UNC Sustainable Fashion Initiative Halloween Swap
UNC Sustainable Fashion Initiative Halloween Swap
SFI will be hosting a Halloween Clothing Swap to encourage conscious consumerism at 1789 Venture Labs on October 27th at 2pm.
SFI will be hosting a Halloween Clothing Swap to encourage conscious consumerism at 1789 Venture Labs on October 27th at 2pm.
If you're thinking this is just your average food truck, think again. This is a choco experience! Stop by the chocolate bar (sampling station) to taste a rainbow of our classic flavors. If you really want, you can buy bars individually or grab a special Chocotruck box set of four bars. Once your sweet tooth
Learn how to perfect your pitch from Communications Professor Tim Flood. He will teach you about the elements of a good pitch and techniques for public speaking! This workshop will help you shine at the Carolina Challenge Pitch Party! Food provided! Learn more about the Carolina Challenge Pitch Party and apply at: https://carolinachallenge.unc.edu More information can be
Learn from the experts how to transform your great idea into an operational business! In this FREE four week program, we’ll take you through the process of starting your business, including identifying potential markets, learning your customer’s needs, creating a business plan, understanding business finances, and marketing your products and services. You’ll work with mentors and
Ever wonder what it’s like to pitch on Shark Tank? Think you have the next great idea to woo Mr. Wonderful? About this Event Join the EVC Club on Tuesday October 29 for a Fireside Chat featuring Jon Hayes, CEO of RewardStock, and Tim McLoughlin, Partner at Cofounders Capital at 6:30pm at The Great Room
RSVP here: https://calendly.com/lizcchen/30 Do you have questions about design thinking (e.g. What is it? How might I use design thinking in my research, teaching, or practice?)? Do you want to share how you’ve been applying design thinking to your own work? Do you want to identify next steps or additional training opportunities to further your understanding
Every Wednesday, 5:00-6:30 p.m., Campus Y, Anne Queen Lounge Join the Campus Y every Wednesday to gain valuable skills that will allow you to start, grow or tweak your big idea. This series is free and open to all. With Gigi Taylor | UNC Writing Center Specialist. More information can be found here.
RSVP info: You received a Paperless Post invite from Kimi on 10/10 with the subject line “Faculty Innovation Workshop alumni happy hour.” If you are not able to locate this invite to RSVP, please email Kimi at kimberly.yingling@unc.edu. Join our Innovate Carolina team at West End Wine Bar and mingle with other alumni of the Faculty
Big dreams can become a reality with the Baylor New Venture Competition. Student entrepreneurs are encouraged to apply to participate in the 2020 Baylor New Venture Competition, a business plan competition where students will gain valuable feedback, useful tools and seed capital for their ventures. Participating teams will compete against other teams within their industry
Call for proposals: Undergraduate Research Consultant Teams (URCTs) URCT’s are small “strike teams” in any discipline who have a well-defined research question, outreach need, or design challenge that could be completed in a relatively short time period by an interdisciplinary team of 3-5 undergraduate students guided by a faculty advisor. The goals of the URCT
The 3rd Annual North Carolina Entrepreneurship Educators Conference (NCEEC) at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill’s Kenan Institute is now about 2 months away, on Friday November 1, 2019 – hopefully you put this date on your calendar. The 2019 NCEEC is co-sponsored by UNC Chapel Hill and UNCW, and like last year, this
$25,000 Innovation Well-Being Pilot Award request for proposal now available The UNC Integrated Well-Being Program and the UNC Center for Health Innovation are pleased to announce the release of the 2019 Innovation Well-Being Pilot Award. All School of Medicine and UNC Health Care employees from any owned entity are eligible to apply. The UNC Integrated
Register for the Design for Impact Workshop Date: Saturday, November 2, 2019 Time: 9 am – 1 pm Location: Launch (306 W. Franklin Street, Suite F) RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/design-for-impact-workshop-tickets-77317509753 NOTE: Priority will be given to individuals and teams who are a part of the Harvey Award process. Innovate Carolina’s Design Thinking Lead Liz Chen will lead a
UNC Comp Sci is excited to present a special talk from Dr. Brooks, our department founder, 1999 A.M. Turing Award Winner, and the Recipient of the National Medal of Technology as part of the Triangle Computer Science Distinguished Lecturer Series with NCSU and Duke. Below you will find information on the talk along with registration and FB event to
The Small Business Research Loan program provides investments of $75,000 to $250,000 into innovative early-stage life science companies in North Carolina. The program supports: Business inception and related activities intended to help the company position itself for startup or early-stage funding or partnering. Research to advance development of commercially viable technologies and products. More information
The Strategic Growth Loan (SGL) program is designed to help North Carolina life science product companies reach specific and meaningful milestones that will enable them to obtain further funding from investors and/or to commercialize their products. For most applicants, SGL awards of up to $250,000 will be matched by an equal or greater investment from
Introduce your company to targeted investors, VCs, and potential partners at the 2019Southeast BIO Investor & Partnering Forum by presenting. The Forum provides opportunities for early stage companies that are looking for investment and business partners. Learn more and start your application today. The deadline for applications to be received is August 15, 2019.
