STEM


Empowering Women Across Land, Ocean, Atmosphere, and Beyond 

Empowering Women Across Land, Ocean, Atmosphere, and Beyond 

For women embarking on scientific careers midway through the 20th century, stepping into these spaces also meant treading significant obstacles. These explorers, be it land, ocean, or atmosphere, first required persistence to break societal barriers that limited women to more domestic domains.   Geodesist Dr. Gladys West, oceanographer Dr. Katsuko Saruhashi, and meteorologist Anna Mani are […]

March 5, 2024 • 4 min read People

Neta Corem: The Power of Belief

Neta Corem: The Power of Belief

From a young age, Neta Corem, senior manager of product management at Western Digital, understood the value of confidence. Growing up in the countryside of Israel, Corem was surrounded by nature and a spirit of self-reliance.  “My love of nature was always there, and my father always encouraged me to handle technical things,” said Corem. […]

September 5, 2023 • 5 min read People

eMentoring STEM Students to Inspire & Drive the Future

eMentoring STEM Students to Inspire & Drive the Future

Western Digital is an official launch partner of TryEngineering Together (TET), an online STEM “eMentoring” volunteer program from IEEE and Cricket Media. Western Digital employees from campuses around the U.S. were matched one-on-one across distance and time zones to eMentor students.

April 17, 2018 • 4 min read People

We.care: Students, STEM & Scholarships

We.care: Students, STEM & Scholarships

To the kids who discovered their passion for designing and building robots in after-school clubs, the students who spent their summers developing games as often as they played them, and the scholars who dream of becoming STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) professionals, this one’s for you! The Western Digital Scholarship Program was established to […]

March 5, 2018 • 3 min read People

OSCON & US2020 – 4 Key Areas to a Bright Technology Future

OSCON & US2020 – 4 Key Areas to a Bright Technology Future

I enjoy attending OSCON as it is a great way to immerse myself on the latest in open source projects, culture and meeting open source leaders. This year proved to be no exception and I came away excited and rejuvenated by people and ideas. There were 4 key areas that really struck out for me: […]

August 4, 2015 • 5 min read Data