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10/04/2021

Judith Spitz, Founder and Executive Director of Break Through Tech, shares advice with Forbes about how to "unlock" the transformational value of AI.

08/05/2021

Picking a college major can be hard. It used to be even harder for people who wanted to study both computer science and linguistics — but thanks to a new program at UIC, that's no longer the case.

07/21/2021

Choosing the right minor in college can have a major impact on your career. Find out what Ashma Pandya is already doing with her UIC minor in computer science — and how it will support her work down the road.

07/08/2021

Judith Spitz, Founder and Executive Director of Break Through Tech, is named a Forbes: Woman over 50 who is leading the way in impact and innovation.

07/01/2021

as their first line of defense against the business impacts of algorithmic bias - published in Forbes.

06/28/2021

Meeting people is one of the best parts of a Break Through Tech Chicago Sprinternship. The pharmaceutical company AbbVie found a way to make that activity as interactive as possible.

06/22/2021

Not all tech jobs are at tech companies. Five UIC women applied their technological know-how to a powerhouse of the sports world through their Break Through Tech Chicago Sprinternship.

06/16/2021

Some of this year's Break Through Tech Chicago Sprinternships gave UIC students the chance to come up with ways to use technology to support Chicago communities. Learn how five Sprinterns at the networking giant Cisco Systems developed an idea to move Pilsen forward.

06/02/2021

As published in the Wall Street Journal: Break Through Tech is one of a number of programs working to steer women into STEM fields.

05/26/2021

As part of the “Young Women Shaping the Future of Tech Series,” Break Through Tech National's Intern, Izabella Wieckowska, shares her journey into tech.