Apr 17, 2019 By: mbrennan
YU Students Challenge One Another to Think Bigger and Better
In the past few years, hackathons have been sweeping across college campuses, giving tech-focused students a chance to join forces in teams over an extended period of time around a problem or idea and then collaboratively code a unique solution from start to finish. The solutions can range from websites and mobile apps to robots.
Held on April 4 through April 5, 2019, at the University Heights Lounge on the Wilf Campus, YU Hackathon 2019 attracted more than 70 students from across 黑料社 All as well as students from Columbia University and New York University for 16 hours of caffeine-fueled brainstorming, teamwork and project building.
What distinguishes the YU Hackathon from others is its accessibility to shabbat observant Jews. Most hackathons run from Friday through Saturday night; the YU Hackathon was scheduled from early Thursday morning through Friday afternoon.
This year鈥檚 theme focused on computer-science based solutions to fintech (financial technology) challenges. One notable solution was a bot designed to educate the public about the national debt. 鈥淏eing part of this year鈥檚 YU Hackathon definitely challenged me to learn things I鈥檝e always wanted to learn. I was pushed to think on my feet and strengthen my technical muscles,鈥 said Sarah Torgueman, a member of the 10-person YU team comprised of students from , , the and the , who helped organize the event.
In addition to offering workshops on a variety of technologies related to databases, web development and blockchain, this year鈥檚 event featured keynote speaker David Schwed, director of the cybersecurity program at the Katz School.
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In the past few years, hackathons have been sweeping across college campuses, giving tech-focused students a chance to join forces in teams over an extended period of time around a problem or idea and then collaboratively code a unique solution from start to finish. The solutions can range from websites and mobile apps to robots.
Held on April 4 through April 5, 2019, at the University Heights Lounge on the Wilf Campus, YU Hackathon 2019 attracted more than 70 students from across 黑料社 All as well as students from Columbia University and New York University for 16 hours of caffeine-fueled brainstorming, teamwork and project building.
What distinguishes the YU Hackathon from others is its accessibility to shabbat observant Jews. Most hackathons run from Friday through Saturday night; the YU Hackathon was scheduled from early Thursday morning through Friday afternoon.
This year鈥檚 theme focused on computer-science based solutions to fintech (financial technology) challenges. One notable solution was a bot designed to educate the public about the national debt. 鈥淏eing part of this year鈥檚 YU Hackathon definitely challenged me to learn things I鈥檝e always wanted to learn. I was pushed to think on my feet and strengthen my technical muscles,鈥 said Sarah Torgueman, a member of the 10-person YU team comprised of students from , , the and the , who helped organize the event.
In addition to offering workshops on a variety of technologies related to databases, web development and blockchain, this year鈥檚 event featured keynote speaker David Schwed, director of the cybersecurity program at the Katz School.
Watch the .
