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Released: 4-Dec-2021 12:55 AM EST
New Mexico Lab-Embedded Entrepreneur Program Announces First Cohort
Los Alamos National Laboratory

The New Mexico Lab-Embedded Entrepreneur Program (New Mexico LEEP) announces the three fellows in the program’s first cohort, scheduled to launch in January 2022.

Newswise: UAlbany Unveils $180M ETEC Research and Entrepreneurship Complex
Released: 17-Nov-2021 2:35 PM EST
UAlbany Unveils $180M ETEC Research and Entrepreneurship Complex
University at Albany, State University of New York

The facility is the epicenter of many of the University’s signature research strengths, including climate science, emergency preparedness and cybersecurity.

Newswise: ISU receives national recognition for supporting innovation, entrepreneurship across Iowa
Released: 16-Nov-2021 2:05 PM EST
ISU receives national recognition for supporting innovation, entrepreneurship across Iowa
Iowa State University

The Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities recognized ISU’s ongoing efforts to support small businesses and innovators across Iowa with its 2021 Innovation and Economic Prosperity Place award.

Released: 15-Nov-2021 10:25 AM EST
Dreaming of being an investment shark? Better figure out if you're a night owl or morning person
Indiana University

The early bird might get the worm, but if you're a night owl looking to invest in the next big startup, making such a decision first thing in the morning might not be the best idea, according to a new study by researchers at Indiana University and the University of Central Florida.

Released: 10-Nov-2021 5:00 AM EST
Tulane University Startup Report Shows Investment Gains for New Orleans Ventures
Tulane University

New Orleans startups are making substantial gains in attracting investment funding while also adopting more flexible work options and scaling back their office expansion plans, according to the latest findings from Tulane University’s 2021 Greater New Orleans Startup Report.

Newswise: Across California, Veteran Entrepreneurs Supported by New Outreach Center
Released: 8-Nov-2021 12:20 PM EST
Across California, Veteran Entrepreneurs Supported by New Outreach Center
Cal Poly Humboldt

Veteran small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs across California can access free business training and counseling thanks to Humboldt State University’s Veterans Business Outreach Center (NorCal VBOC).

Newswise: Quick MBA for SMEs – Chula’s Intensive and Practical Training for Business Survival during the COVID-19 Crisis
Released: 3-Nov-2021 8:55 AM EDT
Quick MBA for SMEs – Chula’s Intensive and Practical Training for Business Survival during the COVID-19 Crisis
Chulalongkorn University

The recently-concluded and successful “Quick MBA for SMEs” social project from Chula that brought knowledge to the living room of four groups of SMEs entrepreneurs: food businesses, hotels & accommodation, health, and fashion, to help them adapt and survive the COVID-19 crisis. Watch past episodes to revive and empower your business today.

Released: 2-Nov-2021 12:15 PM EDT
Four reasons why businesses won't adopt reusable packaging – and one way to address them all
Lancaster University

A track and trace system is the answer to encourage reusable packaging, says new research.

   
Newswise: Engineering Next-Gen Vaccines
Released: 2-Nov-2021 11:35 AM EDT
Engineering Next-Gen Vaccines
University of Delaware

The University of Delaware's Aditya Kunjapur has been awarded the 2021 American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Langer Prize for Innovation and Entrepreneurial Excellence, a highly competitive award that comes with a stipend to pursue “blue sky” ideas.

Released: 1-Nov-2021 10:05 AM EDT
New Director Named for Chaifetz Center for Entrepreneurship
Saint Louis University

Lewis Sheats is joining Saint Louis University’s Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business as the new director of the Chaifetz Center for Entrepreneurship.

Newswise: Turn Your Free Time into Income with “Wang”, An AI/ML Platform by Chula Students
Released: 29-Oct-2021 8:55 AM EDT
Turn Your Free Time into Income with “Wang”, An AI/ML Platform by Chula Students
Chulalongkorn University

How wonderful would it be if we can make money in our free time while helping researchers enhance AI efficiency at the same time? This is the idea that came to the mind of two young engineers from Chulalongkorn University who successfully developed ‘Wang’ (Free), a multi-award-winning platform that matches your free time with business opportunities and creates benefits for society. Various innovation awards guarantee the platform is the best startup.

