A little more than a year ago, as machine-learning and deep-learning technologies continued to rapidly advance, many workers had significant—and legitimate—concerns that the increasing application of artificial intelligence (AI) in so many fields would lead to widespread job obsolescence.
March 3, 2021: Women to Watch!
March 2, 2021: Unseen Innovators - STEM Superwomen!
It's March 1st - Women's History Month!
On Friday, February 26, 2021, I had the pleasure of moderating a panel for Rutgers Professional Science Master's Program on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) as it relates to STEM professionals.
As February is Black History Month, it is important to me that we share the stories of Black professionals specifically. The challenges that Black employees face in the workplace are seldom heard. We had a dynamic conversation about how it feels to constantly be the "other.”
90 minutes to Navigate, Collaborate, and Network
Where else can you go to meet and mingle with STEM-industry leaders, engage in discussions that have real meaning, and come away with new insights about real-time industry challenges? Where else can you hear experts share how they navigate these challenges? And where else can you walk away with strategies, action items, and insights that you can immediately employ and apply to your own work?
This excellent reminder comes from Ryan Holmes, Chairman and Co-founder at Hootsuite, whose LinkedIn post, reprinted here, looked at the most in-demand skills for 2021:
The year 2020, and the COVID-19 pandemic that defined it, will go down in history as one of the most pivotal, life-altering time-periods, ever—one that was universally and equally devastating, and one that will likely change for good the way we communicate, learn, and work.
There were, of course, some silver linings, and there were also moments of levity that made some of the tougher times more bearable.
“American businesses need workers who are not only knowledgeable in their technical fields but also have the skills that can adapt that knowledge to compete profitably in the marketplace. Graduates with an MBS degree will know how to lead innovations from idea to commercialization, understand market and customer needs, know how to assess financial decisions and demonstrate leadership and team-building skills.” –Deborah Silver, Ph.D., 2010
