Innovation. Education. Industry. These are powerful angles—and what Research Triangle Park is known for. At RTP180, speakers from our founding Universities, Park companies and the North Carolina community-at-large, are called
Launch Chapel Hill is an award-winning start-up accelerator and co-working space located on Franklin Street. Its fall program is designed to increase the growth of high-impact start-ups and early-stage ventures.
The Big Pitch is a virtual quick pitch competition for the most promising biotech startups in the US. This series challenges all-stars from three regions—West, South and Northeast—to score points
This international design award celebrates, encourages and inspires the next generation of design engineers. The challenge is simple: design something that solves a problem. It is open to current university
The BYIA is an annual program that supports and promotes innovative research applicable to the development of critical therapies and clinical diagnostics. Applicants must be currently enrolled graduate students or
Enter the global COVID-19 Healthcare App Challenge to create an app that improves care for people in need. Join this hackathon-style competition for developers that wish to leverage the IQVIA HealthCare
VC University at UNC will take place virtually in partnership with NVCA, Venture Forward, Startup@Berkeley and UNC. The program, created in 2019 with the goal of democratizing access to education
Join us for a conversation led by OHUB’s Rodney Sampson on how leaders can begin to bring diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) strategies and solutions to life within their company.
Are you an aspiring Black or ally investor who wants to invest in the Black technology startup ecosystem or to advance racial equity in our nation’s innovation space? Join 100
Join Thompson & Prince founder and brand strategist Chris Gorges as he shares the fundamentals of branding and how high-growth startups can begin to develop and execute brand strategies that
Join us for a lunch and learn with Dr. Carlye Lauff, a design researcher, innovation strategist, and educator. Learn more
Join CIPG for a screening of I’m Smart, Too followed by a discussion with the film’s Lead Producer, Kim Talikoff. Learn more
Do you have an awesome idea to solve a social or environmental problem? Are you ready to take action, but don’t know where to start? You’re not alone. The 2021
Named one of the most innovative universities in the world by Reuters, it’s no surprise that Carolina is home to hundreds of startups and growing businesses. In the past six
Growing up, Wendy Clark saw firsthand the impact that a team of dental specialists (orthodontics, oral surgery, and prosthodontics) had on changing her younger brother’s life and his smile. Wanting to help
In March 2021, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Town of Chapel Hill announced the Carolina Economic Development Strategy, a new partnership to revitalize downtown and
As CEO of GameFlo, Chi Nwogu is making an impact in education and business, while giving back to student entrepreneurs in the UNC-Chapel Hill community. GameFlo is an education technology
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
The E(I) Lab Program, an entrepreneurship and innovation lab that encourages interdisciplinary collaboration of UNC-Chapel Hill graduate students, professional students, and postdocs, wrapped up its sixth cohort for solving challenges
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 housing options
Ideliya Khismatova Statistics and Analysis B.S. and Environmental Sciences B.S. Tell us about your work with CompostMates and Map the System: As an executive member of CompostMates, I have spent
Drew Benzaia Political Science and Government B.A. Tell us about the policy and governance work you have done: This past semester, I spent my time as an undergraduate intern on
Rida Bayraktar Computer Science B.S. Tell us about Pink STREAM: Pink STREAM is an organization to educate and empower K-8 girls in STREAM fields (Science, Technology, Robotics, Engineering, Arts, and
An ambitious group of faculty startup founders at UNC-Chapel Hill have set out to use their research and discoveries to solve economic, medical and social challenges – and they’re turning
Imagine that you’re running a hard-working but financially fragile nonprofit that’s focused on solving any number of pressing human challenges. You have a small staff who would jump at the
Mariel is a master of social work student interested in combating interpersonal and institutional manifestations of ableism, racism, and cisheterosexism through direct practice therapy and program design. Outside of school,
Caitlin is a PhD student in the school psychology program at the UNC School of Education, broadly interested in alternatives to exclusionary discipline practices. Outside of graduate school, she enjoys
Yoona is a first-year MSPH/MBA student, with an interest applying design thinking as a framework for looking at problems in healthcare through the prism of stakeholders’ needs. Through CIPG, she
Melissa is building on her diverse educational experiences by investigating pedagogy, skills and behaviors required to innovate and advocate for equitable policies and practices within higher education faculty and their
Carly is Master of Public Administration student at the School of Government, focusing on nonprofit management. She is passionate about educational equity and workforce development. By participating in CIPG, she
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