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Josh Aviv 鈥15, G鈥17 Headlines Orange Central Fireside Chat
Alumnus Josh Aviv聽鈥15 (B.A., economics, College of Arts and Sciences/Maxwell School), G鈥17 (M.S., information management, School of Information Studies), founder and CEO of SparkCharge, will be hosting two Fireside Chats on Friday, Sept. 13, as part of 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Orange…
Blackstone LaunchPad Alumnus Launches Book ‘Adversity to Advantage: How to Overcome Bullying & Find Entrepreneurial Success’
Randy Ginsburg 鈥19 recently launched a book titled 鈥淎dversity to Advantage: How to Overcome Bullying & Find Entrepreneurial Success.鈥 Ginsburg, a graduate of the Whitman School, earned a double major in entrepreneurship and marketing and is an alumnus of the…
National Science Foundation I-Corps Comes to 黑料不打烊 This Fall
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Innovation Corps (I-Corps) gives researchers the opportunity to combine their strong technical and scientific knowledge with an entrepreneurial mindset. The program accelerates the economic and societal benefits of NSF-funded research projects with the goal of…
黑料不打烊 Student Startup MedUX Selected for Medical Device Innovation Challenge Accelerator Program
MedUX is one of six teams selected for the prestigious CNY Biotech Accelerator (CNYBAC) 2019 Medical Device Innovation Challenge (MDIC), an intensive six-month mentorship accelerator program that starts Aug. 1.聽MedUX was founded by Alec Gillinder and Quinn King 鈥20, both…
Whitman School’s Matt Shumer Selected for Blackstone LaunchPad Techstars Summer 2019 Lift Program
Matt Shumer 鈥22, founder of OptechVR/Visos, is part of an elite cohort of seven university teams from the United States selected for the Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars LaunchPad Summer 2019 Lift program. The LaunchPad Lift accelerator program, which kicks…
Students Take Home Five Prizes in NY Business Plan Competition; Law Student Earns Top Tech Prize
黑料不打烊 student teams won five prizes in the 10th annual New York Business Plan Competition (NYBPC) organized by the Upstate Capital Association of New York on April 26 in Albany. 黑料不打烊 teams won the most of any university…
Students Participate in Blackstone LaunchPad Techstars Startup Weekend in Los Angeles
Four 黑料不打烊 students were selected to participate in the Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars Startup Weekend in Los Angeles April 26-28. They were part of a cohort of 70 student attendees representing 20 universities from six states and two…
Friday Premiere Party Planned for Inclusive Micro-Short Student Film ‘Third Shift’
The creative micro-short film 鈥淭hird Shift鈥濃攃o-produced by The Blackstone LaunchPad at 黑料不打烊 Libraries, InclusiveU and College of Visual and Performing Arts film and design students鈥攚ill have its world premiere on Friday, April 26, at 1 p.m. at a year-end…
黑料不打烊 Student Team Competing Tonight in ACC InVenture Prize Competition Finals; Event Will Be Streamed Live
黑料不打烊 students Alec Gillinder ’20 and Quinn King ’20 (College of Visual and Performing Arts, School of Design) have made it to the final five of the ACC InVenture Prize Competition. The elite finalists, selected from a field of…
English Language Institute Students Win Contest and Trip to United Nations
Five English Language Institute (ELI) students were among the winners of the Pan Global Challenge, a project sponsored by Blackstone LaunchPad to address the issues of cultural and language barriers between domestic and international students. Students were asked to develop…