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…
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…
Non-toxic Beauty Products, Just Like Grandma Used To Make
What started as a personal natural hair journey for Hunter Phelps turned into a business venture when she reached her breaking point with harmful chemicals that further damaged her…
TechArb Student Venture Accelerator welcomes 18th cohort
TechArb showcased some of the University of Michigan’s most ambitious student entrepreneurs during TechTrek last week. Celebrating its 10th year, TechArb, the student venture accelerator at the University of…
TechArb welcomes four ventures for summer cohort
TechArb, the University of Michigan Student Venture Accelerator, kicked off its summer program on June 6th with four new companies. Representing a range of sectors and fields of study, the…
Health and Convenience a Priority to U-M Student Entrepreneur
By Kate Toporski, CFE Content Development Intern “My vision was always clear of what I wanted the product to be, but the path to get there never was.” Meet…