The American Mock World Health Organization is a conference simulation of the World Health Assembly. The theme of the 2019 regional conference at UNC will focus on the social, economic, geographical, and environmental gaps surrounding the conversation of food. During the weekend of January 25-27, 2019, delegates will represent the stances of countries, media outlets,
The final deadline to submit your application for the Makeathon with your team is January 27th at 11:59pm. Please see the Makeathon Application page for the application form and review the Rules and Requirements to ensure your team meets the qualifications to participate. You should expect to hear a final decision on your application by Friday, February 1,
1789 Venture Lab will host a resource fair and networking event to kick off the Spring Semester. There are lots of exciting things happening on campus related to innovation and entrepreneurship! Don’t miss this event that will get you up to speed! In case you missed the launch of our new social ideation software last
Benji Taylor Jones, co-founder of Innovate Capital Law, will explain the basics of setting up a corporation: choice of entity types, key legal documents, and capital raising fundamentals. This Workshop will include a lively Q&A session, networking and refreshments afterwards. Additionally, Benji advises public and private companies on a broad spectrum of legal issues affecting businesses. She
Request for Applications: KickStart Venture Services Commercialization Awards Application Deadline: January 31, 2019 at 5 p.m. The KickStart Commercialization Award program helps early-stage companies meet commercial milestones, either on the technical or business side. Requests for application are solicited on a quarterly basis from faculty founders. The awards are in the $25,000 to $50,000 range
Register for the Triangle Health Innovation Challenge (THInC), held on Duke Medicine’s campus from February 1-3, 2019. THInC is a three-day healthcare hackathon that will bring together participants to tackle issues facing our healthcare system. Participants will have an opportunity to compete for prizes up to $3000. The Triangle Health Innovation Challenge (THInC) brings together engineers, clinicians,
Increasingly patients want to share data from wearables and bluetooth-connected health devices with their doctors and care teams. Hospitals are experimenting with ways to manage patients between visits using these tools. Join Dr. Joy Bhosai, Chief of Digital Health and Strategy at the Duke Clinical Research Institute as she shares insights and experience in collecting
Join Liz Crabill, Chief Deputy Secretary for the North Carolina Department of Commerce, to hear her perspectives on the importance of university-driven entrepreneurship and workforce development for making an economic impact across the state.Liz will discuss her role at the Department of Commerce and answer key questions like: What role does the Department of Commerce
The Carolina Center for Public Service is currently seeking applicants for the following awards listed below. Apply Here! The Robert E. Bryan Public Service Award will be given for a specific effort (rather than an overall record) exemplifying outstanding engagement and service to the state of North Carolina. Bryan Awards will be given to recognize an outstanding 1) undergraduate student, 2)
UNC’s week-long Makeathon is a creative, cross-campus competition which accelerates innovative ideas into physical and digital prototypes that promote positive social impact. Students will form academically diverse teams of 3-5 members who will compete in one of two tracks: digital or physical product development. They will have special access to on-campus makerspaces, app labs, workshops,
Spend a semester interning in an innovative enterprise while pursuing course work associated with the Minor in Entrepreneurship. The seminar takes full advantage of the area’s innovation and entrepreneurship communities, incorporating visits with industry leaders into the curriculum and involving local entrepreneurs in teaching, speaking, and mentoring. Applications are due February 10th. Learn More and
The NCSU VRPlants team (Dr. Larry Blanton, Adam Rogers, and Colin Keenan) will talk about developing webVR education experiences for the American Society of Plant Biologists. Dr. Derek Ham of the NC State College of Design will also discuss new developments in his work and workplace. Demonstrations of NCSU Student Virtual Reality content from across
Need to make more complex 3D objects for printing or online environments? Take this class to start using Autodesk Fusion 360. Note: Please bring a laptop with Fusion 360 already installed (a free version version of Fusion 360 for educational use is available here) and a mouse, if possible. Register Here
This monthly event brings together founders, startup teams, free lancers, and local professionals for introductions and networking. Attendees can watch or participate in quick pitch sessions, or simply share what they're up to. Practice telling your story to customers, investors, and the public. Join us in the back bar at Top of the Hill for
Pearl Hacks is a weekend-long hackathon for female and non-binary college students held at UNC-Chapel Hill. Participants work in teams of up to four to ideate and create incredible projects in just 24 hours, with the help of excellent mentors, workshops, and tech talks. All the while, they’ll get to meet some fantastic people, enjoy
The Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Lab at the School of Social Work has an event discussing social entrepreneurship. They will be hosting a panel discussion with staff and residents from Benevolence Farm, a local nonprofit that supports women returning after incarceration by providing housing, employment, and case management services. Residents at Benevolence Farm grow and sell
The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy Eshelman Institute for Innovation (EII) has announced that it is accepting applications for grant funding for three categories of awards: • Discovery Grants - Innovative research that has not been attempted before, but that has the potential to transform science, medicine, health care delivery, or health care education. •
Come join UNC Computer Science to learn about computational photography and machine learning on Google smartphones. Marc Levoy is the VMware Founders Professor of Computer Science (Emeritus) at Stanford University and a Distinguished Engineer at Google. In previous lives he worked on computer-assisted cartoon animation (1970s), volume rendering (1980s), 3D scanning (1990s), light field imaging
Innovation thrives on diversity; diversity of experience, diversity of background, diversity of academic discipline, and diversity of opinion. Join us on February 21 for the next Innovate Carolina Network Forum and learn how innovators are embracing the power of diversity more than ever. During this seminar, we look forward to learning about and celebrating the
As the premier event for technology entrepreneurs in the Southeast, the CED Tech Conference attracts 800+ attendees including trailblazing entrepreneurs, investors, corporate leaders, and industry visionaries from across the nation to the Raleigh Convention Center in North Carolina, recently ranked the #1 Best State for Business (Forbes). Now in its 34th year, the two-day event will
We're very excited to host InnerOptic during our next RTPVR Meetup at the Southwest Regional Library in Durham. InnerOptic is a spin-off from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, focusing on medical applications of augmented reality and related technologies. In this talk, InnerOptic CTO Luv Kohli will discuss how InnerOptic’s visualization software evolved
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