Growing the next generation of computer scientists and business leaders

<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(Cross-posted on the </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://googleforstudents.blogspot.com/2009/10/growing-next-generation-of-computer.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Google Student Blog</span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">)</span><br /></span></span><br />We had a busy summer here at Google interacting with students through a wide variety of scholarship, internship and networking opportunities across North America. Here's a look back at a few of our programs (you can bet we'll be hosting them again!) along with news on some upcoming initiatives.<br /><br />Rising college sophomores participated in two Google programs: Google <a href="http://www.google.com/jobs/fuse/">FUSE</a>, in its inaugural year, and the Google <a href="http://www.google.com/intl/en/jobs/cssi/index.html">Computer Science Summer Institute</a> (CSSI).<br /><br />For FUSE, we welcomed 50 rising college sophomores to our <a href="http://maps.google.com/?q=Google%20New%20York@40.741962,-74.004624&hl=en">New York City office</a> for a three-day retreat designed to connect students from groups that are under-represented in the field of computer science. The retreat focused on making connections between students and Googlers, encouraging students to create meaningful academic experiences and allowing them to learn more about possible career paths via hands-on activities, panel discussions and a bit of fun around the New York City area.<br /><br />Another group of twenty rising sophomores spent two weeks at the Googleplex in Mountain View for the second annual Computer Science Summer Institute. This special program included an interactive and collaborative Computer Science curriculum, as well as a living-learning residential experience for student networking. Students worked in teams to create an interactive web application using Python in Google App Engine. When not in class, they heard technical talks from Google engineers, spoke with professionals from across the technology industry and academia about the many things they can do with a Computer Science degree. They also had some fun joining the Bay Area summer interns on a boat cruise and catching a baseball game after an exciting San Francisco scavenger hunt.<br /><br />In addition, our engineering internship program hosted more than 450 college (undergraduate and graduate) interns in 15 locations across North America. These interns were an integral part of the engineering team and made significant contributions this summer working on exciting projects including Android, Chrome, <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/back-to-school-with-google-docs.html">Docs</a> and machine translation.<br /><br />We also had more than 100 students working across multiple functions, including sales and engineering in Mountain View, New York, Chicago, Ann Arbor, Washington, D.C., San Francisco and Boston as part of the Building Opportunities for Leadership and Development (<a href="http://www.google.com/support/jobs/bin/static.py?page=bold.html&src=bold">BOLD</a>) Program. BOLD is a 10-week internship program designed to provide exposure to the technology industry for students from groups that are historically underrepresented in technology. This summer experience includes a unique glimpse into a <a href="http://www.google.com/support/jobs/bin/static.py?page=bold.html&src=bold">business</a> or <a href="http://www.google.com/support/jobs/bin/static.py?page=boldpracticum.html">engineering</a> career, professional development and leadership courses, as well as one-on-one mentorship designed to further support professional growth.<br /><br />Of course, we realize that growing future leaders in engineering and business doesn't just start with college students. For this reason, we partner with the <a href="http://global.leadprogram.org/">LEAD</a> programs in both <a href="http://business.leadprogram.org/">business</a> and <a href="http://www.leadprogram.org/page/leadengineering.html">engineering</a> to encourage outstanding high school students to pursue careers in these fields. This year, all four LEAD Summer Engineering Institute participants had the opportunity to tour a local Google office to attend technical talks and interact with Google engineers (okay, with some tasty food and video games thrown in as well).<br /><br />As part of Google's ongoing commitment to recognizing student achievements and promoting leadership, we also offer a number of academic scholarships. We are currently accepting applications for the <a href="http://limeconnect.com/google.html">Google Lime Scholarship for Student with Disabilities</a> in the U.S. and Canada, and the Anita Borg Scholarship in <a href="http://www.google.ca/intl/en/anitaborg/">Canada</a>, <a href="http://www.google.com/anitaborg-emea/">Europe, the Middle East and Africa</a>, and the <a href="http://www.google.com/intl/en/anitaborg/">United States</a>. In case you're curious, we offer a <a href="http://www.google.com/jobs/students">host of scholarships</a> for many other international regions.<br /><br />If one or more of these opportunities sounds like something you'd like to participate in, you can find applications for full time opportunities and summer internship opportunities on our <a href="http://www.google.com/support/jobs/bin/static.py?page=students.html">student job site</a>. Visit our <a href="http://www.google.com/support/jobs/bin/static.py?page=students.html&sid=scholarships&src=scholarships">scholarship page</a> for more information on our scholarship opportunities. And follow us on <a href="http://twitter.com/googlestudents">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/GoogleStudents?ref=ts">Facebook</a> for updates on application deadlines and new program announcements.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxJujoe9X4lh0L3b2svRecsCKoAeEOaAhZWTh2ZekIiw9hpNsaJo3TEpMrTANglofb7kdl-f5I5wbc_iC91vz2uu__mc3xwSQ_sryNu5brF2MEMuhgpRAV8w3pkKGl5J_pKnkjI28cc9QC/s1600-h/bingo.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397728403069673602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxJujoe9X4lh0L3b2svRecsCKoAeEOaAhZWTh2ZekIiw9hpNsaJo3TEpMrTANglofb7kdl-f5I5wbc_iC91vz2uu__mc3xwSQ_sryNu5brF2MEMuhgpRAV8w3pkKGl5J_pKnkjI28cc9QC/s400/bingo.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Making an early connection playing </span></span><a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=people+bingo"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">People Bingo</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> at Google FUSE</span></span>.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj-BLYMpKghtkpu8dQTWNIRskcvZbMnckg5pLfsM5RYvBxMJvC94swRBAPYOh-zoN1ylSR1Pe0O60dJB3Jg1aIIVgMZm__PcU6K3HPLAvOl6kb3N6BTwTqJUxBOtw-9mI51S5b7XqAJIE/s1600-h/break.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397728408312217554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj-BLYMpKghtkpu8dQTWNIRskcvZbMnckg5pLfsM5RYvBxMJvC94swRBAPYOh-zoN1ylSR1Pe0O60dJB3Jg1aIIVgMZm__PcU6K3HPLAvOl6kb3N6BTwTqJUxBOtw-9mI51S5b7XqAJIE/s400/break.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13px;">Taking a break from bowling during Google FUSE.</span><br /></div></span><br /><span class="byline-author">Posted by Kyle Ewing, Talent and Outreach Programs - University Programs and Recruiting</span>

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The best and the brightest

I can't think of a better environment than academia for asking hard questions and trying to solve the unsolvable. It's at universities that graduate students perform some of the most exciting and game-changing research in computer science and technology. These university labs foster the students that are going to be the next innovators and leaders in research.<br /><br />We started the Google Fellowship Program this year to support graduate students in their quest to discover and achieve great things. Our goal was to find the best and brightest PhD students and award them a unique fellowship that highlights their contributions to research and supports them through their graduate studies. Several top universities submitted their students for consideration by research scientists, distinguished engineers and executives at Google. The breadth of research covered by these students and the scope of their vision was astounding. Learning about them was exciting; choosing from among them was truly difficult.<br /><br />After careful review, we are proud to announce the 2009 Google Fellowship recipients:<br /><ul><li> Roxana Geambasu, Google Fellowship in Cloud Computing (<span style="font-style: italic;">University of Washington</span>)</li><li> Michael Piatek, Google Fellowship in Computer Networking (<span style="font-style: italic;">University of Washington</span>)</li><li> David Sontag, Google Fellowship in Machine Learning (<span style="font-style: italic;">Massachusetts Institute of Technology</span>)</li><li> Ali Farhadi, Google Fellowship in Computer Vision Image Interpretation (<span style="font-style: italic;">University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign</span>)</li><li> Nicholas Chen, Google Fellowship in Human-Computer Interaction (<span style="font-style: italic;">University of Maryland</span>)</li><li> Siddhartha Sen, Google Fellowship in Fault Tolerant Computing (<span style="font-style: italic;">Princeton University</span>)</li><li> Ryan Peterson, Google Fellowship in Distributed Systems (<span style="font-style: italic;">Cornell University</span>)</li><li> Eric Gilbert, Google Fellowship in Social Computing (<span style="font-style: italic;">University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign</span>)</li><li> Micha Elsner, Google Fellowship in Natural Language Processing (<span style="font-style: italic;">Brown University</span>)</li><li> Subhransu Maji, Google Fellowship in Computer Vision Object Recognition (<span style="font-style: italic;">University of California, Berkeley</span>)</li><li> Nicolas Lambert, Google Fellowship in Market Algorithms (<span style="font-style: italic;">Stanford University</span>)</li><li> Han Liu, Google Fellowship in Statistics (<span style="font-style: italic;">Carnegie Mellon University</span>)</li><li> Lixia Liu, Google Fellowship in Compiler Technology (<span style="font-style: italic;">Purdue University</span>)</li></ul>These students exemplify excellence in all areas, and we look forward to the impact that they are sure to have on their fields and the world. The Google Fellowship will provide them with funding to cover their tuition and expenses, plus an Android-powered phone and a Google mentor. Our sincere congratulations to all of them!<br /><br /><span class="byline-author">Posted by Leslie Yeh Johnson, Google University Relations</span>

