The Startup: Where are they now?
By Kate Toporski, CFE Content Development Intern Last winter was the first year The Startup competition teams took to the Stamps auditorium stage. An excited group of young entrepreneurs pitched…
Introducing the Entrepreneurs Leadership Program: Where Elite Students Will Shape Their Future
Twenty of the most talented students from four different colleges across the University of Michigan have been accepted into an elite program designed specifically for individuals who plan on making…
Making Your Trip to the West the Best: 5 Must-Dos for Your Bay Area Immersion
By Kate Toporski, CFE Content Development Intern Never mind that “winter is coming.” I choose to focus on the much more inviting and inspiring tagline: “spring break is coming.” And…
$3.5M in ARPA-E Funding Awarded to U-M Project for Breakthrough in Energy Storage Tech
The University of Michigan College of Engineering’s Solid-State Batteries project, led by faculty researcher Jeff Sakamoto, received $3.5M in funding from the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) to further development…
From Pickles to Publishing: Why Finding Your Venture is the Next ENTR Class You Should Take
By Kate Toporski, CFE Content Development Intern “Alright, who wants some Bloody Mary mix?” Not exactly the words you’d expect to hear when you walk into your Thursday afternoon…
U-M Program Takes Transportation Innovations from Lab to Marketplace
From Xconomy 11/9/15 by: Sarah Schmid University of Michigan researchers and faculty developing innovations that address transportation and mobility challenges have a path from the lab to the marketplace thanks…
Faculty Innovation Ambassador Program
The Center for Entrepreneurship’s Faculty Innovation Ambassador (FIA) Program seeks to accelerate the commercialization of research by providing an avenue for faculty and researchers to collaborate with experts in…
What a Day in West Michigan taught U-M Students about Entrepreneurship
By Kate Toporski, CFE Content Development Intern It was a brisk Friday morning as 50 Michigan students gathered around The Cube, anxiously waiting the day ahead. The Center for Entrepreneurship…
If You Build It, I Will Come
By Tom Frank, CFE Executive Director I recently had the pleasure of co-hosting the distinguished alumni awards for the College of Engineering in one of my large survey classes. I…
Spaghetti, Social Media, and Scavenger Hunts: How Do They Connect?
Spaghetti, Social Media, and Scavenger Hunts: How Do They Connect? By Kate Toporski, CFE Content Development Intern At the beginning of September, 60 U-M students came together in the Duderstadt…