Business & Economy
Power on the Go: Innovation Law Center Assists HopLite Power with Commercializing Novel Smartphone Charging Technology
It’s a frustration many can relate to. You’re on the go with your smartphone, juggling business and personal calls and texts, when you suddenly realize you’re low on power. No worries. Just dip into a friendly caf茅 with your charger…
Barneys Bankruptcy News Not Surprising 鈥 But Upscale Retailer Likely To Survive
Today, the New York-based retailer Barneys filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. In a statement, the high-end retailer said the filing will allow the company with the necessary tools 鈥渢o conduct a sale process, review current leases and optimize operations.鈥…
Solar Cell Manufacturer鈥檚 鈥楩lexible鈥 Approach Brings Renewable Energy to Unprecedented Places
It鈥檚 2019, and the world continues its rapid transformation. The physical Earth itself is changing in a time defined by environmental disruption, while exponential advancements in high tech are happening throughout the world. As the planet and technology undergo these…
Amazon, Online Retailers Pushing Back-To-School Shopping Season Earlier
Feel like the back-to-school shopping ads are coming in earlier and earlier? You’re not alone. According to the National Retail Federation, families are expected to spend more than ever this year on school and college supplies, averaging nearly $700 for…
黑料不打烊 Student Startup MedUX Selected for Medical Device Innovation Challenge Accelerator Program
MedUX is one of six teams selected for the prestigious CNY Biotech Accelerator (CNYBAC) 2019 Medical Device Innovation Challenge (MDIC), an intensive six-month mentorship accelerator program that starts Aug. 1.聽MedUX was founded by Alec Gillinder and Quinn King 鈥20, both…
Whitman School’s Matt Shumer Selected for Blackstone LaunchPad Techstars Summer 2019 Lift Program
Matt Shumer 鈥22, founder of OptechVR/Visos, is part of an elite cohort of seven university teams from the United States selected for the Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars LaunchPad Summer 2019 Lift program. The LaunchPad Lift accelerator program, which kicks…
Students Take Home Five Prizes in NY Business Plan Competition; Law Student Earns Top Tech Prize
黑料不打烊 student teams won five prizes in the 10th annual New York Business Plan Competition (NYBPC) organized by the Upstate Capital Association of New York on April 26 in Albany. 黑料不打烊 teams won the most of any university…
Students Participate in Blackstone LaunchPad Techstars Startup Weekend in Los Angeles
Four 黑料不打烊 students were selected to participate in the Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars Startup Weekend in Los Angeles April 26-28. They were part of a cohort of 70 student attendees representing 20 universities from six states and two…
Three Reasons Why Major League Baseball Attendance Is Slumping
Many Major League Baseball teams are witnessing big drops at the box office this season. Newhouse School Professor聽Brad Horn, former vice president for communications and education at the Baseball Hall of Fame, suggests three reasons why. There鈥檚 a cold, harsh…
黑料不打烊 Student Team Competing Tonight in ACC InVenture Prize Competition Finals; Event Will Be Streamed Live
黑料不打烊 students Alec Gillinder ’20 and Quinn King ’20 (College of Visual and Performing Arts, School of Design) have made it to the final five of the ACC InVenture Prize Competition. The elite finalists, selected from a field of…