symposium will present research-informed insights and actionable takeaways to apply to your current approaches to integrating AI into your teaching, research, and work.

Nominations for the 2027-2028 AWM Ruth I. Michler Memorial Prize are open through October 1, 2026. This prize, which honors outstanding women recently promoted to Associate Professor or the equivalent level, enables the recipient to focus on their research in the stimulating environment of the Cornell University Mathematics Department without teaching obligations for a semester. The award provides the recipient with a $50,000 prize and a housing/subsistence stipend of $3000, as well as office space, library access, and computing facilities which are provided by Cornell. Applicants must be women recently promoted to Associate Professor or the equivalent in the mathematical sciences at an institution of higher learning other than Cornell University; There is no restriction either on the nationality of the applicant or on the country in which she holds a position; The primary selection criteria are the excellence of the candidate's research and the potential benefit to the applicant of a semester in the Mathematics Department at Cornell; Applications from underrepresented minorities are especially encouraged.

A career pivot is an opportunity to grow, explore new interests, and apply your skills in new ways. AWIS members have access to resources including webinars on career development and leadership, expert articles on navigating change with intention, and stories from women who have made the leap. Start exploring.

Statistics show that only about one-third of women with STEM bachelor’s degrees work in occupations officially classified as STEM. But that doesn’t necessarily mean their STEM education has been left behind. Women with engineering degrees often continue applying their engineering skills and ways of thinking across roles and industries that fall outside traditional definitions of the engineering workforce. In the Summer 2026 issue of SWE Magazine, SWE’s Research Division takes a closer look at the data and what it reveals about retention, recognition and the many ways an engineering education can shape a career.

Fast Forward is a virtual leadership development experience from SWE and Emerging Human designed to help women in STEM strengthen their leadership identity, build confidence and expand their influence and impact. Curious if the program is right for you? Join a free virtual information session on Sept. 16 at 10 a.m. ET to learn how Fast Forward works, who it’s designed for and what you can expect from the experience.

The cybersecurity field is vast, but guiding your students through it doesn’t have to be daunting. This workshop introduces you to a wealth of incredible, publicly available resources designed to map out cyber careers. We will explore the foundations of K–12 cybersecurity education, helping you understand the core principles and challenges that make this broad field a great fit for all kinds of talents and interests. The webinar will guide you through leading national workforce frameworks - showcasing 52 distinct work roles that bridge both technical and non-technical paths while sharing resources students can use to try out cyber firsthand to see if it’s a good fit. And also help you cut through the confusion of hundreds of different credentials and degree pathways. Plus, you’ll walk away knowing exactly where to find free education, training, and scholarship opportunities for your students.

Team culture determines your power of innovation. This session will help leaders examine how power and influence work on technical teams: who gets heard, who shapes decisions, and whether the patterns you see are actually producing your best thinking. Attendees will also learn practical ways to use PowerTilt — a free, research-based assessment tool from NCWIT - to ensure that you and your technical teams are not unwittingly leaving some of the best ideas on the table.

We warn teenagers that their mistakes and lapses in judgment can follow them forever because of the internet. Somebody should have told AI. Chemical errors made by generative artificial intelligence are commonplace and have a habit of sticking around just as long as a photo of a bad haircut or an ill-considered remark, and they can be as laughably bad or even offensive. But there are good reasons to take a second look at how AI handles molecular structures. And it might be time to wipe the record clean and give AI a chance for a fresh start. One way to ensure that AI continues to improve is for chemists to stay engaged in what is happening in that fast-moving area. If chemists do not work to make AI better, the tools will not improve as fast as they could. There are signs that the AI companies are starting to pay more attention to science, such as the recent creation of science-specific models, including OpenAI’s GPT-Rosalind, Amazon Bio Discovery, and Nvidia BioNeMo. Anthropic’s new Claude Science even incorporates a chemical drawing canvas that allows you to chat with your molecules (ChemIllusion has offered this feature since its inception, and they recently open-sourced it so you can have this capability without having to trust an AI company with your lab data). Many chemists might not see an advantage to using AI for workflows they learned to do without AI a long time ago. But the next generation of chemists will expect more. They will rely on AI, sometimes too much, and they will expect AI to be able to help them. New chemistry students will expect an AI tool that can explain anything about any molecule they can imagine - not just the examples from Wikipedia that are currently covered well in the training data of existing models.

Moving from academia to industry takes more than updating your resume. On October 8 at 2 p.m. ET, Hojeong Kim, PhD, ACC, shares how to identify where your expertise creates value and connect it to what hiring managers need. Learn how to expand the roles you consider, communicate your experience in ways that resonate, and find opportunities that you may not have considered before.

Nominations for the 2027 NAS Awards are now open. You can submit nominations by Monday, October 5, 2026. For awards nominations, the following materials are required: A letter from the nominator describing the candidate's work and why he or she should be selected for the award. If other individuals worked on the research the nominee(s) is being nominated for, please explain why they are not included in the nomination. No more than three (3) pages; Curriculum vitae; Bibliography listing no more than twelve (12) of the nominee's most significant publications; Suggested citation. A 50-word summary stating why the nominee should be considered for this award; Two letters of support. No more than one letter of support can be written by someone of the same primary work institution as the nominee. Unless otherwise stated, preference will be given to scientists who may be earlier in their careers or those whose work has not been recognized by other prizes or awards.