Computer Science

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Health & Medicine

On, Alumnae: Thelma EstrinSummer 2019

Estrin introduced computing technology to medical research, leading the way to today’s health-care systems. Wikimedia Commons Thelma Estrin ’48, MS’49, PhD’52 blazed a trail in the field of medical informatics (the practice of applying computers to medical research and treatment). Although she always had an aptitude…

Campus History

On, Alumnae: Mary Kenneth KellerSummer 2019

As a nun, Keller defied traditional expectations in becoming the first woman to earn a PhD in computer science. Courtesy of Clarke University In 1965, Sister Mary Kenneth Keller PhD’65 became the nation’s first woman to earn a PhD in computer science. She came close…