JumboHack: Tufts' Loveliest Hackathon

When: February 17th through February 18th, 2024
Where: Tufts' Joyce Cummings Center, Somerville, MA
Who: Hackers, designers, and lovers in the Greater Boston area

There’s something in the air…you can feel it in your heart…and it’s not love, it’s Tufts’ first hackathon in five years! Have you ever wondered what a hackathon is? Have you ever seen a cool hackathon you wanted to go to and it was just too far away? Sounds like you might be our type...

Join us February 17th to 18th in the Joyce Cummings Center to learn new technologies, build exciting projects, and meet other cool people! At JumboHack, you’ll work on a technical project over the course of one or two days and explore the many events happening throughout the hackathon. Attend workshops from Tufts clubs such as BSCS, EWB, CIVIC, and AI Society. And, listen to presentations from professionals in the tech industry, speaking about DEI, generative AI, career building, and more. Food will be provided to keep you hacking!

For more information on our schedule, logistics, and judging, check out our website: https://jumbohack.vercel.app

Project Tracks

We have a few project tracks to guide your ideas and help make something awesome.

Racial Justice Advocacy: This track is for projects that aim to promote racial equity and combat racism in various domains such as health, education, criminal justice, and media. You can use data analysis, machine learning, web development, or any other tools to create solutions that address the challenges and opportunities of racial justice advocacy.

Environmentalism: This track is for projects that aim to protect the environment and mitigate the effects of climate change. You can use sensors, IoT, blockchain, or any other tools to create solutions that monitor, reduce, or offset the environmental impact of human activities.

Education: This track is for projects that aim to improve the quality and accessibility of education for learners of all ages and backgrounds. You can use gamification, VR/AR, AI, or any other tools to create solutions that enhance the learning experience, outcomes, and opportunities of education.

Political Awareness: This track is for projects that aim to increase the political awareness and engagement of citizens and communities. You can use social media, data visualization, NLP, or any other tools to create solutions that inform, persuade, or mobilize people on political issues and causes.

General: This track is for projects that do not fit into any of the above categories, but still have a positive social impact. You can use any tools or technologies to create solutions that address any problem or need that you are passionate about. Here's a little inspo: food insecurity, youth/homeless/elderly advocacy, LGBT advocacy, accessibility, connecting with community.

• Project and README
  Please submit all work associated with your project: code, documentation, design files, and more! In addition, please submit a README file, with information outlined in "JumboHack: Submissions and Judging"