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Announcing the 2009 Anita Borg Scholars and Finalists

We're pleased to announce our 2009 Anita Borg Scholars and Finalists. We established the <a href="http://anitaborg.org/about/history/anita-borg/">Anita Borg</a> Memorial Scholarship in 2003 to encourage undergraduate and graduate women completing degrees in computer science and related fields to excel in computing and technology and become active role models and leaders in the field. This year, we're awarding 50 scholars and finalists in the U.S., 18 in Canada and 56 in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. We'll also be awarding scholarships to female students in Australia and New Zealand later this year.<br /><br />In addition to receiving academic scholarships, all of our winners will be invited to participate in all-expenses-paid networking retreats featuring workshops, speakers, panelists, breakout sessions and social activities at Google offices.<br /><br />For more information on the Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship and other Google scholarship opportunities, visit our <a href="http://www.google.com/jobs/scholarships">scholarships page</a>.<br /><br />Congratulations to all of our winners!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The 2009 U.S. Anita Borg Scholars</span><br /><ul><li> Dana Forsthoefel - <span style="font-style: italic;">Georgia Institute of Technology</span></li><li> Divya Ramachandran - <span style="font-style: italic;">University of California-Berkeley</span></li><li> Elaine Short - <span style="font-style: italic;">Yale University</span></li><li> Isabel Mattos - <span style="font-style: italic;">Massachusetts Institute of Technology</span></li><li> Jennifer Roberts - <span style="font-style: italic;">Massachusetts Institute of Technology</span></li><li> Katherine Corner - <span style="font-style: italic;">University of Colorado at Boulder</span></li><li> Leshell Hatley - <span style="font-style: italic;">University of Maryland College Park</span></li><li> Manjari Narayan - <span style="font-style: italic;">Rice University</span></li><li> Mary David - <span style="font-style: italic;">University of Southern California</span></li><li> Natalie Freed - <span style="font-style: italic;">Arizona State University Main</span></li><li> Norma Savage - <span style="font-style: italic;">University of California-Santa Barbara</span></li><li> Ramya Raghavendra - <span style="font-style: italic;">University of California-Santa Barbara</span></li><li> Saleema Amershi - <span style="font-style: italic;">University of Washington</span></li><li> Sara Sinclair - <span style="font-style: italic;">Dartmouth College</span></li><li> Sarah Cooley - <span style="font-style: italic;">Oregon State University</span></li><li> Sarah Loos - <span style="font-style: italic;">Indiana University Bloomington</span></li><li> Sheena Lewis - <span style="font-style: italic;">Northwestern University</span></li><li> Xuexin (Alice) Zhu - <span style="font-style: italic;">Harvey Mudd College</span></li><li> Yi-Chieh Wu - <span style="font-style: italic;">Massachusetts Institute of Technology</span></li><li> YoungJoo Jeong - <span style="font-style: italic;">Carnegie Mellon University</span></li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;">The 2009 U.S. Anita Borg Finalists</span><br /><ul><li> Alyssa Daw - <span style="font-style: italic;">California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo</span></li><li> Angela Yen - <span style="font-style: italic;">Massachusetts Institute of Technology</span></li><li> Carrie Ruppar - <span style="font-style: italic;">Graduate Program TBD</span></li><li> Chaitrali Amrutkar - <span style="font-style: italic;">Georgia Institute of Technology</span></li><li> Cindy Rubio Gonzalez - <span style="font-style: italic;">University of Wisconsin-Madison</span></li><li> Corey Toler-Franklin - <span style="font-style: italic;">Princeton University</span></li><li> Ekaterina Gonina - <span style="font-style: italic;">University of California-Berkeley</span></li><li> Jacinda Shelly - <span style="font-style: italic;">Massachusetts Institute of Technology</span></li><li> Jennifer Harrison - <span style="font-style: italic;">Arizona State University</span></li><li> Julia Schwarz - <span style="font-style: italic;">University of Washington</span></li><li> Kelli Ireland - <span style="font-style: italic;">University of Pittsburgh</span></li><li> Kristi Morton - <span style="font-style: italic;">University of Washington</span></li><li>Krystle de Mesa - <span style="font-style: italic;">University of California, San Diego</span></li><li> Kyle Rector - <span style="font-style: italic;">Oregon State University</span></li><li>Manasi Vartak - <span style="font-style: italic;">Worcester Polytechnic Institute</span></li><li> Margaret Leibovic - <span style="font-style: italic;">Massachusetts Institute of Technology</span></li><li> Maria Kazandjieva - <span style="font-style: italic;">Stanford University</span></li><li> Pinar Muyan-Ozcelik - <span style="font-style: italic;">University of California-Davis</span></li><li> Rachel Sealfon - <span style="font-style: italic;">Massachusetts Institute of Technology</span></li><li> Rachelle Fuhrer - <span style="font-style: italic;">University of California, San Diego</span></li><li> Sarah Shiplett - <span style="font-style: italic;">Wellesley College</span></li><li> Shilpa Arora - <span style="font-style: italic;">Carnegie Mellon University</span></li><li> Sneha Popley - <span style="font-style: italic;">Texas Christian University</span></li><li> Sonal Gupta - <span style="font-style: italic;">University of Texas at Austin</span></li><li> Sujatha Nagarajan - <span style="font-style: italic;">University of Illinois at Chicago</span></li><li> Supriya Vadlamani - <span style="font-style: italic;">Cornell University</span></li><li> Tracy Chou - <span style="font-style: italic;">Stanford University</span></li><li> Valerie Yoder - <span style="font-style: italic;">Westminster College</span></li><li> Wendy Stevenson - <span style="font-style: italic;">Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University</span></li><li>Xia Zhou - <span style="font-style: italic;">University of California-Santa Barbara</span></li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;">The 2009 Canada Anita Borg Scholars</span><br /><ul><li> April Khademi – <span style="font-style: italic;">University Of Toronto</span></li><li> Jenna Cameron – <span style="font-style: italic;">University Of Western Ontario </span></li><li> Jing Xiang – <span style="font-style: italic;">University Of British Columbia </span></li><li> Pooja Viswanathan – <span style="font-style: italic;">University Of British Columbia </span></li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;">The 2009 Canada Anita Borg Finalists</span><br /><ul><li> Barbara Macdonald – <span style="font-style: italic;">University Of Waterloo</span></li><li> Fahimeh Raja – <span style="font-style: italic;">University Of British Columbia</span></li><li> Gail Carmichael – <span style="font-style: italic;">Carleton University</span></li><li> Kate Tsoukalas (withdrawn) -<span style="font-style: italic;"> Simon Fraser University</span></li><li> Katherine Gunion – <span style="font-style: italic;">University Of Victoria</span></li><li> Marjorie Locke – <span style="font-style: italic;">University Of Western Ontario</span></li><li>Melanie Tupper – <span style="font-style: italic;">Dalhousie University</span></li><li> Michelle Annett – <span style="font-style: italic;">University Of Alberta</span></li><li>Mona Mojdeh – <span style="font-style: italic;">University Of Waterloo</span></li><li> Ozge Yeloglu –<span style="font-style: italic;"> Dalhousie University</span></li><li> Phillipa Gill – <span style="font-style: italic;">University Of Toronto</span></li><li> Sarah Carruthers – <span style="font-style: italic;">University Of Victoria </span></li><li> Somayeh Moazeni – <span style="font-style: italic;">University Of Waterloo</span></li><li> Xiaoyuan XU – <span style="font-style: italic;">Simon Fraser University </span></li><li> Zahra Ahmadian – <span style="font-style: italic;">University Of British Columbia </span></li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;">The 2009 Europe, Middle East and North Africa Scholars</span><br /><ul><li> Anna Magdalena Michalska - <span style="font-style: italic;">University of Warsaw (Poland)</span></li><li> Bianca Madalina Milatinovici - <span style="font-style: italic;">RWTH Aachen (Germany)</span></li><li> Chia Ching Ooi - <span style="font-style: italic;">University of Freiburg (Gemany)</span></li><li> Christiane Lammersen - <span style="font-style: italic;">Technische Universität Dortmund (Germany)</span></li><li> Christiane Peters - <span style="font-style: italic;">Eindhoven University of Technology (Netherlands)</span></li><li> Daria Yartseva - <span style="font-style: italic;">Lomonosov Moscow State University (Russia)</span></li><li> Ekaterina Volkova - <span style="font-style: italic;">Lomonosov Moscow State University (Russia)</span></li><li>Elisa Rondini - <span style="font-style: italic;">University College London (U.K.)</span></li><li> Katayon Radkhah -<span style="font-style: italic;"> Technische Universität Darmstadt (Germany)</span></li><li> Keghani Kristelle Kouzoujian - <span style="font-style: italic;">Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (Qatar)</span></li><li> Keren Censor - <span style="font-style: italic;">Technion</span> - <span style="font-style: italic;">Israel Institute of Technology (Israel)</span></li><li> Kira Radinsky - <span style="font-style: italic;">Technion</span> - <span style="font-style: italic;">Israel Institute of Technology (Israel)</span></li><li> Iulia Ion - <span style="font-style: italic;">Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (Switzerland)</span></li><li> Ligia Nicoleta Nistor - <span style="font-style: italic;">University of Oxford (U.K.)</span></li><li> Maja Temerinac-Ott - <span style="font-style: italic;">University of Freiburg (Germany)</span></li><li> Marian George - <span style="font-style: italic;">Alexandria University (Egypt)</span></li><li> Moran Yassour - <span style="font-style: italic;">The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Israel)</span></li><li> Regina Bohnert - <span style="font-style: italic;">Universität Tübingen (Germany)</span></li><li> Selen Basol - <span style="font-style: italic;">Sabanci University (Turkey)</span></li><li> Suzan Bayhan - <span style="font-style: italic;">Bogazici University (Turkey)</span></li><li> Tali Treibitz - <span style="font-style: italic;">Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (Israel)</span></li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;">The 2009 Europe, Middle East and North Africa Finalists</span><br /><ul><li> Adrienn Szabo - <span style="font-style: italic;">Eötvös Loránd University (Hungary)</span></li><li> Anastasia Shakhshneyder - <span style="font-style: italic;">Novosibirsk State University (Russia)</span></li><li> Andreea Voicu - <span style="font-style: italic;">Eindhoven University of Technology (Netherlands)</span></li><li> Anna Astrakova - <span style="font-style: italic;">Novosibirsk State University (Russia)</span></li><li> Anna Sperotto - <span style="font-style: italic;">University of Twente (Netherlands)</span></li><li> Anna Katarzyna Zych - <span style="font-style: italic;">Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (Switzerland)</span></li><li> Birgit Vera Schmidt - <span style="font-style: italic;">Graz University of Technology (Austria)</span></li><li> Didem Gozupek - <span style="font-style: italic;">Bogazici University (Turkey)</span></li><li> Elena Smirnova - <span style="font-style: italic;">INRIA Sophia Antipolis (France)</span></li><li> Franziska Huth - <span style="font-style: italic;">Saarland University (Germany)</span></li><li> Gaya Nadarajan - T<span style="font-style: italic;">he University of Edinburgh (U.K.)</span></li><li> Irina Calciu - <span style="font-style: italic;">Jacobs University Bremen (Germany)</span></li><li> Kerstin Bauer - <span style="font-style: italic;">Technische Universität Kaiserslautern (Germany)</span></li><li> Laia Subirats i Mate - <span style="font-style: italic;">Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (Spain)</span></li><li> Limor Leibovich - <span style="font-style: italic;">Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (Israel)</span></li><li> Lina AL Kanj - <span style="font-style: italic;">American University of Beirut (Lebanon)</span></li><li> Lu Feng - <span style="font-style: italic;">University of Oxford (U.K.)</span></li><li> Lucia Fedorova - <span style="font-style: italic;">Czech Technical University (Czech Republic)</span></li><li> Maria-Camilla Fiazza - <span style="font-style: italic;">University of Verona (Italy)</span></li><li> Maya Kabkab - <span style="font-style: italic;">American University of Beirut (Lebanon)</span></li><li> Melinda Toth - <span style="font-style: italic;">Eötvös Loránd University (Hungary)</span></li><li> Naama Elefant - <span style="font-style: italic;">The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Israel)</span></li><li> Nadezda Osadchieva - <span style="font-style: italic;">Bauman Moscow State Technical University (Russia)</span></li><li> Natalia Criado -<span style="font-style: italic;"> Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (Spain)</span></li><li> Nina Kargapolova - <span style="font-style: italic;">Novosibirsk State University (Russia)</span></li><li> Noga Zewi - Technion - <span style="font-style: italic;">Israel Institute of Technology (Israel)</span></li><li> Noura Yousef Salhi - <span style="font-style: italic;">Birzeit University (Palestine)</span></li><li> Oana Tifrea - <span style="font-style: italic;">Vienna University of Technology (Austria)</span></li><li> Rehab Khalid Alnemr - <span style="font-style: italic;">Hasso Plattner Institute (Germany)</span></li><li>Riina Maigre - <span style="font-style: italic;">University of Technology (Estonia)</span></li><li> Talya Meltzer - <span style="font-style: italic;">The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Israel)</span></li><li> Tamar Aizikowitz - <span style="font-style: italic;">Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (Israel)</span></li><li> Unaizah Hanum Obaidellah - <span style="font-style: italic;">University of Sussex (U.K.)</span></li><li> Yana Momchilova Mileva - <span style="font-style: italic;">Saarland University (Germany)</span></li><li> Yimeng Yang - <span style="font-style: italic;">University of Twente (Netherlands)</span></li></ul><span class="byline-author">Posted by Meghan O'Farrell, Talent & Outreach Programs Specialist </span>

