Innovation Resources
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A Proclamation on Small Business Week, 2021
The American entrepreneurial spirit is a defining quality of our Nation which time and again has lifted us to new heights and carried us through our greatest challenges. Small businesses are not only the engines of our economic progress — they are the heart and soul of our communities. During National Small Business Week, we celebrate our Nation’s small businesses — the pillars of their neighborhoods When the COVID-19 pandemic first struck last year, it posed a historic challenge to America’s small businesses. From coast to coast, in big cities, small towns, rural enclaves, and Tribal communities, small business owners … Read more
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Non-Profit Organization UnorthoDOCx Provides Pre-Med Resources
Khailah Nichole-Robin Griffin realized last year that preparing for and applying to medical school was more difficult and expensive than she had imagined—and that the admission system was tilted against people from unusual backgrounds. She responded to those challenges by creating UnorthoDOCx, a nonprofit organization that provides resources for nontraditional pre-medical students. In support of her efforts, Griffin has received an inaugural $2,500 Innovator Award from Northeastern’s Women Who Empower inclusion and entrepreneurship initiative. The awards recognize 19 women who are graduates or current students at Northeastern. The organization is distributing a total of $100,000 in grants to help … Read more
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Who is in the Room/Lab with Fiona Murray
Broadcast Date: October 1, 2021Time: 9:00 am PT, 12:00 pm ET, 18:00 CET Fiona Murray is the Associate Dean of Innovation and Inclusion at the MIT School of Management and William Porter (1967) Professor of Entrepreneurship. She is the co-director of MIT’s Innovation Initiative and Faculty Director of the MIT Legatum Center for Entrepreneurship and Development. Fiona is an associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research. She received her BA ’89 and MA ‘90 from the University of Oxford in Chemistry. She subsequently moved to the United States and earned an AM ’92 and PhD ’96 from Harvard … Read more
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UAMS’ Institute for Digital Health & Innovation Receives $1.5 Million Grant to Enhance Traumatic Brain Injury Resources
View Larger Image Sept. 8, 2021 | LITTLE ROCK — The Institute for Digital Health & Innovation at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received a grant to fund a $1.5 million project to enhance clinical and educational resources for Arkansans living with a traumatic brain injury (TBI). The Administration for Community Living, under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, awarded the five-year grant in an effort to expand the reach and impact of Arkansas’ TBI programs, including the TBI State Partnership Program and the Trauma Rehabilitation Resources Program (TRRP), both of which are housed at … Read more
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Engineering Innovation Hub opens at Notre Dame | News | Notre Dame News
The University of Notre Dame’s Engineering Innovation Hub (EIH) has opened its doors to students and industry partners. The new 10,000-square-foot facility offers a state-of-the-art experiential learning and advanced manufacturing environment with first-rate resources for collaboration, fabrication, automation, robotics and modeling. Located on the first floor of Cushing-Fitzpatrick Halls of Engineering, the EIH features modern ideation and project space, fabrication and machining technology, advanced manufacturing stations, 3D printing stations, metrology and computing resources, and assembly space. The EIH is a component of Notre Dame’s iNDustry Labs, which forges partnerships among the region’s leading industries, the University and other colleges … Read more
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Oct. 15 deadline approaching to submit innovation ideas for AETC Spark Tank 2022 > Air Education and Training Command > Article Display
By A9 Innovation and Analysis Directorate, Air Education and Training Command / Published August 31, 2021 JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas — Now is your chance to lead Air Education and Training Command to a three-peat at this year’s Air Force Spark Tank 2022 competition. All AETC Airmen are encouraged to submit ideas they believe will significantly impact Air Force missions within 6-24 months using the Guardian and Airmen Innovation Network. It is critical to enter submissions as early as possible so AETC innovation experts can assist with your pitch video and prepare you for the … Read more
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PacifiCorp’s updated plan accelerates a bold energy future
The following is a press release from PacifiCorp. PORTLAND, Ore. – PacifiCorp today filed its 2021 Integrated Resource Plan with its six state utility commissions. The biennial long-term resource plan builds on PacifiCorp’s strong reliability as it accelerates its clean energy future by leveraging the abundant diversity of resources that are available across its vast multi-state transmission network. The plan continues investment in new clean energy resources, including advanced nuclear, battery and pumped hydro storage, demand response and energy efficiency programs. PacifiCorp’s innovative resource plan is enabled by expanding and modernizing its transmission network to deliver the most cost-effective and … Read more