What’s it like to work at a startup company? Find out by hearing from the people who actually do. This interactive lunch series gives you a chance to learn about the different professional roles at startups –what their days are like, what they’re responsible for and who they collaborate with. Through casual conversation and Q&A,
Every Wednesday, 5:00-6:30 p.m., Campus Y, Anne Queen Lounge Join the Campus Y every Wednesday to gain valuable skills that will allow you to start, grow or tweak your big idea. This series is free and open to all. With Erik Valera | Youth Forward Executive Director. More information can be found here.
The Ackland Art Museum is calling for models to participate in a photo shoot at the Museum! We are seeking students, staff, and faculty of all ethnicities, gender expressions, ages, and abilities. Children are welcome to participate with supervision. We will use these photos for promotional purposes on our new website. Time and Location: Tuesday,
Thursday November 7, 2019 The Carolina Challenge is the premier entrepreneurship event at UNC. Every year, dozens of student teams pitch their ideas to over 250 judges at our Pitch Party in hopes of winning prize money to fund their ventures. This year we have special keynote speaker, Amy Nelson, CEO of Venture for America
Friday November 8, 2019 The Adams Apprenticeship is a life-long network of students and successful UNC alumni committed to developing transformative entrepreneurial careers as founders, funders, and entrepreneurs. This event is private to Adams Advisors and Apprentices. Learn more about how you can join the network on the website! More information can be found here.
Carolina United Application Dates: 10/15-11/08 Retreat Dates: 1/17/2020-1/19/2020 http://go.unc.edu/CU2020 (App link) Carolina United, as a program ascribing to this broad definition of diversity and leadership, brings together students from all walks of life and types of campus involvement. Carolina United looks for passionate undergraduate and graduate/professional students who want to challenge themselves as individuals in an
Please come out and join us on Friday, Nov 8th to hear from our amazing 12th Launch Chapel Hill Cohort, Chapel Hill's award winning business incubator. After the pitches, stick around for a cocktail hour to network with the team and fellow members of the Chapel Hill entrepreneurial community. This evening you will hear from 9 exciting
Applications due: Nov. 11 The Next Level Fellowship funds two interns to accompany UNC-Chapel Hill Professor of Music Mark Katz. The students will work as interns in La Paz, Bolivia during spring break 2020 for the Next Level hip hop diplomacy program. The opportunity allows students to develop cultural diplomacy, research, and intercultural exchange skills.
The Helping Hand Project is hosting called "Carolina's Got Talent". There will be Acapella teams, dance, and comedy at the event on November 18th from 7-9pm at the Union Auditorium. It is open to the public. There are 3 ways to buy the $5 tickets: At the door venmo "CGT-" to @hhpchapelhill e-tix link: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/3809886/carolinas-got-talent-152667-chapel-hill-carolina-union
The 2019 DHIT Summit – Digital Health 360 – Accelerating the Future of Health – will convene internationally recognized thought leaders and key stakeholders from around the world to dig deep into how Digital Health can pervasively be used to transform health. This year, expecting an international audience and more than 200 individuals from across
RSVP here: https://calendly.com/lizcchen/30 Do you have questions about design thinking (e.g. What is it? How might I use design thinking in my research, teaching, or practice?)? Do you want to share how you’ve been applying design thinking to your own work? Do you want to identify next steps or additional training opportunities to further your understanding
Join UNC ARVR on Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in person at Room 214 A&B of Davis Library or via video at https://unc.zoom.us/j/951920232. Learn about the resources available to faculty on campus to help you in your learning and development of AR/VR. The floor will be open to others who wish to share
Lessons From Liquidia: Designing Precision Drugs to Transform Pharma With Shawn Glidden, Vice President of Legal Affairs and Secretary, Liquidia Technologies, Inc. Imagine if you could engineer drug particles with extreme precision – at practically any shape, size or composition – to get the best therapeutic results for patients. Where would you initially apply the
Interested in being part of a startup? Or landing an internship? Come meet UNC alumni who are active in the entrepreneurial community. This is taking place at the 1789 hub located on Franklin street.