Announcing the 2009 Anita Borg Scholars and Finalists

We're pleased to announce our 2009 Anita Borg Scholars and Finalists. We established the Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship in 2003 to encourage undergraduate and graduate women completing degrees in com…

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Introducing the Google Lime Scholarship

Today, we're pleased to announce the most recent addition to our scholarship programs, the Google Lime Scholarship for Students with Disabilities. We're partnering with <a href="http://www.limeconnect.com/">Lime</a> to offer scholarships to students with disabilities who are pursuing university degrees in the field of computer science in Canada or the U.S. Lime is a not-for-profit organization that brings together global corporations and people with disabilities, bringing to light an untapped source of talent. Scholarships will be granted for the 2009–2010 academic year, and recipients will be invited to attend an all-expenses-paid retreat at the Googleplex in Mountain View in 2010.<br /><br />We hope that this program will increase opportunities for students with disabilities and encourage them to pursue careers in computer science. We also hope to foster long-lasting relationships through which these students can support each other over the course of their academic studies.<br /><br />The deadline to apply for this year's Lime Scholarship is June 1, 2009. For complete details, visit <a href="http://www.google.com/jobs/scholarships">www.google.com/jobs/scholarships</a>.<br /><br /><span class="byline-author">Posted by Meghan O'Farrell, Talent and Outreach Programs Specialist </span>

Introducing the Google Lime Scholarship

Today, we're pleased to announce the most recent addition to our scholarship programs, the Google Lime Scholarship for Students with Disabilities. We're partnering with Lime to offer scholarships to s…

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Let's hear it for Google scholarship winners

