Alice Steinglass always knew she liked math and science. Bigger yet, she loved understanding how the world works. With a knack for taking things apart to figure out how they worked, Alice was a lover of the logic of math and science and how neatly everything fit together. But, at the same time, while growing…
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Vanessa Hurst
Vanessa Hurst entered the University of Virginia intending to major in biomedical engineering. Then, like all engineering students at her university, Vanessa was required to take a computer science class. That class ended up fascinating her and changing how she saw the world, and Vanessa quickly changed her major to computer science. “When I looked…
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Ugochi Nicole Ugbomeh
For as long as she can remember, Ugochi Nicole Ugbomeh has had a strong interest in coding and computers. A software enthusiast, she always found herself building and repairing programs, but a hesitation caused her to study geology rather than pursue work in IT. But even as an undergrad, her friends knew her as the…