Newswise: U.S. Small Business Administration Awards ASBTDC $2.5 Million Grant for Community Navigator Pilot Program
Released: 28-Oct-2021 4:15 PM EDT
U.S. Small Business Administration Awards ASBTDC $2.5 Million Grant for Community Navigator Pilot Program
University of Arkansas at Little Rock

The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received a $2.5 million grant to engage in targeted outreach to small businesses in underserved communities. The U.S. Small Business Administration awarded the competitive funding under the Community Navigator Pilot Program administered by the SBA’s Office of Entrepreneurship Education.

Newswise: National Healthcare Startup Incubator Opens Applications for Second Cohort
Released: 18-Oct-2021 2:00 PM EDT
National Healthcare Startup Incubator Opens Applications for Second Cohort
LifeBridge Health

National healthcare incubator 1501 Health is inviting healthcare startups to apply to join its second year-long cohort, accepting applications from Oct. 26 through Nov. 16, 2021. 1501 Health will provide investment and resources to help the selected early-stage companies develop and scale their healthcare solutions. Companies chosen to participate in the program can be located anywhere in the country, and will receive up to $100,000 in investment capital. Members of the cohort will have access to unique mentorship opportunities and support from payer and provider experts, along with networking and educational events with other startups, investors and stakeholders.

   
Released: 13-Oct-2021 8:30 AM EDT
Powering Small Businesses Through the Pandemic Storm
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)

UNLV Small Business Development Center offers lifeline to local companies and entrepreneurs navigating economic uncertainty.

Released: 12-Oct-2021 4:20 PM EDT
Women indirectly hurt more by noncompete pacts
Cornell University

Nine out of 10 startups fail, and even among venture-backed fledgling companies, the success rate is only about 25%. It’s even tougher for women entrepreneurs, who face challenges their male counterparts don’t, according to new Cornell University research.

Released: 12-Oct-2021 2:35 PM EDT
New research finds algorithm meant to eliminate racial disparities in Airbnb revenue fails to enhance revenue equality
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)

Airbnb created a free, smart-pricing tool for its Airbnb hosts. But the tool meant to promote racial equality has done little to solve the problem.

Released: 12-Oct-2021 10:05 AM EDT
New UVA Darden Executive Education White Paper Offers Guide to Manage Through Disruption and Transformation
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

A new free white paper from Darden Executive Education & Lifelong Learning, “Acting in the Present, Shaping the Future: Leaders in Unprecedented Times,” considers the rapid onslaught of contemporary challenges facing organizations and the global workforce, and posits potential paths forward on topics ranging from climate change to ethical capitalism.

Released: 6-Oct-2021 1:50 PM EDT
Danforth Center Wins $1.5M EDA Grant to Lead New Center for AgTech and Applied Location Science and Technology
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center has won a $1.5 million competitive Build to Scale grant from the US Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) to support the Center for AgTech and Applied Location Science and Technology (CATALST).

Released: 5-Oct-2021 4:05 PM EDT
$10,000 Awarded to Student Entrepreneurs Solving Housing Affordability
Sorenson Impact Center, David Eccles School of Business, University of Utah

Today, Ivory Innovations announced the winners of the 2021 Hack-A-House, a student-driven entrepreneurial competition resulting in innovations to reduce housing costs.

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Released: 1-Oct-2021 2:00 PM EDT
The latest research news in Archaeology and Anthropology
Newswise

“Throw me the idol; I’ll throw you the whip!” - From Raiders of the Lost Ark

     
Released: 22-Sep-2021 4:10 PM EDT
Key donors come together to honor Taylor Randall with Presidential Chair at the David Eccles School of Business
University of Utah

The creation of the Taylor Randall Presidential Chair, thanks to the generosity of 40 donors, was announced Tuesday morning at the 31st annual Spencer Fox Eccles Convocation at the David Eccles School of Business.

Newswise: Master of Business Creation Startup Founders for 2021-22
Released: 22-Sep-2021 3:40 PM EDT
Master of Business Creation Startup Founders for 2021-22
University of Utah, David Eccles School of Business

The Department of Entrepreneurship & Strategy at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business welcomed the third class of founders in the Master of Business Creation (MBC) program this fall semester for the 2021-22 academic year. The program is offered with support from the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute. The group consists of 23 founders who have launched 18 companies with products and services ranging from choke-prevention devices and delivery logistics to party planning and luxury pajamas. All have already made progress in starting their companies and are looking to grow sales and attract investors, among other goals.