Across the world, the participation of women and minorities in computer science is at an all-time low. According to studies conducted by the National Science Foundation, the annual graduation rate for women in computer science is just 22%, just 6.5% for Hispanic students, 4.8% for African American students, and under 1% for American Indian students. As part of our global effort to increase diversity in our industry, we have created scholarship programs with the <a title="United Negro College Fund" href="http://www.uncf.org/forstudents/scholarDetailSGA.asp?id=161">United Negro College Fund</a>, the <a href="http://scholarships.hispanicfund.org/applications/subsectionID.1,pageID.123/default.asp">Hispanic College Fund</a> and the <a title="American Indian Science & Engineering Society" href="http://www.aises.org/Programs/ScholarshipsandInternships/Scholarships" id="vrrp">American Indian Science & Engineering Society</a>. Each of these programs is meant to encourage students to excel in their studies and become active role models and leaders. It's our hope that these programs also help dismantle barriers that keep women and minorities from entering computing and technology fields. (<a href="http://www.google.com/jobs/scholarships" id="brc4">Read more</a> about Google's scholarship programs.)<br /><br />Now comes the really fun part: announcing the 2008 winners. Please join us in congratulating the 42 students who have been recognized for their outstanding academic and leadership accomplishments in the computer science field. Each of these students will receive a $10,000 academic scholarship from Google, as well as an invitation to attend the all-expenses-paid <a title="Annual Google Scholars' Retreat" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDL6GXlZkh0" id="i5sa">Annual Google Scholars' Retreat</a> held each Spring at the <a title="Googleplex" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=1600+Amphitheatre+Pkwy,+Mountain+View,+California+94043,+United+States&sll=37.547027,-122.055359&sspn=0.297792,0.617981&ie=UTF8&cd=1&geocode=FfAHOwId_yC5-A&ll=37.42423,-122.085121&spn=0.009321,0.019312&z=16&iwloc=addr" id="b38.">Googleplex</a> in Mountain View.<br /><br />Earlier this year, we also had the great pleasure of announcing the winners of the <a title="Google Anita Borg Scholarship" href="http://www.google.com/anitaborg/" id="g6gk">2008 Google Anita Borg Scholarship</a> in the <a title="U.S." href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/04/congratulations-to-our-us-and-canadian.html" id="ha-l">U.S. and Canada</a> as well as in <a title="Europe" href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/07/introducing-our-european-2008-anita.html" id="jpct">Europe</a>. (This scholarship is also offered to women in Australia, New Zealand and the Middle East.)<br /><br />Congrats to all!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >2008 Google United Negro College Fund Scholars</span><br /><ul><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Brian Beecham - <span style="font-style: italic;">Alabama A&M University</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Clinton Buie - <span style="font-style: italic;">Stanford University</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Dorian Perkins - <span style="font-style: italic;">University of California, Riverside</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">John Mosby - <span style="font-style: italic;">Clark Atlanta University</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Katherine Trushkowsky - <span style="font-style: italic;">University of California, Berkeley</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Lateef Yusuf - <span style="font-style: italic;">Georgia Institute of Technology</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Mamadou Diallo - <span style="font-style: italic;">University of California, Irvine</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Mcdavis Fasugba - <span style="font-style: italic;">University of Miami</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Pascal Carole - <span style="font-style: italic;">University of Michigan-Ann Arbor</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Rashida Davis - <span style="font-style: italic;">University of Delaware</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Remy Carole - <span style="font-style: italic;">University of Michigan-Ann Arbor</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Sheronda Nash - <span style="font-style: italic;">Georgia Institute of Technology</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Souma Badombena-Wanta - <span style="font-style: italic;">George Mason University</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Yolanda McMillian - <span style="font-style: italic;">Auburn University</span></span></li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >2008 Google Hispanic College Fund Scholars</span><br /><ul><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Miguel Rios - <span style="font-style: italic;">University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Milton Villeda - <span style="font-style: italic;">University of Texas, Austin</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Ricardo Rodríguez - <span style="font-style: italic;">University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Marco Medina - <span style="font-style: italic;">Eastern Washington University</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Abel Licon - <span style="font-style: italic;">University of Deleware</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Maximiliano Ramirez Luna - <span style="font-style: italic;">University of California, Berkeley</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Juan Herrera - <span style="font-style: italic;">University of Oklahoma</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Kenneth Faller Ii - <span style="font-style: italic;">Florida International University</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Heriberto Reynoso - <span style="font-style: italic;">University of Texas, Brownsville</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Jose Martinez - <span style="font-style: italic;">California State Polytechnic University</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Otoniel Ortega - <span style="font-style: italic;">University of Illinois, Chicago</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Antonio Rodríguez-soto - <span style="font-style: italic;">Universidad Del Turabo</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Tina Ziemek - <span style="font-style: italic;">University of Utah</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Diana Flores - <span style="font-style: italic;">University of Florida</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Matthew Martinez - <span style="font-style: italic;">University of New Mexico</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Frank Blandon - <span style="font-style: italic;">University of Florida</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Felipe Carmona - <span style="font-style: italic;">Roosevelt University</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Pamela Gutierrez - <span style="font-style: italic;">Oklahoma Panhandle State University</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Daniel Hernandez - <span style="font-style: italic;">Tennessee Technological University</span></span></li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:85%;">2008 Google American Indian Science & Engineering Society Scholars</span><br /></span><ul><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Erik Bennett - <span style="font-style: italic;">New Mexico Tech</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"> Kaylei Burke - <span style="font-style: italic;">University of Nebraska, Lincoln</span> </span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"> Cory Cornelius - <span style="font-style: italic;">Dartmouth College</span> </span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"> Daniel Jachowski - <span style="font-style: italic;">Stanford University</span> </span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"> Denise Martin - <span style="font-style: italic;">Capella University</span> </span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"> Mitchell Martin - <span style="font-style: italic;">University of Texas, San Antonio </span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"> Melanie Prevett - <span style="font-style: italic;">Oklahoma State University </span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"> Thomas Reed - <span style="font-style: italic;">University of California, Santa Barbara</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"> Delbert Willie - <span style="font-style: italic;">Colorado State University</span></span></li></ul><span class="byline-author">Posted by Meredith Carroll, Global Diversity and Talent Inclusion Team</span>

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Strengthening the study of computer science

At a time when more and more digital technologies are becoming indispensable to millions of people, the field of computer science (CS) is in trouble. Enrollment and retention of CS students, particularly those historically underrepresented in the field (women, African-Americans, Native-Americans, and Hispanics) has declined sharply. According to the <a href="http://www.cra.org/CRN/articles/march08/jvegso_enrollments.html">Computing Research Association</a>, CS enrollment in the U.S. was at its peak in 2000, with 15,958 undergrads. By 2006, enrollment declined by roughly half: 7,798 undergrads. And enrollment among already-underrepresented groups has dropped even more sharply.<br /><br />We hope to address this problem (and potential shortage) with a variety of programs beyond our <a href="http://www.google.com/jobs/scholarships">scholarship initiatives</a>. Recently, our educational outreach group, University Programs, and Diversity and Talent Inclusion teams joined forces to create the Computer Science Summer Institute (CSSI). This special institute included an interactive and collaborative CS curriculum, as well as a living-learning residential experience for student networking. We chose 17 college sophomores, all aspiring computer scientists, to attend the all-expenses-paid CSSI in Mountain View from August 3–15.<br /><br />Our goals for the institute:<br /><ul><li>To enrich the skills of students early in their CS studies (or at risk of leaving the major) in an effort to increase the pipeline into the CS major and boost retention</li><li>To provide a social and professional network for underrepresented (women, Hispanic, African-American, and/or Native-American) technology students </li><li>To empower students, giving them the tools, motivation and confidence to continue with CS studies</li><li>To show students daily life at Google and the amazing applications of CS that occur here</li></ul>The CSSI faculty was comprised of Google engineers and our educational outreach group. We paired students with Google "buddies" - engineers with whom they can develop a long-term advising relationship. Students heard from professionals from across the technology industry and academia about the many things they can do with a CS degree.<br /><br />Students worked in teams to build a completely interactive <a id="o77z35" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0">Web 2.0</a> website, keeping in mind both practical programming skills and the theory behind it.<br /><br />We plan to keep in touch with these students across their college careers, and to encourage future participants to complete their CS work and join the community of computer scientists.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKhnoHg2FaoZepc46IaawcwvY1nTYq8KescMIZH779dP_E_v9z_q4lbBYee_IcI8Vqji6g8rmrlt-kuJOD187p8Su2w4McVL7dELQbseRU8lzK44J6pQzREMvz6xYyYhdOVACz2-VJvSso/s1600-h/CSSI_students.GIF"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239270400723708802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKhnoHg2FaoZepc46IaawcwvY1nTYq8KescMIZH779dP_E_v9z_q4lbBYee_IcI8Vqji6g8rmrlt-kuJOD187p8Su2w4McVL7dELQbseRU8lzK44J6pQzREMvz6xYyYhdOVACz2-VJvSso/s320/CSSI_students.GIF" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><span class="byline-author">Posted by Rebecca Selvenis, University Programs Specialist</span>

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Introducing our European 2008 Anita Borg Scholars

<span class="byline-author">Posted by Beate List, University Programme, Zurich</span><br /><br />A few months ago we had the great pleasure of <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/04/congratulations-to-our-us-and-canadian.html">announcing</a> the fifth class of Anita Borg Scholars in the U.S. and our first class of Scholars in Canada. Now it's the Europeans' turn.<br /><br />This scholarship program, originally established in the U.S. to honor the work of <a href="http://anitaborg.org/about/history/anita-borg/">Anita Borg</a> and to recognize outstanding young women scholars in computer science and related fields, expanded to Europe most recently. Nearly 300 undergraduate and graduate students from more than 31 countries applied for the award. Sixty-three finalists were selected; 20 women received a €5,000 scholarship for the 2008-2009 academic year. The remaining 43 finalists received a €1,000 award.<br /><br />Each of the finalists visited our <a title="Google Engineering Centre in Zurich" href="http://maps.google.ch/maps?f=q&hl=de&geocode=&q=google+switzerland&sll=46.362093,9.036255&sspn=6.103087,8.931885&ie=UTF8&ll=47.365426,8.527966&spn=0.023399,0.03489&z=15&iwloc=A" id="oxhn">Engineering Centre in Zurich</a> for our annual Scholars' Retreat, which included tech talks, career panels and social fun. All of it was a way for the young women to share experiences and come together as leaders in the computer science field.<br /><br />Visit the <a title="Google Europe Anita Borg Scholarship page" href="http://www.google.com/anitaborg-europe/" id="h-gg">Google Europe Anita Borg Scholarship page</a> for more on the program. Hearty congratulations to these winners!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The 2008 Europe Anita Borg Scholars</span><br /><ul><li>Cynthia Liem, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands</span></li><li>Despina Michael - <span style="font-style: italic;">University of Cyprus</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Cyprus</span><br /></li><li>Dina Petri - <span style="font-style: italic;">University of Reading, UK; Aristotle University, Greece; Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain</span></li><li>Inbal Talgam -<span style="font-style: italic;">Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel</span></li><li>Katy Howland - <span style="font-style: italic;">University of Sussex, UK</span></li><li>Kerstin Wendt - <span style="font-style: italic;">Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain</span></li><li>Ksenia Rogova - <span style="font-style: italic;">Petrozavodsk State University, Russia</span></li><li>Mirela Ben-Chen - <span style="font-style: italic;">Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Israel</span></li><li>Nadezhda Baldina - <span style="font-style: italic;">Moscow Institute of Electronic Technology, Russia</span></li><li>Olga Boronenko - <span style="font-style: italic;">University of Reading, UK; Aristotle University, Greece; Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain</span></li><li><span>Patricia Moore</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> - Dublin City University, Ireland<br /></span></li><li>Rebecca Stewart - <span style="font-style: italic;">Queen Mary, University of London, UK</span></li><li>Sara Elisabeth Adams - <span style="font-style: italic;">University of Oxford, UK</span></li><li>Seda Gürses - <span style="font-style: italic;">Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium</span></li><li>Silvia Breu - <span style="font-style: italic;">University of Cambridge, UK</span></li><li>Siska Fitrianie - <span style="font-style: italic;">Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands</span></li><li>Stefanie Jegelka - <span style="font-style: italic;">Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tuebingen, Germany</span></li><li>Svetlana Obraztsova - <span style="font-style: italic;">Steklov Institute of Mathematics, Russia</span></li><li>Sylvia Rueda - <span style="font-style: italic;">University of Nottingham, UK</span></li><li>Ulyana Tikhonova - <span style="font-style: italic;">Saint Petersburg State Polytechnical University, Russia</span></li></ul><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYsQghjvhpdLond5hzJ86FOaeH4pDbF_44NdRcxO1e7mts0C5bN10SCyjcoWiBYJ6jtGi3hWHFKVG9uqRmTjZT7AGa4D-RL6V7fuUG-qgDTFrY_iYvRGgYu5USskLenlnFNNx5nanlCM-f/s1600-h/Borg_EU_winners_08.gif"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224376422099994658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYsQghjvhpdLond5hzJ86FOaeH4pDbF_44NdRcxO1e7mts0C5bN10SCyjcoWiBYJ6jtGi3hWHFKVG9uqRmTjZT7AGa4D-RL6V7fuUG-qgDTFrY_iYvRGgYu5USskLenlnFNNx5nanlCM-f/s320/Borg_EU_winners_08.gif" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Update</span>: Added photo.

