Carolina moves more research discoveries and inventions to market for...
The number of inventions and discoveries developed and moved into the commercial market by faculty and students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is on the rise, according to a new...
View ArticleStudent startups pitch post-pandemic possibilities
The COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t dampened the passion and inventiveness Carolina students show toward launching new startup companies. Competitions like the Carolina Challenge Pitch Party give students the...
View ArticleWhere faculty startups start out
Walk five minutes across campus? Or drive a half-hour down Interstate 40? For faculty who need to find specialized wet labs where they can run their young life science startups, that sounds like an...
View ArticleFrom economics course to entrepreneurial experience
What does it take to be an entrepreneur? Do I have the right mindset? What tools will set me up for success? What if I fail? Where do I start? Taking the plunge into entrepreneurship can be confounding...
View ArticleCOVID-response collaborative blends data science, community wisdom
What started out as thoughtful conversation between University of North Carolina at Chapel-Hill colleagues on the 2019 Tar Heel Bus Tour has turned into a successful pilot program that engages...
View ArticleHelping students and startups find their potential
Mahka Moeen is an expert at helping others to creatively adapt. From startups to students, she helps all kinds of people innovate towards potential. Moeen, associate professor of strategy and...
View ArticleJudith Cone, vice chancellor for innovation, entrepreneurship and economic...
Dear Carolina Community, We are writing to share the news that after 11 years of dedicated service and commitment to the University and the state, Judith Cone, vice chancellor for innovation,...
View ArticleMuting genetic mutations
With more than 1.5 million people in the U.S. diagnosed with cancer in 2019 alone, Chad Pecot is determined to make a lasting impact on the lives of those going through treatment. An associate...
View ArticleBreakthrough gene therapies in sight
Patients with genetic lysosomal storage diseases – particularly children – are living longer because of better treatments. But with promising advances and longer lives comes complications, the loss of...
View ArticleCreating exponential impact
When alumnus Malbert Smith III listened to a presentation by a group of UNC School of Education students, he came away thinking: “I would have loved to have had this experience when I was their age.”...
View ArticleCarolina and Duke team up to launch entrepreneurial startup hub
In the past, if you launched a startup in the Research Triangle region, daunting questions arrived faster than answers. How do you navigate the limited avenues of support for turning intellectual...
View ArticleLaunch Chapel Hill wraps cohort 15, expands economic impact
At any given time, startups at Launch Chapel Hill’s accelerator in downtown Chapel Hill are collaborating to solve some of the community’s most pressing challenges. From offering affordable, inclusive...
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A convergent code
When you hear the word “DNA,” what normally comes to mind? If you’re like most, your brain fires up the image of the twisted, two-fold ladder we all remember from science class. What might not be as...
View ArticleMore than a mindset
Magnifying. Adaptive. Powerful. These are just a few of the words students in the first cohort of the Carolina Graduate Certificate in Innovation for the Public Good (CIPG) use to describe their...
View ArticleCarolina selected for esteemed national Innovation Corps program that fuels...
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has been selected as a National Science Foundation Innovation Corps I-Corps site, part of a larger effort to scale the national innovation network to...
View ArticleDowntown Chapel Hill innovation district accelerates on the heels of new...
The recent return of students to Chapel Hill — and the added buzz of activity that they bring to downtown — aren’t the only changes you’re likely to notice around town this fall. Chancellor Kevin M....
View ArticleShuford Innovators-in-Residence to share diverse expertise and experiences...
The inaugural Shuford Innovator-in-Residence Program will bring together a cohort of industry subject matter experts with an intentional focus on diversity of personal and professional backgrounds,...
View ArticleUNC-Chapel Hill startups deliver economic boost to pandemic recovery
The economic impact of startups connected with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill continues to grow across North Carolina. A recent analysis conducted by Innovate Carolina, UNC-Chapel...
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Student entrepreneurs competing at ACC InVenture Prize
Alekhya Majety never expected to have CEO, cofounder and chief marketing officer titles listed on her resume. She never even planned on going into the business world. The junior from Cary, North...
View ArticleUNC-Chapel Hill innovation hub gets green light, speeds economic development...
By this time next year, Chapel Hill will feature an innovation hub that will be a magnet for those seeking the inventive research and entrepreneurial vibrancy of UNC-Chapel Hill and connections to the...
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