Released: 21-Sep-2021 9:00 AM EDT
‘Maryland Business Adapts’ Event Announces Call for Nominations
University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business

The Center for Global Business at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business is calling for nominations for its second annual event recognizing Maryland-based global businesses for innovative pandemic-era pivots.

Released: 20-Sep-2021 1:00 PM EDT
The Most Successful Startups Mix Friendships and Business to Build Teams, Research Finds
University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business

New research in the Academy of Management Journal shows startups can foster team dynamics, fundraising and productivity, and maximize profit earnings through a hybrid formation strategy wherein founders both like each other due to shared values/experiences and have proper complementary skills/capabilities.

Newswise: Chula Marketing Guru Cautioned Entrepreneurs Against “3Ps of Business Taboos” to Survive the Fourth Wave of COVID-19
Released: 17-Sep-2021 8:55 AM EDT
Chula Marketing Guru Cautioned Entrepreneurs Against “3Ps of Business Taboos” to Survive the Fourth Wave of COVID-19
Chulalongkorn University

Chula marketing professor from the Faculty of Commerce and Accountancy warned entrepreneurs of the “3Ps” of things they should not do, and to hang on to their hope. This fourth wave of COVID-19 too shall soon pass.

Newswise: U. of Utah ranked No. 8 for undergrad entrepreneurship (No. 5 among public schools) for 2022 by U.S. News
Released: 15-Sep-2021 6:05 PM EDT
U. of Utah ranked No. 8 for undergrad entrepreneurship (No. 5 among public schools) for 2022 by U.S. News
University of Utah, David Eccles School of Business

The University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business continues to be recognized as a top-10 program for entrepreneurship. In new rankings from U.S. News & World Report, its undergraduate program for entrepreneurship ranked No. 8 overall and No. 5 among public schools for 2022.

Released: 15-Sep-2021 5:00 PM EDT
UA Little Rock, ASBTDC Introduce Online Training to Keep Small Businesses Cyber Safe
University of Arkansas at Little Rock

New “Cyber Safe” training from the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center equips businesses to recognize and thwart cyber threats. ASBTDC collaborated with the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Cyber Arena to create the Cyber Safe: Cybersecurity for Small Business online training course. The free, on-demand course is broken into short modules covering cybersecurity basics, such as access control, passwords, physical security, and network protection.

Released: 8-Sep-2021 7:00 AM EDT
Innovative Solutions Wanted Amidst Rapidly Rising Housing Costs
University of Utah, David Eccles School of Business

Ivory Innovations has opened nominations for the 4th Annual Ivory Prize for Housing Affordability.

Released: 2-Sep-2021 2:35 AM EDT
Racial revenue gap narrowed with AirBnb pricing algorithm, but only for those who adopt it: new research
University of Toronto, Joseph L. Rotman School of Management

A voluntary AirBnb pricing algorithm substantially narrowed a pre-existing revenue gap between white and Black hosts, a new study has found – but only when Black hosts adopted it.

Released: 31-Aug-2021 9:00 AM EDT
Penn Medicine and Wharton Social Impact Initiative Launch $5 Million Investment Fund for Health Equity
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

“Fund for Health” announced first round of funding for companies that aim to strengthen social determinants of health

Released: 25-Aug-2021 12:10 PM EDT
Rutgers to Expand Entrepreneurship Training Programs for Researchers as Partner in New NSF I-Corps™ Hub: Northeast Region
Rutgers University's Office for Research

As a key player in developing and transforming innovators into entrepreneurs that improve people’s lives, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey will expand its entrepreneurship training programming and further equip faculty and student researchers with the skills and strategy needed to transition their discoveries into technologies and products, as a partner in the newly created NSF I-Corps™ Hub: Northeast Region.

Released: 19-Aug-2021 3:00 PM EDT
VIDEO AND TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE: Breakthrough Cases and COVID Boosters: Live Expert Panel for August 18, 2021
Newswise

Expert Q&A: Do breakthrough cases mean we will soon need COVID boosters? The extremely contagious Delta variant continues to spread, prompting mask mandates, proof of vaccination, and other measures. Media invited to ask the experts about these and related topics.

