The associate professor of computer science is studying discrimination and mitigation of algorithms on social networks with her collaborators, including Haverford alum Aaron Clauset ’01.
Due to COVID-19, the College’s first ever Design + Making Collaborative had to be run virtually, but that didn’t keep its three student participants from creating utensil-holding devices for a double amputee via a partnership with E-Nable.
After a spring of COVID-mandated virtual learning, faculty partnered with students as part of a new summer program to revise courses and make them more inclusive and responsive.
His Free for the Frontlines Tutors, begun in March as schools shut down due to COVID-19, uses fellow Ford volunteers to remotely help high school and middle school students with their virtual coursework.
The recent Haverford House fellow begins medical school at the University of Virginia this fall with support from the over-100-year-old Haverford College fellowship for graduate study.
Margaret Chen ’21 and Sara Matsumura ’20 spent the summer creating a return system for reusable fast food containers as a part of Haverford Innovation Program’s Incubator.
The prize honors young women dedicated to creating a future where the people who imagine and build technology mirror the people and societies for which they build.