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Congratulations to our U.S. and Canadian Anita Borg Scholars

<span class="byline-author">Posted by Jordan Bookey, Diversity Programs Manager</span><br /><br />In 2003 we established the Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship to honor the work of <a href="http://anitaborg.org/about/history/anita-borg/">Dr. Anita Borg</a>, a computer scientist who dedicated her professional career to increasing the participation of women and other under-represented minorities in the field of technology. In her memory, we're pleased to announce the fifth class of Anita Borg Scholars in the U.S., and our first class of scholars in Canada.<br /><br />The U.S. program awards $10,000 academic scholarships to 23 outstanding female leaders in technology, and $1,000 scholarships to 32 finalists. In Canada, 4 women will receive $5,000 scholarship awards, and 13 finalists will receive $1,000 scholarships. These undergraduate and graduate women are completing degrees in computer science and related fields. Each of these award recipients has demonstrated a commitment to advancing women in technology. We congratulate these leaders on their accomplishments.<br /><br />The U.S. scholars and finalists recently visited the Googleplex in Mountain View, CA as part of the annual all-expenses-paid Google Scholars' Retreat. Students attended technical workshops and discussions with Google engineers and executives, and heard first-hand about the life and work of Anita Borg from Telle Whitney, President of the <a href="http://www.anitaborg.org/">Anita Borg Institute for Women in Technology</a>. The retreat enables these scholars to meet each other and create a network of future leaders in computer science. The 2008 recipients of the Google United Negro College Fund Scholarship and Hispanic College Fund Scholarship also attended.<br /><br />The 17 Canada Anita Borg Scholars and Finalists will attend a Scholars' Retreat for their inaugural class this Thursday and Friday at our engineering office in New York.<br /><br />Visit our <a title="scholarships page" target="_blank" href="http://www.google.com/jobs/scholarships" id="p2kn">scholarships page</a> to learn more about our programs. The Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship is also available to female computer science students in Europe, Australia and New Zealand.<br /><br /><i><b>The 2008 U.S. Anita Borg Scholars </b></i><i id="ac-b19"><b id="ac-b20">($10,000 winners) </b></i><br /><ul><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Allison Park Heath<i id="ac-b24"> - Rice University, PhD Computer Science</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Amy Hurst <i id="ac-b28">- Carnegie Mellon University, Ph Human Computer Interaction</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"> Betsy Nora DiSalvo </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >- </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><i id="ac-b32">Georgia Institute of Technology, PhD Human Centered Computing</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Diane Marie Budzik - <i id="ac-b36">University of California, Los Angeles, PhD Electrical Engineering</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Elizabeth Arrowsmith Bales - <i id="ac-b40">University of California, San Diego, PhD Computer Science</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Emily Anne Fortuna -<i id="ac-b44">Rice University, B.S. Computer Science</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Erika Shehan Poole - <i id="ac-b48">Georgia Institute of Technology, PhD Human Centered Computing</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Gabriela Marcu - <i id="ac-b52">University of California, Irvine, B.S. Informatics</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Ghinwa Fakhri Choueiter - <i id="ac-b56">Massachusetts Institute of Technology, PhD Electrical Engineering & Computer Science</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Gina-Maria Pomann - <i id="ac-b60">The College of New Jersey, B.A. Math</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Jennifer C. Stoll - <i id="ac-b64">Georgia Institute of Technology, PhD Human Centered Computing</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Jennifer Denise Tam - <i id="ac-b68">Carnegie Mellon University, PhD Computer Science</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Jill Patrice Dimond - <i id="ac-b72">Georgia Institute of Technology, PhD Human Centered Computing</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Julie Maureen Letchner </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >- </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><i id="ac-b76">University of Washington, PhD Computer Science</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Katherine Mary Everitt - <i id="ac-b80">University of Washington, PhD Computer Science</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Nancy Dougherty - <i id="ac-b84">Stanford University, B.S. Electrical Engineering</i> Raluca Ada Popa </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >- </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><i id="ac-b88">Massachusetts Institute of Technology, B.S. Computer Science</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Sally Kadry Wahba - <i id="ac-b92">Clemson University, PhD Computer Science</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Sarita Ann Yardi - <i id="ac-b96">Georgia Institute of Technology, PhD Human Centered Computing</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Silvia Lindtner </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >- </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><i id="ac-b100">University of California, Irvine, PhD Information & Computer Science</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Svetlana Yarosh - <i id="ac-b104">Georgia Institute of Technology, PhD Human Centered Computing</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Tammara Massey - <i id="ac-b108">University of California, Los Angeles, PhD Computer Science</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Yvon Hall Feaster </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >- </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><i id="ac-b112">Clemson University, B.S. Computer Information Systems</i></span></li></ul> <i><b>The 2008 U.S. Anita Borg Finalists</b></i><i id="ac-b19"><b id="ac-b20"> </b></i><span id="ac-b116" style="font-size:100%;"><b id="ac-b117"><i id="ac-b118">($1,000 winners) </i></b></span><br /><ul><li><span style="font-size:85%;"> Aditi Suhas Pendharkar - <i id="ac-b122">Carnegie Mellon University, M.S. Information Networking</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"> Alokika Dash <span style="font-style: italic;">- </span><i id="ac-b126">Univeristy of California, Irvine, PhD Electrical Engineering & Computer Science</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"> Ashley Leonora Podhradsky </span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"><i id="ac-b130">Dakota State University, PhD Information Systems</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"> Carla Mae Webb - <i id="ac-b134">Western Illinois University, B.S. Computer Science & Math</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"> Christina Marie Williams - <i id="ac-b138">Colorado State University, B.S. Computer Science</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"> Devorah Gurwitz - <i id="ac-b142">Touro College, B.S. Computer Science</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"> Eakta Jain - <i id="ac-b145">Carnegie Mellon University, PhD Robotics</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"> Elena Jocelyn Jakubiak - <i id="ac-b150">Tufts University, PhD Computer Science</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"> Geeta Sharad Shroff - <i id="ac-b154">Carnegie Mellon University, B.S. Computer Science</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"> Jessica Lee Heier <span style="font-style: italic;">- </span><i id="ac-b158">Georgia Institute of Technology, PhD Industrial & Systems Engineering</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"> Karen Edwards Works - <i id="ac-b162">Worcester Polytechnic Institute, PhD Computer Science</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"> Kathy Tran Pham - <i id="ac-b166">Georgia Institute of Technology, M.S.Computer Science</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"> Kimber Diane Lockhart - <i id="ac-b170">Stanford University, B.Eng. Computer Science</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"> Kriti Rameshlal Puniyani - <i id="ac-b174">Carnegie Mellon University, PhD Computer Science</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"> Liangrong Yi - <i id="ac-b178">University of Kentucky, PhD Computer Science</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"> Lisa Deanne Brown - <i id="ac-b181">Carnegie Mellon University, M.A. Entertainment Technology</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"> Lisa Marie White - <i id="ac-b186">University of Notre Dame, B.Eng. Computer Science</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"> Lisa Minerva Tolentino - <i id="ac-b190">Arizona State University, PhD Media Arts & Computer Science</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"> Meghan Katheleen Revelle <span style="font-style: italic;">- </span><i id="ac-b194">The College of William and Mary, PhD Computer Science</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"> Nahid Mahfuza Alam - <i id="ac-b198">Clemson University, PhD Computer Engineering</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"> Ramya Raghavendra - <i id="ac-b202">University of California, Santa Barbara, PhD Computer Science</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"> Rashida Zalika Davis - <i id="ac-b206">University of Delaware, PhD Computer & Information Sciences</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"> Renuka Ajay Apte - <i id="ac-b210">Georgia Institute of Technology, M.S. Computer Science</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"> Ruth Lorraine Wylie - <i id="ac-b214">Carnegie Mellon University, PhD Human-Computer Interaction</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"> Sara Gatmir Motahari - <i id="ac-b218">New Jersey Institute of Technology, PhD Electrical & Computer Engineering</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"> Sofia Jeon - <i id="ac-b222">Drexel University, PhD Computer Science</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"> Sonya Stoyanova Nikolova - <i id="ac-b226">Princeton University, PhD Computer Science</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"> Stiliyana Boycheva Stamenova - <i id="ac-b230">Macalester College, B.A. Math & Computer Science</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"> Tasneem Kaochar - <i id="ac-b234">University of Arizona, B.S. Computer Science</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"> Valerie Henderson Summet - <i id="ac-b238">Georgia Institute of Technology, PhD Human Centered Computing</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"> Vibha Laljani - <i id="ac-b242">California Institute of Technology, B.S. Computer Science</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"> Yi Mao - <i id="ac-b246">Purdue University, PhD Electrical & Computer Engineering</i></span></li></ul><span style="font-size:100%;"><i id="ac-b250"><b id="ac-b251">The 2008 Canada Anita Borg Scholars ($5,000 CAD Winners) </b></i></span><br /> <ul><li><span style="font-size:85%;"> Angelica Lim</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> - </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >Simon Fraser University, BSc Computer Science</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"> Celina Gibbs<i id="ac-b261"> - University of Victoria, MSc Computer Science</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"><i id="ac-b261"> </i>Christina Boucher <i id="ac-b265">- University of Waterloo, PhD Computer Science</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"><span id="ac-b267"> </span>Mireille Gomes<span id="ac-b269"><i id="ac-b271"> - Queens University, BCompH Biomedical Computing</i></span></span></li></ul> <div id="ac-b266"> </div> <span id="ac-b273" style="font-size:100%;"><b id="ac-b274"><i id="ac-b275">The 2008 <span id="ac-b276">Canada Anita</span> <span id="ac-b277">Borg</span> Finalists ($1,000 CAD Winners) </i></b></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span> <ul><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Alma Juarez-Domiguez<span id="ac-b286"><span id="ac-b287"><i id="ac-b288"> - University of Waterloo, PhD Computer Science</i></span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"><span id="ac-b291">April Khademi</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" > - University of Toronto, PhD Electrical Engineering</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Carrie Demmans<i id="ac-b300"> - University of Saskatchewan, MSc Computer Science</i></span></li><li><span id="ac-b306" style="font-size:85%;"><span id="ac-b307">Cristina Ribeiro</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span id="ac-b311"><i id="ac-b312"> - University of Guelph, MSc Computer Science</i></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"><span id="ac-b315"><span id="ac-b316">Gail Carmichael</span></span><span id="ac-b319"><span id="ac-b320"><i id="ac-b321"> - Carleton University, MSc Computer </i></span>Science</span></span></li><li><span id="ac-b325" style="font-size:85%;"><span id="ac-b326">Georgia Kastidou</span></span><span id="ac-b329" style="font-size:85%;"><span id="ac-b330"><i id="ac-b331"> - University of Waterloo, PhD Computer Science</i></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span id="ac-b323" style="white-space: normal;font-family:georgia;" > <div id="ac-b328"> </div> </span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Jocelyn Simmonds<span id="ac-b335"><span id="ac-b336"><i id="ac-b337"><span style="font-family:georgia;"> -</span> University of Toronto, PhD Computer Science</i></span></span></span> </li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"> Katelyn Kent<span id="ac-b341"><i id="ac-b342"> - University of New Brunswick, BSc Computer Engineering<br /></i></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Ming Hua <i id="ac-b346">- Simon Fraser University, PhD Computer Science<br /></i></span> </li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"><span id="ac-b351">Pooja Viswanathan<span id="ac-b352"><i id="ac-b354"> - University of British Columbia, PhD Computer Science<br /></i></span></span></span></li><li><span id="ac-b360" style="font-size:85%;">Terri Oda</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> - Carleton University, PhD in Computer Science</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"><span id="ac-b367">Thuy Vu</span><span id="ac-b369"><span id="ac-b370"><i id="ac-b371"> - University of Toronto, BSc Computer Science</i></span></span></span> </li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"><span id="ac-b376">Viann Chan</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span id="ac-b377"><i id="ac-b378"> - University of British Columbia, PhD Computer Science</i></span></span></li></ul>

