Reflections on science, technology, and computing — leavened by personal experience


Let’s dream big and bright about a larger, more diverse and inclusive workforce and an inclusive science and engineering ecosystem that continues to be a magnet for global talent.

Why is it culturally acceptable in the U.S. to say, “I’m bad at math and science” when few would willingly confess to semi-literacy by saying “I don’t read very well.”

Society has vouchsafed in us an extraordinary privilege and sacred trust, as scholarly stewards and explorers.

Public research universities are in the business of helping people. This is especially true in times of accelerating and disruptive change.

COVID-19 has disrupted our lives in so many ways – commerce and trade, personal livelihoods and economic vitality, family and social interactions, health and wellness (obviously), mobility and travel, and education, to name just a few. This global pandemic has also exposed deep social inequities in new ways, convolved with political disarray and often dysfunctional…

Remember, the best way to predict the future is to create it.