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Area high school female seniors will have the opportunity to attend their spring prom in style if one Blackstone LaunchPad client has her way.
Alicia Robinson, a Kent State University alumna and graduate student pursuing a master's degree in human development and family studies…
Blackstone LaunchPad Nonprofit Launches Prom Dress Drive for Low-Income High School Female Students
Area high school female seniors will have the opportunity to attend their spring prom in style if one Blackstone LaunchPad client has her way. Alicia Robinson, a Kent State University alumna and graduate student pursuing a master's degree in human development and family studies…Image
The annual Kent State University Business Idea Competition (appropriately renamed Idea Olympics this year) recently launched with the opportunity to win $4,000 in cash awards. This competition is open to all Kent State students – undergraduate, graduate and Ph.D. – regardless of…
Idea Olympics Competition: Explore and Advance Your Entrepreneurial Ideas
The annual Kent State University Business Idea Competition (appropriately renamed Idea Olympics this year) recently launched with the opportunity to win $4,000 in cash awards. This competition is open to all Kent State students – undergraduate, graduate and Ph.D. – regardless of…A foot sensor that can evaluate and correct one’s running gait won top prize at the Kent State University Blackstone LaunchPad’s "Innov8athon II: Fashion/Tech Hackathon," the nation’s first collegiate wearable tech hackathon.
Innovation Through Collaboration: Students Create Wearable Tech Ventures in 24 Hours
A foot sensor that can evaluate and correct one’s running gait won top prize at the Kent State University Blackstone LaunchPad’s "Innov8athon II: Fashion/Tech Hackathon," the nation’s first collegiate wearable tech hackathon.Maybe one day, women really will wear cameras that can tell whether men are staring at them inappropriately.
This past weekend, more than 60 hackers and fashionistas from six colleges spent 24 hours at Kent State University, trying to create technology that you can wear.…
Crain's Cleveland Business: "Students create high-tech clothes at Kent State hackathon"
Maybe one day, women really will wear cameras that can tell whether men are staring at them inappropriately. This past weekend, more than 60 hackers and fashionistas from six colleges spent 24 hours at Kent State University, trying to create technology that you can wear.…Image
In January 2013, The New Fuel was still just a dream.
One Year Later: How One Competition Propelled One Blackstone LaunchPad Business
In January 2013, The New Fuel was still just a dream.The future of American innovation is in the hands of our next generation of entrepreneurs and relies on their ability to solve problems and connect multiple technologies in creative ways.