Listen to an audio version of the interview here. (This interview has been lightly edited for clarity) Kenia Hale: Hi y’all, my name is Kenia Hale, I use she/her pronouns, I’m from Cleveland, Ohio although I currently live in New Brunswick, New Jersey. I am currently a emerging scholar…

Earth Hacks: Tell us a bit about yourself (i.e., where you’re from, your background, what you’re in school for, etc.)! Harshal Dave: My name is Harshal Dave and I am a third year student majoring in Information Technology at K. J. Somaiya College of Engineering. I have various leadership experience…

TurtleHacks 2023 was a 36-hour green-centric hybrid hackathon targeting high-school and university students in Canada with the goal of saving the turtles or solving any other environmental concern through innovation. This year’s event took place on May 12–14th and brought together 347 participants that submitted a total of 40 projects. …

UWB ACM Hacks’ 6th annual hackathon took place on May 5–7th, at the University of Washington Bothell campus. This year’s 3-day event focused on bringing back in-person activities and included three challenge tracks: Education: Education moved online during quarantine, causing many to adjust their way of learning for their new…

HackerStellar 2023 was a 24-hour hackathon hosted by the Computer Society of India Student’s Chapter at K.J. Somaiya College of Engineering (CSI KJSCE), which took place on April 15–16th. With registrations from over 55+ cities in India covering all the regions of the country, HackerStellar was able to bring together…

On Sunday, April 23rd, 2023, WE ACT For Environmental Justice, the Just Green Partnership and Earth Hacks co-hosted Policy for the People, a one-day hybrid workshop focused on environmental justice education and policy communication. …

Hack_NCState 2023, North Carolina State University’s annual hackathon, took place in person on April 8–9th, 2023. Hack_NC State is a 24-hour sprint that allows participants to code up innovative projects, attend various tech talks, listen in on guest speakers, and engage in their one-of-a-kind special events. This year’s event, however…

HackNITR 4.0 was the 4th annual 3-day hackathon organized by NITR (National Institute of Technology, Rourkela) based in Rourkela, India; which took place virtually on January 6–8th, 2023. …

On November 19–20, 2022 Libelula and Earth Hacks co-hosted AmazoniaHack: An Open Hardware Hackathon for the Amazon Rainforest, to support Libelula in their mission to end illegal deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest in Brazil. Deforestation is a complex problem with no single solution, but Libelula aims to contribute to a…