Friday November 15, 2019 Interested in being a part of the next cohort at Launch? If, so applications for Spring 2020 are now open and will close November 15th. This program is designed to increase the growth of high-impact start-up and early stage ventures. Looking for entrepreneurs who are committed to building early stage businesses
Shuford has an application cycle this fall semester, which opened last week, with a deadline of November 15th. The Shuford program plans to inform applicants of the decisions on December 1st. Apply via the Shuford website at http://shuford.unc.edu/the-application/.
LeaderShape Institute Retreat Application Dates: 10/15-11/16 Retreat Dates: 3/7/2020-3/12/2020 http://go.unc.edu/Leadershape (App link) The LeaderShape Institute has developed a national reputation as a premier leadership development program for young adults. The LeaderShape Institute is an intensive and energizing six-day program open to any participant, institution, or workplace interested in producing extraordinary results in an organization and
Tech Trek to San Francisco, Spring Break 2020 WHO: Undergraduates at UNC (any major!) WHAT: Tech Trek WHERE: San Francisco & Silicon Valley (Bay Area, California) WHEN: Spring Break 2020 WHY: Open your mind, learn from the experts, discover new possibilities HOW: Application is open the deadline to apply is Sunday, November 17 at 9:00pm The 4th Annual UBP Tech Trek
Did you know that poor team dynamics and communication is consistently in the top 3 reasons why a startup will fail? Join the Eship Center and District C Founder, Anne Jones, for a workshop designed to help you have those difficult conversations with teammates and colleagues and help form solid teams for your startup or career. The second
The Technology Roundtable Series is a joint technology marketing effort by Nagoya University (NU) and its US technology transfer office, Technology Partnership pf Nagoya University Inc. (NU Tech), in cooperation with local universities in RTP. The first roundtable commenced in 2010. The Roundtable 2019 is the tenth anniversary event and focuses on AgBiotech field. More
We are accepting applications through the NC TraCS Pilot Award program to further innovative technologies to market. Investigators interested in applying for FastTraCS Pilot funding must answer pre-application questions by selecting the FastTraCS option in the request a consultation form dropdown menu, or contact Andrew Kant, FastTraCS Program Manager at least 30 days prior to the funding deadline.
The NC TraCS $5K - $50K Translational Research Matched Pilot Grant Program will award 1-year grants of up to $25,000 which must be matched for total awards of up to $50,000. The program serves as a stimulus for new research initiatives aimed at obtaining sufficient preliminary data to allow new applications for extramural funding. Eligibility
Time: 5 - 7 p.m. Location: Blue Cross Blue Shield Auditorium (MHRC #0001) Limited seating. Discussion followed by networking reception. Hosted by the Gillings Career Center and the Research, Innovation and Global Solutions office, this event provides individuals the opportunity to meet successful public health entrepreneurs and learn about their journeys along the way. Learn
Learn About... Non-dilutive funding sources with international ties Identifying equity investors outside the US Successful local tech companies with international trade Licensing vs partnering with a foreign company State and federal resources to help your business grow internationally IP protection issues to consider Network With... Meet with selected speakers one-on-one through the day. Sign-up on day of event. Network with fellow
Register here. In 2017, UNC-Chapel Hill launched “The Blueprint for Next,” the University’s overarching strategic framework with two core strategies – “Of the Public, for the Public” and “Innovation Made Fundamental.” Join Provost Bob Blouin and Vice Chancellor Judith Cone at this month’s Innovate Carolina Network Forum to brainstorm together how the Innovate Carolina Network of partners can work to make
The Entrepreneurship Research Working Group invites all UNC researchers interested in presenting and discussing early stage research projects in entrepreneurship (broadly defined). This interdisciplinary group meets monthly over lunch at the Kenan Center located near the McColl Building (UNC Kenan-Flagler). If you like to learn more information about the entrepreneurship research working email Ashley Brown
Join the Shuford Program for a q&a with Danielle Weisberg and Carly Zakin Co-founders and Co-CEOs of theSkimm® NOVEMBER 21, 2019 / 3:30-4:30PM Nelson Mandela Auditorium FedEx Global Education Center 301 Pittsboro Street