Released: 13-Aug-2021 8:55 AM EDT
Tips for SMEs to Boost Online Food Sales by Chula Marketing Expert
Chulalongkorn University

Chula marketing expert suggests marketing tips for SMEs’ success in food delivery — know your strengths, know your customers, and use eye-catching food images as appealing as the food taste.

Released: 9-Aug-2021 2:05 PM EDT
DOE Announces $37 Million to Small Businesses for Climate, Energy and Scientific R&D
Department of Energy, Office of Science

In support of the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to build the American economy back better, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced a plan to provide $37 million for small businesses pursuing climate and energy research and development (R&D) projects as well the development of advanced scientific instrumentation through a funding opportunity announcement (FOA).

Released: 3-Aug-2021 10:00 AM EDT
Same Berkeley MBA Without the Commute
University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business

UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business announced a new flexible online option for its top-ranked, part-time Evening & Weekend MBA Program. The new Flex option offers the same curriculum and faculty and the same Berkeley Haas MBA degree in a highly customized and flexible online and on-campus format.

Released: 2-Aug-2021 11:15 AM EDT
Phase Holographic Imaging Supports New RegeneratOR Test Bed with Label Free Non-destructive Live Cell Imaging
Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine

Phase Holographic Imaging is collaborating with the RegeneratOR Test Bed, a new regenerative medicine endeavor in North Carolina, by providing its technology to help support start-up companies in the regenerative medicine space.

Released: 30-Jul-2021 12:15 PM EDT
Dog DNA Startup Announces $75m in Venture Funding
Cornell University

Embark Veterinary, Inc. – a canine genetics startup company that graduated from Cornell University’s McGovern Center incubator in late 2017 – announced $75 million in venture funding on July 26.

Released: 19-Jul-2021 1:30 PM EDT
Life Science Entrepreneurship Concentration To Be Added to Rensselaer MBA Program
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

With the recent award of a New York Life Science Entrepreneur Development grant from Empire State Development (ESD), the Lally School of Management at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will launch a life science entrepreneurship concentration within their Master of Business Administration (MBA) program.

Released: 14-Jul-2021 2:50 PM EDT
Pandemic Recovery Trends in Hotel Service
University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business

Maryland Smith service expert Roland Rust explains why guests should prepare for room rate and fee increases and more service automation as hotels grapple with a labor shortage.

Released: 8-Jul-2021 1:45 PM EDT
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Stevens Institute of Technology To Establish the First-Ever NSF-Backed Fintech Research Center
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Stevens Institute of Technology announced today that they have been awarded the first-ever National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to create an industry-university cooperative research center devoted specifically to financial technology and science.

Released: 7-Jul-2021 12:15 PM EDT
DHS Awards Nearly $1M to Small Business to Secure NG9-1-1 Multimedia Content
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS SBIR Program recently awarded $997,526.67 to San Antonio, Texas-based SecureLogix to secure responders data against increased cyber threats.

Released: 7-Jul-2021 9:00 AM EDT
News Coverage of Racial Incidents Lowers Support for Black Entrepreneurs, Study Finds
University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business

One might expect that black entrepreneurs are receiving some long-deserved recognition. After the murder of George Floyd last summer, calls to #SupportBlackBusinesses and #BuyBlack soared.

   
Released: 25-Jun-2021 3:50 PM EDT
DHS Awards $2M for Small Businesses to Develop Machine Learning for Detection Technologies
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS SBIR Program recently awarded funding to two small businesses to develop non-contact, inexpensive machine learning training and classification technologies.

Released: 23-Jun-2021 11:50 AM EDT
Johns Hopkins Carey Business School and Aegon Transamerica Foundation Collaborating to Support Underrepresented Minority Students
Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School

Johns Hopkins Carey Business School and the Aegon Transamerica Foundation are collaborating to promote business education to underrepresented minority students. The new collaboration will include support for Carey’s annual Summer Business Academy, its ongoing leadership development mentoring program, and a new scholarship for graduate students.

   
Released: 16-Jun-2021 2:35 PM EDT
Tulane University Names New Business School Dean
Tulane University

Paulo Goes, Dean and Halle Chair in Leadership at the University of Arizona’s Eller College of Management, has been named dean of Tulane University’s A.B. Freeman School of Business, effective August 23, 2021.



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