Category: Women in STEM
August 26, 2025
Yuma Takechi’s Career Remix: Unlocking New Paths with Co-op
Yuma Takechi has tried her hand at a number of different things over the years, from the music industry to education to tech. While what she’s interested in may have changed, the Double Husky has always trusted Northeastern’s co-op program...
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April 15, 2025
From Marketing to Machine Learning: Claire Liu’s Journey into Tech
Panxin (Claire) Liu didn’t always want to be a computer scientist. Her bachelor’s degree is in media and advertising, and she was working in marketing in China when artificial intelligence first captured her curiosity. “When I was still doing marketing...
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March 7, 2025
Northeastern in Vancouver Student Workshop Promotes Gender Equity in STEM
Olivia Lam is a woman who loves research. She knows that isn’t unusual, but in an industry like STEM – where men make up two thirds of the workforce – it can certainly feel that way sometimes. When her Information...
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April 27, 2023
The importance of human-centred leadership
This post originally appeared at University Affairs. By Jodi Szimanski & Dr. Bethany Edmunds Showing gratitude, providing professional growth opportunities as well as community-building are all vital to being a good leader. Postsecondary institutions are not immune to losing staff...
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April 13, 2023
Don’t be surprised by AI chatbots creating fake citations
This post originally appeared in Marketplace Tech. Bethany Edmunds of Northeastern University says these systems are built to generate text and language, not to be factually accurate — however plausible their references may seem. By now a lot of us...
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April 3, 2023
hey freya x Northeastern Vancouver: A partnership fueling innovation and creating a community for local tech startups
If you had asked Thara Vayali five years ago what she thought she would be doing today, leading a technology startup would not have been on her list. An experienced naturopathic physician (among other qualifications including nutritionist, herbalist, health informatics...
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May 31, 2022
Why Creating an Inclusive Culture is Key to Attracting and Retaining a Diverse Workforce
This post originally appeared at Digital Supercluster. By Dr. Bethany Edmunds, PhD – Director of Computer Science and Teaching Professor at Northeastern University’s campus in Vancouver, BC We all know that diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) matter greatly in the tech sector....
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August 6, 2020
Q&A with Bethany Edmunds: how she got to where she is today, the challenges she had to overcome and the advice she has for women going into STEM
This post originally appeared at Athena Pathways. By Dr. Bethany Edmunds, Director of Computer Science and Teaching Professor, Northeastern University Vancouver Dr. Bethany Edmunds is a recognized leader in Computer Science and STEM education in North America. She has a...
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