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The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it.

Albert Einstein

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In matters concerning truth and justice there can be no distinction between big problems and small; for the general principles which determine the conduct of men are indivisible. Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted in important affairs.

Albert Einstein

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As if a job title and salary are the sole measure of human worth.

Bill Watterson, creator of Calvin and Hobbes

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Source: Tatiana of Andcolaw

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My TEDxSFState talk entitled, “Confessions of a Hackathon Addict.” It was cathartic to summarize the last 4 years of my career into one talk.

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Time is the school in which we learn. Time is the fire in which we burn.

Delmore Schwartz

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Sad contraptions

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Flying by the Panama Canal

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"I choose violence." -Cersei Lannister

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Courage is not having the strength to go on; it is going on when you don't have the strength.

Theodore Roosevelt

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Atom at The University of British Columbia giving an info session about the @yahoo Engineering Associates Program @yahooeap, an accelerated career program for top talent.

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@yahoo Summer of Purpose, volunteering at the Sunnyvale Community Services food bank. We helped prepare 1,000 grocery bags. They go through 7,000 per month and still need help: http://www.svcommunityservices.org/volunteer.html @lifeatyahoo

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When I work with my team on doing estimations, I insist they be literally written on the back of envelopes.

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Who’s ready for their Fantasy Football draft?

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“Empathy can melt hearts, bring down walls, and this is what makes it dangerous.”

Shankar Vedantam, Hidden Brain podcast http://youtu.be/5gTStzP2LVg

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It's great to see Yahoo getting recognized at the White House for the campus tours, hackathons, coding workshops, and school talks that we do to encourage young people to think about careers in science, technology, engineering, and math.

Yahoo Receives National Recognition for STEM Education Initiatives

By Olivia Khalili, Director, Yahoo for Good

In 2012, the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology estimated that over the next decade there would be a shortage of one million STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) graduates in the U.S.

At Yahoo, we never shy away from a challenge, which is why we’ve been doing our part to help turn the tide in growing a diverse, high-skilled workforce globally. I’m pleased to share that our efforts have not gone unnoticed.

Yahoo is the winner of the 2016 “Excellence in Corporate Culture Award” from US2020, a nationwide campaign devoted to building and sustaining STEM education. This award recognizes companies promoting and supporting a culture of STEM volunteerism across all levels of their business operations. Grace Chung, Senior Manager for Corporate Programs, was in Washington, D.C. today to receive the award on behalf of Yahoo for Good at a daylong summit on STEM education initiatives.

Launched at the 2013 White House Science Fair, US2020 has been building a working community of committed companies, organizations, schools, government agencies, and cities. We’re proud to be a partner in this endeavor.

During Yahoo for Good’s 2015 Summer of Service global volunteer campaign, we saw participation from nearly 6,000 employees, many of whom volunteered their time for STEM education. This was a 33% increase from 2014 and a total of 31,000 volunteer hours.

Educating youth from underrepresented communities in STEM fields is the cornerstone of our Yahoo for Good program. In particular, we devote significant resources to STEAM. What’s the ‘A’ you might ask? ‘A’ is for the arts. So much of the work in STEM careers requires more than just technical skills; it takes creative thinking and imagination. According to a 2013 report by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, for every dollar spent on arts education, an additional 56 cents is generated elsewhere in the U.S. economy.

Yahoo for Good promotes STEAM volunteerism across our offices worldwide through various programs and policies. From paid time-off for employees to volunteer to up to $1,000 in corporate matching funds for donations to eligible non-profit organizations, Yahoo’s giving culture is rooted in a fundamental belief that investment in community service is an investment in our future.

Beyond our flagship Summer of Service and Summer of Purpose campaigns, we’ve piloted quarterly volunteer weeks beginning in 2015. Hour of Code last December brought various student groups from underrepresented communities onto Yahoo campuses for code instruction from Yahoo employees, small-group mentoring and career development discussions. Students participated in hands-on workshops centered on product development, security, accessibility and more.

Yahoo employees frequently participate in off-campus projects, through partnerships with non-profits including Technovation, Girls Who Code, Black Girls Code, Hack the Hood, the Inneract Project, Teens eXploring Technology, and the SF Education Fund.

We’re honored to receive recognition for our efforts, and we share this recognition with all of our partners and Yahoo employees who have devoted countless hours to share their knowledge with communities around the world. It is our hope that through these collective efforts, we’re able to inspire the next generation of creative thinkers and doers.

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How to Make An Avocado Rose.via @pbs-food