Meet the Tech Education Award nominees for the 22nd annual Mira Awards

Recognizing educators, organizations, and programs that inspire and open doors for learners of all ages Education is the passport to progress. And education technology―the computer hardware, software, and educational theory and practice utilized to facilitate learning and spark imagination―has flourished in Indiana for many years. The nominees chosen by the independent Mira Awards judges this […]

Crystal Morton’s love of numbers drives her own STEM outreach

The new director of K-12 outreach for Women & Hi Tech knows a thing or two about reaching youth with STEM messaging and opportunities. Dr. Crystal Morton started her own program —Girls STEM Institute—which is focused on providing powerful STEM learning experiences to young women of color. She’s also a former high school math teacher […]

TechPoint’s S.O.S. Challenge yields promising solutions to problems created by COVID-19 pandemic

The coronavirus pandemic has upended just about every aspect of life around the world and has caused global leaders to question how to manage through and beyond it. Here in Indiana, the 500+ college students and the 200+ Indiana tech sector coaches and advisors who took part in the TechPoint Summer Opportunities for Students Challenge […]

Meet the Community Impact Award Nominees for the 2020 Mira Awards

The Community Impact Award celebrates mission-driven people or organizations that have helped to push our tech community forward—the impact makers of the year. Whether it’s through a corporation, an agency, a social enterprise, or through grit and determination as an individual, these inspiring champions have made a difference for all of us.

IUPUI partners with local companies to introduce talent to Indy tech

The Computer Science Industry Partnership Program (CSIPP) is an effort to better unite the skills and talent coming from universities with the needs and opportunities present in tech companies.

Workforce diversity team at IU School of Informatics and Computing at IUPUI wins Tech Educator of the Year Mira Award

iDEW, which stands for Informatics Diversity-Enhanced Workforce, won the Tech Educator of the Year award during TechPoint’s 19th annual Mira Awards gala honoring the best of tech in Indiana.

Universities across Indiana help build and grow the tech ecosystem

While many parts make up our Indy tech ecosystem, universities across the state offer important pieces toward the development of new and innovative tech. Serving as a cradle for many startups, universities provide connections, talent, support and more to students and researchers launching their ideas. Along with helping new businesses begin, universities help inventors and […]

Local students embrace diversity, opportunity at Atlanta computing conference

Pike High School: Eleven students sluggishly drag their bags to the charter bus barely saying a word as five chaperones greet them with a cheery “Good morning.” Providence Cristo Rey High School: Nine students wait in the lobby as the bus pulls up.  A prayer for safe travels is said and the students scurry onto […]