Imagine being able to program an app that lets you order dinner with a tap of a button, build self-driving cars, design software that lets you communicate with your doctor from hundreds of miles away, or even stop a cyberattack before it locks an entire hospital out of its patient records. What do all these have in common? They all started by choosing a STEM major. Choosing a major can feel like choosing a whole life path, which is a lot of pressure for an 18-year-old or a 28-year-old...

Written by: Tiana Schwarz When I first started climbing in 2020, I thought it would be all about strength. Grip tighter, pull harder, hang on longer. But the more I climbed, the more I realized that strength only gets you so far. What really matters is problem-solving, resilience, and community. I’ve found the same thing in my work as a cyber test engineer. I graduated with a degree in Computer Science in 2023 and stepped into an industry where mistakes are costly, processes are rigid, and...

On February 18, 2021, all eyes were on Mars. NASA’s Perseverance rover entered the Martian atmosphere at nearly 12,000 miles per hour. All the scientists could do was wait as years of work, billions of dollars, and the hopes of thousands of scientists hung in the balance for 7 minutes of autonomous decisions. After a descent known as the “seven minutes of terror,” the rover landed safely in Jezero Crater (an impact crater on Mars). Sitting inside mission control was a Colombian-born engineer...