Congratulations to our U.S. and Canadian Anita Borg Scholars

Posted by Jordan Bookey, Diversity Programs ManagerIn 2003 we established the Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship to honor the work of Dr. Anita Borg, a computer scientist who dedicated her professional c…

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The Spelman College CS Olympiad

<span class="byline-author">Posted by Marcus Mitchell, Engineering Director</span><br /><br />We're always interested in supporting computer science education, and in encouraging top talent from diverse backgrounds. Which is why we've just sponsored the Sixth Annual <a id="g.n9" href="http://www.spelman.edu/%7Esccso/" target="_blank">Spelman College Computer Science Olympiad</a> for the second consecutive year. In all, 16 teams from eight Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs), or Association of Computer/Information Sciences and Engineering Departments at Minority Institutions (ADMI) participated.<br /><br />These teams competed in five computer science-related events. One of these was a <a id="jy-g" href="http://www.google.com/webmasters/gadgets/" target="_blank">Google Gadgets</a> competition, where the assignment was to build an interactive, creative and useful Google Gadget. Students brought their semi-completed gadgets and got troubleshooting advice and tips at a hack session, where Googlers and students worked together into the night to perfect them. The following day, each team presented their gadget to our panel of three judges (myself and 2 other Googlers).<br /><br />We chose first, second and third place winners, whose gadgets will be uploaded to the <a id="djo:" href="http://www.google.com/ig/directory?synd=open" target="_blank">iGoogle Directory</a> soon: <p></p><ul><li>First place: Morehouse College Team 2 (Lawrence Forrester, Kevin Walton, Mark Slade, Michael Davis) <a href="http://kevin.ultinets.net/gadget/hopstop/hopstop.xml" target="_blank"></a></li><li>Second place: Old Dominion University Monarchs (Duc Nguyen, Cesar Barbieri, Darrin Lee, Nicole Jackson)</li><li>Third place: Spelman College YOMamaBoards (Jonecia Keels, Jazmine Miller, Paige McReynolds, Arielle Baine)</li></ul>It was inspiring to see the energy, enthusiasm, and skill of these future computer scientists -- our congratulations to all the teams that participated.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPM_bvTMHQ6zdMvCoQDJ_ktwEuz_KgZ7v67TSC52DVp-YHWL_AlRUkhm36f58NmLd00wldn5Mepyd5F_fBDTDqCwoVk7oEEfW0AMeY-VANH3CVsDUW1LeMxiKlFSrln1o0bE6BH3bjj0uM/s1600-h/Hopstop+Gadget.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188143586822690706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPM_bvTMHQ6zdMvCoQDJ_ktwEuz_KgZ7v67TSC52DVp-YHWL_AlRUkhm36f58NmLd00wldn5Mepyd5F_fBDTDqCwoVk7oEEfW0AMeY-VANH3CVsDUW1LeMxiKlFSrln1o0bE6BH3bjj0uM/s320/Hopstop+Gadget.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; width: 205px; height: 256px;" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >First-place winner.</span><br /></div>

The Spelman College CS Olympiad

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Congrats to Google scholarship winners

