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Hacking the Hackathon

What is a Hackathon? Now that it’s hackathon season, many STEM students are stressing about whether or not they should participate, and even asking what they are. Contrary to popular belief, hackathons don’t actually require “hacking.” Instead, they're a collaborative event in which teams from a range of computing and design backgrounds come together to solve proposed problems. Hackathons...