Advice & Community: Shining a Spotlight on 4 Ann Arbor and U-M Resources for Women by Women
Women’s History Month is an opportunity to reflect on the women who’ve come before us; those who’ve been driving change, scaling heights, and breaking barriers for centuries. The legacy of…
Interviewing with Startups: 6 Tips for a Successful Outcome
Interviewing for a job is stressful. Interviewing for a job virtually can be even more nerve-racking. Being prepared for any interview can help reduce stress, make you feel more confident,…
Optimism vs. Lying: What Elizabeth Holmes Can Teach Young Entrepreneurs
By JONATHAN FAY, Hub Director, NSF I-Corps Hub: Great Lakes Region Director of Research Translation and Impact: Biomedical Engineering The conviction of Elizabeth Holmes, provides an opportunity for us…
Meetup Project Spotlight: Bambú, ParkTime Inc., & Spacecraft Charging Monitor
Company/Project Name: Bambú Founder: Luis Fernando Solano Project Summary: As a university, sustainable initiatives have been great, but when looking through the lens of campus life, it drastically decreases. Usually…
Nuclear Grand Challenge Engages Student Ideas For Waste Revenue
Prize competitions accelerate progress toward ambitious goals by providing an incentive for innovators and investors to solve complex problems. Prizes particularly lend themselves to situations where there is no clear…
Female Entrepreneurs At U-M Continue As Leaders And Best
The month of March hosts International Women’s Day and we wanted to take the time to showcase just a few of the many women in various aspects of entrepreneurship who…
Entrepreneurial Basics Video Series Launched
A series of short, informational videos has been produced and launched by the CFE to help hopeful startup founders feel better prepared and make smarter choices about their new ventures….
Journey to Tackling the Student Loan Crisis
Many students face a common dilemma – the overwhelming burden of student loan debt. Nearly 45 million borrowers collectively owe more than $1.5 trillion in student loan debt in the…
Finding the Fake: Student startup develops device to detect counterfeit drugs
Medicines are used to treat diseases and to promote health – this doesn’t matter to counterfeiters. An estimated one in 10 medicines in low- and middle-income countries are counterfeit and…
The Next Generation of Community Involvement
There are many benefits to volunteering – both for the individual and the community-based organizations in places where they serve – but the number of Americans who volunteer has…