Virginia Tech Hosts Women in Data Science Event to Boost Female Representation

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The Women in Data Science (WiDS) Blacksburg event is on February 18-19.
WiDS aims for 30 percent representation of women in data science by 2030.
A networking mixer will be held on February 18 for attendees.
Neeta Eapen will give the opening keynote on optimization challenges.

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Garima Raheja: Championing Climate Research and Women's Empowerment

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Garima Raheja is a Ph.D. candidate at Columbia University.
Her research focuses on quantifying climate change impacts on vulnerable populations.
Raheja uses machine learning to measure air pollution in marginalized communities.
She has worked at the White House on decarbonization efforts.
Raheja credits her mother, Pratibha Raheja, as a major inspiration.
She highlights challenges for women of color in science, citing implicit bias.
Raheja emphasizes the importance of a supportive community of women.
She states, “I would not be anywhere without this community of supportive women.”

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