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MPowered Innovation Challenge: An Epic Night of Creativity, Tech, and Friendly Competition

On Friday, October 18th, the Duderstadt Atrium and Connector Hall transformed into a hive of energy as over 100 students…

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Embracing Uncertainty: The Journey of Learning and Unlearning in Startups

Written by Saisindhu S Valluri As someone who values clarity above all, unpredictability is a distant consideration when making decisions….

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Breaking Barriers in Textile Recycling
Breaking Barriers in Textile Recycling: Brian Iezzi, Fibarcode, and the Impact of the NSF I-Corps Program

Written by Christopher Eakin Brian Iezzi sat in his small Ann Arbor apartment pondering a question: why is so little…

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Students speak with two members of the entrepreneurial practice programs team at the CFE Open House Carnival.
CFE Open House Carnival Recap: Fun, Games, and Entrepreneurial Spirit!

Think you can pitch a wild business idea in under a minute? Or unscramble biomedical jargon like a pro? Students…

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Fuel: Intero Biosystems Ignites Innovation as September Winner

The Center for Entrepreneurship is excited to announce that Intero Biosystems, led by the brilliant PhD student Madeline Eiken, has…

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Student Spotlight: Michael Ettlinger

What if your education could not only empower you, but also change the world? Meet Michael Ettlinger, a graduate student…

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Faculty Fandom: Grace Hsia, Founder of Warmilu & Star of Comcast’s “Culture Capital”

When you think of innovation, you might picture cutting-edge tech or groundbreaking business models. But for CFE instructor Grace Hsia,…

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Sam Altman holds a special Q&A session with 30 U-M students during the launch of OpenAI o1

Generative artificial intelligence, or GenAI, has been a revolutionary development for nearly every industry. The technical advancements in the past…

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Student Spotlight: Maansi Nema

Meet Maansi Nema, a senior at the University of Michigan majoring in Computer Science, and one of the many students…

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