October 2018

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Michigan CSE makes waves at the 2018 Richard Tapia Conference

Tapia attendees

Students, faculty, staff, and administrators from CSE made the trek to the Tapia Conference, the premier conference for celebrating diversity in computing. They made valuable connectings with peers, prospective students, and industry leaders.

 

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