hackathon Archives – The Statesman

Governor Cuomo announces plan to invest in computer science education hoping to close gender gap

Joe McQueenNewsMarch 24, 2019March 24, 2019

“To keep New York at the forefront of innovation, we must level the playing field for young women and provide them with the tools for success,” Gov. Cuomo said in a 2018 press release following the launch of Smart Start.

Graduate computer science students develop app for people with ALS

Maya BrownNewsFebruary 19, 2019February 24, 2019

A team of Stony Brook students designed an app that can help improve quality of life for people with ALS and other neuromuscular diseases.

Students create and compete in first annual SBUHacks event

Emma HarrisNews Top StorySeptember 16, 2018March 19, 2020

Over 300 students from across Stony Brook University and beyond gathered at SBUHacks, the university’s first official Major League Hacking (MLH) hackathon, on Friday, Sept. 14.

CEWIT hackathon attracts hundreds of programmers to Stony Brook University

Gary GhayratNewsFebruary 18, 2018

Hack@CEWIT 2018: IoT & Security, the second annual event of its kind, gathered around 150 students from across the country and abroad to code programs, solve challenges and showcase applications while attending workshops and tech talks over the span of three days.

Students test computer science skills at inaugural hackathon

Taylor HaFeatured News Top StoryMarch 19, 2017

These students didn’t hack computer systems in the traditional sense. Instead, they marshaled their computer science skills toward engineering innovative, useful software.