<span class="byline-author">Posted by Ricardo Jenez, Engineering Director</span><br /><br />Google aspires to be an organization that reflects our global audience by supporting a diversity of perspectives, ideas and cultures, which is one reason we created scholarship programs with both the <a href="http://www.uncf.org/scholarships/scholarDetailSGA.asp?id=84">United Negro College Fund</a> and <a href="http://scholarships.hispanicfund.org/applications/subsectionID.1,pageID.123/default.asp">Hispanic College Fund</a>. These programs provide $5,000 to both undergraduate and graduate students who have demonstrated academic excellence in the fields of computer science and computer engineering. They're meant to encourage students to excel in their studies and become active role models and leaders. It's our hope that these programs also help dismantle barriers that keep women and minorities from entering computing and technology fields. (<a href="http://www.google.com/jobs/scholarships" id="brc4">Read more</a> about the various Google scholarship programs.)<br /><br />A few other Googlers and I recently volunteered to help select the winners for this year's round. We were inspired reading the scholarship applications; in fact, we identified with the difficulties that these students faced in order to get a great education.<br /><br />Now it's time to congratulate the 33 winners. This accomplished group of men and women demonstrated excellence in the field of computer science and made significant contributions to their communities. Each person receive $5,000 towards their studies, and they're all invited to attend our annual scholarship weekend, held at our Mountain View headquarters next spring.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2007 Google United Negro College Fund Scholarship Winners</span><br /><blockquote><ul><li>Christopher Clark, University of California, Los Angeles</li><li>Linda Mmayi, American Inter-Continental University</li><li>Delvin Kelleybrew, Howard University</li><li>Andrew Pryor-Miller, University of California, Los Angeles</li><li>Nia Bradley, Howard University</li><li>Kieran Jordine, Albany State University</li><li>Shanna-Shaye Forbes, University of Texas, Austin</li><li>Tanisha Washington, CSU Long Beach</li><li>Kalifa Llewellyn, Howard University</li><li>Jason Mars, University of Virginia</li><li>Hans Anderson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology</li></ul></blockquote><span style="font-weight: bold;">2007 Google Hispanic College Fund Scholarship Winners<br /></span><blockquote><ul><li>Nicole Ameche, University of California, Irvine</li><li>Garrett Brown, University of Michigan</li><li>Lina Cordero, CUNY City College</li><li>Carolina Gomez, Georgia Institute of Technology</li><li>Sonny Hernandez, University of Southern California</li><li>Juan Lang, University of California, Davis</li><li>David Mireles, University of Texas, El Paso</li><li>Josh Morales, University of Texas, Pan American</li><li>Omar Oropeza, University of Texas, Brownsville</li><li>Hillaury Perez, University of Houston</li><li>Isaac Persing, University of Arizona</li><li>Christian Roca, Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art</li><li>Adelein Rodriguez, University of Central Florida</li><li>Jose Romero-Mariona, University of California, Irvine</li><li>Amanda Ryan, Victoria College</li><li>Marlies Santos Deas, Miami Dade Community College</li><li>Caio Soares, Auburn University</li><li>Christopher Soghoian, Indiana University, Bloomington</li><li>Oscar Tapia, New Jersey Institute of Technology</li><li>Yuly Tenorio, University of California, Berkeley</li><li>Pablo Guikubi Vanwoerkom, Indiana University, Bloomington</li><li>Joshua Zuniga, Oregon State University</li></ul></blockquote>

Congrats to Google scholarship winners

Posted by Ricardo Jenez, Engineering DirectorGoogle aspires to be an organization that reflects our global audience by supporting a diversity of perspectives, ideas and cultures, which is one reason w…

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Anita Borg Scholarships expand to Canada

<span class="byline-author">Posted by Michelle Levesque, Software Engineer</span><br /><br />On my desk at work I have a little Canadian flag. I grew up in Toronto, Canada and attended school at the University of Toronto where I graduated with a degree in software engineering. Now I work in Mountain View designing tools to help improve our ads quality. But I've never forgotten where I'm from, and that's why I'm so excited that Google is announcing the expansion of our Anita Borg scholarship to Canada.<br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anita_Borg">Dr. Anita Borg</a> (1949-2003) devoted her adult life to revolutionizing the way we think about technology and dismantling barriers that keep women and minorities from entering computing and technology fields. Her combination of technical expertise and fearless vision continues to inspire and motivate countless women to become active participants and leaders in creating technology. In honor of Dr. Borg's passion, for the past four years, Google has sponsored a <a href="http://www.google.com/anitaborg/">scholarship program</a> with the Anita Borg Institute for Women in the U.S., and more recently, in Europe and Australia.<br /><br />This year, we're excited to announce the expansion of the program to include Canada, where we're very pleased to offer an opportunity to both undergraduate students and postgraduates, who may apply for CAD$5,000 scholarships. We're looking for women who will carry on the legacy of Dr. Borg, with strong academic backgrounds and demonstrated leadership qualities.<br /><br />All scholarship recipients and finalists will be invited to visit the Google engineering office in New York City next April for a networking retreat featuring workshops with a series of speakers, panelists, breakout sessions and social activities.<br /><br />Tell your friends, or apply yourself, at <span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://www.google.ca/anitaborg/">www.google.ca/anitaborg</a></span>. The deadline for the Canada program is Monday, February 4, 2008.

Anita Borg Scholarships expand to Canada

Posted by Michelle Levesque, Software EngineerOn my desk at work I have a little Canadian flag. I grew up in Toronto, Canada and attended school at the University of Toronto where I graduated with a d…

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This year's Anita Borg Scholarship winners

<span class="byline-author">Posted by Meredith Carroll, Staffing Programs Coordinator/Diversity Program</span><br /><br />It's that time of year when we happily announce the winners of the 2007 Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship. We're awarding 20 $10,000 scholarships to these outstanding young women -- graduate and undergraduate students who are completing degrees in computer science and related fields -- with our congratulations. The <a href="http://www.google.com/intl/en/press/pressrel/anitaborg07.html">full list of winners is here</a>.<br /><br />We invited all 50 scholars to Mountain View to meet each other, tour Google and participate in a workshop on educational and career issues for women in computer science. The day also included discussions with Google engineers and executives, representatives from the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology and former scholarship winners. This event is part of a larger Google Scholars’ Retreat in partnership with the winners of the 2006-2007 United Negro College Fund and Hispanic College Fund Google Scholarships.

This year's Anita Borg Scholarship winners

Posted by Meredith Carroll, Staffing Programs Coordinator/Diversity ProgramIt's that time of year when we happily announce the winners of the 2007 Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship. We're awardin…

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UNCF/Google Scholarship

<span class="byline-author">Posted by Aneto Okonkwo, Associate Product Manager</span><br /><br />When I <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2006/09/uncf-google-scholarship-program.html" title="learned in October">learned in October</a> that Google had established a new <a href="http://www.uncf.org/scholarships/scholarDetailSGA.asp?id=29" title="scholarship program ">scholarship program</a> with the United Negro College Fund (UNCF), I was excited. The number of African-Americans in the field of engineering is critically low: according to the National Science Foundation, as recently as 2003, African-Americans accounted for <a href="http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/wmpd/figh-1.htm">less than four percent</a> of the total scientific and engineering workforce. When I was an undergrad, I applied for scholarships similar to the UNCF/Google Scholarship Program; those few opportunities were instrumental in my career development.<br /><br />So it's especially meaningful that I've been able to participate in the program's review process. We will have eight U.S. undergraduate students who will each receive a $5,000 scholarship toward their 2006-2007 academic year tuition. The selected scholars will also be invited on a trip to our Mountain View headquarters this spring. While at the Googleplex they'll have the opportunity to meet each other and attend technical talks and professional development workshops, not to mention explore the San Francisco Bay area. We hope this program will encourage students to excel in their studies in years to come, inspire them to become role models and leaders, and attract more African-American students to the fields of science and technology. All congratulations to this year's winners:<br /><p></p> <ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style=""> Olaniyi Bajulaiye, Benedict College</li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""> Desmond Baldwin, Morehouse College </li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""> Keitha Griffin, Alabama A&M University </li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""> Jennifer Hairston, Wilberforce University </li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""> Keith Morren, Florida Memorial University </li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""> Derrick Nnaji, Prairie View A&M University </li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""> Lawrence Secrease, Florida A&M University </li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""> Shantavious Williams, Alabama A&M University </li></ul>

UNCF/Google Scholarship

Posted by Aneto Okonkwo, Associate Product ManagerWhen I learned in October that Google had established a new scholarship program with the United Negro College Fund (UNCF), I was excited. The number o…

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The Google 2007 Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship

<span class="byline-author">Posted by Meredith Carroll, Staffing Programs Coordinator</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.anitaborg.org/about/history.php">Dr. Anita Borg</a> (1949-2003) devoted her life to revolutionizing the way we think about technology and dismantling the barriers that keep women and minorities from entering the computing and technology fields. As part of our ongoing commitment to Anita’s vision, we're pleased to announce the <a href="http://www.google.com/jobs/scholarships">2007 Google Anita Borg Scholarship</a>. A group of women undergraduate and graduate students studying in the U.S. will each receive a $10,000 scholarship for the 2007-2008 academic year. The selected scholars will also be invited to attend an all-expenses paid trip to our Mountain View headquarters.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.google.com/anitaborg/">Tell your friends or apply yourself </a>– the deadline for U.S. applications is <b>Monday, January 15, 2007</b>.<br /><br />And this year, we're also pleased to expand the scholarship program to women students in Europe. These recipients will each receive a €5,000 (or equivalent) scholarship for the 2007-2008 academic year, and are invited to a retreat at the Google office in Zurich, Switzerland. Applications for the <a href="http://www.google.com/anitaborg-europe/">Google Europe Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship</a> are due <b>Friday, January 12, 2007</b>.<br /><br />We hope this program will encourage students to excel in their studies, inspire them to become role models and leaders, and help remove the financial barriers for women wishing to pursue an engineering degree. Here's a bit of testimony from two Anita Borg Scholars who have since joined us:<blockquote>"I remember mailing in my application by FedEx overnight because I had decided to apply at the last minute and I really didn't think I had much of a chance. I'm glad I applied because through the scholarship, I met some amazing women who became good friends of mine. I got a chance to go to the Grace Hopper conference for Women in Computer Science and probably the most important thing I learned from the experience is nothing ventured, nothing gained."<br /><div style="text-align: right;">-- Rose Yao, Associate Product Manager, and 2004 Anita Borg Scholar</div><br /><br />"One of the greatest things about the scholarship is the opportunity to meet other women and form a network -- I have kept in touch a lot of the other women that received the scholarship the same year and over the last 2 years this has been invaluable to me. These are women I can rely on and even though we don't see each other frequently, the bond we formed is strong."<br /><div style="text-align: right;">-- Gaby Aguilera, Software Engineer-Testing, and 2004 Anita Borg Scholar</div></blockquote>

