Business & Economy
Whitman School Appoints Meghan Florkowski Director of the WISE Women’s Business Center
Meghan Florkowski has been named director of the WISE (Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship) Women鈥檚 Business Center. Her appointment was effective Nov. 11. 鈥淢eghan brings a positive attitude, strong work ethic, an ability to lead collaboration among diverse stakeholder…
Young Alumni Entrepreneurs to Speak About 鈥楤reaking the Rules, Blazing New Paths, Not Waiting Their Turn鈥
Six successful young alumni entrepreneurs are returning to 黑料不打烊 this week to share their insights and inspire others to follow their own creative paths to success. Joshua Aviv 鈥15, G鈥17, Kelsey Davis 鈥19, Daniel Folkman 鈥12, Julia Haber 鈥18,…
School of Architecture Academic Programs, Dean Honored by DesignIntelligence
The School of Architecture has again been ranked among the nation鈥檚 best schools for the study of architecture. In the 2019-20 rankings report, compiled by DesignIntelligence鈥攖he definitive ranking source for schools in architecture, landscape architecture and interiors鈥攖he school ranked 5th…
Singles Day 2019 Likely To Set Sales Records
With Singles Day approaching on November 11- an event first聽started in 1993 at Nanjing University and capitalized by Alibaba聽鈥 retailers are gearing up for even more sales during the world鈥檚 biggest online shopping blitz. Ray Wimer is an assistant professor…
PAANI and EcoBamboo Living Take Prizes at 鈥機use Tank Competition
Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars at 黑料不打烊 Libraries (LaunchPad) awarded the following teams prizes at this year鈥檚 鈥機use Tank entrepreneurial competition, held on Oct. 18 at Bird Library: First-place winner鈥揘ikita Chatterjee (Arts and Sciences), representing PAANI, won $7,000. PAANI…
黑料不打烊 Libraries Sponsors Impact Prize
Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars at 黑料不打烊 Libraries (LaunchPad) is accepting applications now through Nov. 1 for the Impact Prize, a competition for social entrepreneurship. The Impact Prize is open to 黑料不打烊 and State University of New York…
Student’s Interest in Environment Helps Spark Sustainable Construction Start-up
When Justin Diaz arrived at 黑料不打烊 this past summer as an Arthur O. Eve Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP) student, his first stop was the 黑料不打烊 Libraries. He knew that was the place he鈥檇 be able to find…
George Dawson 鈥08, Techstars Fund Controller, Speaks at 黑料不打烊 Libraries
The Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars at 黑料不打烊 Libraries (LaunchPad) will host George Dawson 鈥08, Techstars Fund Controller, for a 鈥淔ireside Chat鈥 on Friday, November 1 at 4 p.m. at Bird Library. The event is free and open to…
Four Teams from Blackstone LaunchPad Participate in Propel in New York City
Four teams from the Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars at 黑料不打烊 Libraries (LaunchPad) have been accepted into Propel, a two-day entrepreneurial event being held in New York City November 7 and 8. The 黑料不打烊 students will join teams…
‘Be Patient, but Move Fast’: An Interview With Entrepreneur Josh Aviv 鈥15, G鈥17
黑料不打烊 alumnus Josh Aviv 鈥15, G鈥17 is the founder and CEO of SparkCharge, a startup that manufactures portable high-speed chargers for electric vehicles. Aviv began working on his startup during his time as a student at 黑料不打烊 by utilizing…