The Google 2007 Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship

Posted by Meredith Carroll, Staffing Programs CoordinatorDr. Anita Borg (1949-2003) devoted her life to revolutionizing the way we think about technology and dismantling the barriers that keep women a…

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UNCF Google Scholarship Program

<span class="byline-author">Posted by Emily Nishi, Diversity Program Manager</span><br /><br />As part of Google's ongoing commitment to advancing computing and technology, we're pleased to tell you that the United Negro College Fund and Google have partnered to create the <a href="http://www.google.com/support/jobs/bin/static.py?page=students.html&sid=scholarships">UNCF/Google Scholarship Program</a>. We hope this program will encourage students to excel in their studies, inspire them to become role models and leaders, and help remove the financial barriers for African-American students wishing to pursue an engineering degree. <br /><br />On the strength of candidates' academic background and demonstrated leadership, we'll be awarding $5,000 scholarships. Students must be enrolled in their junior year of undergraduate study at a UNCF Member College or University or at a participating Historically Black College or University (HBCU), and pursuing a Computer Science or Computer Engineering major.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.uncf.org/scholarships/scholarDetailSGA.asp?id=29">Tell your friends, or apply yourself</a> -- the deadline for applications is Friday, October 6.

UNCF Google Scholarship Program

Posted by Emily Nishi, Diversity Program ManagerAs part of Google's ongoing commitment to advancing computing and technology, we're pleased to tell you that the United Negro College Fund and Google h…

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Anita Borg Scholarships now open in Australia

<span class="byline-author">Posted by Neetu Vacin, Global University Programs</span><br /><br />For three years, we've sponsored a <a href="http://www.anitaborg.org/news/releases/google_AB_awards.php">scholarship program</a> with the <a href="http://www.anitaborg.org">Anita Borg Institute</a> for women studying computer science and related fields in the U.S. Now we're expanding this program to Australia, where we're very pleased to offer an opportunity to both undergraduate students and postgraduates, who may apply for AUD$5,000 scholarships.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.google.com.au/anitaborg/">Tell your friends, or apply yourself</a> -- the AU program deadline is September 15th.

Anita Borg Scholarships now open in Australia

Posted by Neetu Vacin, Global University ProgramsFor three years, we've sponsored a scholarship program with the Anita Borg Institute for women studying computer science and related fields in the U.S.…

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This year's Anita Borg Scholarship winners

<span class="byline-author">Posted by April Yu and Jennifer Bostrom, University Programs</span><br /><br />It's that time of year when we happily announce the winners of the <a href="http://www.google.com/anitaborg/">2006 Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship</a>. We're awarding 19 $10,000 scholarships to these outstanding young women -- graduate and undergraduate students who are completing degrees in computer science and related fields -- with our <a href="http://www.google.com/press/pressrel/anitaborg06.html">congratulations</a>:<br /><ul><li>Brianna Bethel, University of Colorado - Boulder</li><li>G. Ayorkor Mills - Tettey, Carnegie Mellon University</li><li>Gillian Rachael Hayes, Georgia Institute of Technology</li><li>Himabindu Pucha, Purdue University</li><li>Karen Fullam, University of Texas at Austin</li><li>Kristen Walcott, University of Virginia</li><li>Kristina Chodorow, New York University</li><li>Laura Rouse, Georgia Institute of Technology</li><li>Marta Magdalena Luczynska, Massachusetts Institute of Technology</li><li>Megan Olsen, University of Massachusetts Amherst</li><li>Michele Banko, University of Washington</li><li>Neven Abou Gazala, University of Pittsburgh</li><li>Parisa Michelle Tabriz, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign</li><li>Rebecca Nancy Nesson, Harvard University</li><li>Shana Kay Watters, University of Minnesota</li><li>Sharmishtaa Seshamani, Johns Hopkins University</li><li>Soumi Sinha, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign</li><li>Tracy Westeyn, Georgia Institute of Technology</li><li>Vinithra Varadharajan, Carnegie Mellon University</li></ul>And we also recognize these 28 highly qualified finalists, who will receive $1,000 awards from us:<br /><ul><li>Alicia Avelon Permell, Michigan Tech University</li><li>Anagha Mudigonda, Polytechnic University New York</li><li>Anna Tikhonova, University of California, Davis</li><li>Annie (Hsin-Wen) Liu, University of Washington</li><li>Ashima Kapur, Carnegie Mellon University</li><li>Cindy Rubio Gonzalez, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee</li><li>Delphine Nain, Georgia Institute of Technology</li><li>Divya Arora, Princeton University</li><li>Emily Grace Christiansen, University of Minnesota-Morris</li><li>Emily Shen, Stanford University</li><li>Erika Chin, University of Virginia</li><li>Eva Mok, University of California, Berkeley</li><li>Evelyn Mintarno, Stanford University</li><li>Gina Upperman, Rice University</li><li>Hayley Nicole Iben, University of California, Berkeley</li><li>Jiayue He, Princeton University</li><li>Jing Chen, University of Pennsylvania</li><li>Laureen Lam, San Jose State University</li><li>Lingyun Zhang, University of California, San Diego</li><li>Lu Xiao, Pennsylvania State University</li><li>Meeta Sharma Gupta, Harvard University</li><li>Moushumi Sharmin, Marquette University</li><li>Neha Rungta, Brigham Young University</li><li>Rachel Weinstein, Stanford University</li><li>Sunny Consolvo, University of Washington</li><li>Tanya Lee Ann Crenshaw, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign</li><li>Valerie Hajdik, Texas A&M University</li><li>Xiaonan Zhao, Northwestern University</li></ul>

This year's Anita Borg Scholarship winners

Posted by April Yu and Jennifer Bostrom, University ProgramsIt's that time of year when we happily announce the winners of the 2006 Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship. We're awarding 19 $10,000 sc…

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The 2006 Anita Borg Scholarships

<span class="byline-author">Posted by April Yu, University Programs Team, and Emily Nishi, Diversity Program Manager</span><br /><br />The wonderfully-named Dr. Anita Borg (1949 - 2003) was a rebel with a cause: ensuring that technology itself has positive outcomes, and dismantling barriers that keep women and minorities from entering computing and technology fields. Today the <a href="http://www.anitaborg.org">Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology</a> carries on her vision. And because Google shares that passion, we are pleased to sponsor the <a href="http://www.google.com/anitaborg/">2006 Anita Borg Scholarship program</a>. We are inspired by the <a href="http://www.google.com/anitaborg/profiles.html">past scholarship recipients</a> -- and in hopes of finding more, the program is expanded this year to accept applications from students entering their senior year of undergraduate study as well as those enrolled in a graduate program. <a href="http://www.google.com/press/pressrel/anitaborg.html">Last year</a> we awarded 23 scholarships; this year we'd like to do more.<br /><br />Tell your friends, or <a href="http://www.google.com/anitaborg/">apply</a> yourself - the deadline is January 20.

The 2006 Anita Borg Scholarships

Posted by April Yu, University Programs Team, and Emily Nishi, Diversity Program ManagerThe wonderfully-named Dr. Anita Borg (1949 - 2003) was a rebel with a cause: ensuring that technology itself h…

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Women and engineering

<span class="byline-author">Posted by Jen Fitzpatrick, Engineering Director </span><br /><br />I've represented Google at many events for women in engineering, and I'm always asked the same thing: "What's it like to work there?" I certainly don't mind discussing the subject, but I often think it would be great if more people could see it for themselves. Well, now you can. We invite you to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsnSBhWEyK4">take a sneak </a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsnSBhWEyK4">peek</a> inside Google and hear straight from some of our female engineers what life here is really like.<br /><br />Of course, our goal of recruiting as many gifted female engineers as we can also means encouraging young women who are still in school. So I'd like to issue a hearty congrats to the winners of this year's <a href="http://www.google.com/press/pressrel/anitaborg.html">Anita Borg scholarships</a>.

Women and engineering

Posted by Jen Fitzpatrick, Engineering Director I've represented Google at many events for women in engineering, and I'm always asked the same thing: "What's it like to work there?" I certainly don't …

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