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Drexel’s new Center for Law and Transformational Technology will focus on legal issues in emerging tech
Drexel University’s Kline School of Law today announced its new Center for Law and Transformational Technology (CLTT), a group of researchers and resources focused on the legal issues emerging from the tech industry. The center will bring together researchers and industry leaders from law and tech backgrounds to strategize on the legal framework surrounding tech innovation, especially in newer disciplines like blockchain, AI and cryptocurrencies. Professor Jordan Fischer will head the center as its director. She’s a Kline graduate, and has been been teaching at the school since 2015. She also runs a private law practice with a focus … Read more
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HSU Partners with UC Davis to Launch Tech Center for Small Business Innovation
Sep 09, 2021 In a one-of-its-kind collaboration, Humboldt State University’s Northern California Small Business Development Center (NorCal SBDC) has partnered with the University of California, Davis to open a tech center that will support business owners and innovators in bringing new ideas, inventions, products, and services to market. The tech center, called SBDCtech @ UCDavis Venture Catalyst, will offer specialized services for entrepreneurs and early-stage startup companies developing technologies in the ag-tech and biotech arenas. With an emphasis on technology-led economic development, it will be a pivotal resource for the Northern California innovation ecosystem. NorCal SBDC is the … Read more
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How to connect your tech stack to unlock new business insights and innovation
For years, companies have been working under the guiding philosophy, “Get it done!” It didn’t matter what tool you used. Inspired by Nike, we all just did it. We managed projects, people, and data using spreadsheets, email, Slack, Google Docs, Microsoft Word, Zoom, Microsoft Project, and a Frankenstein-like collection of databases. The result? Your company might have a technology stack of dozens or even hundreds of tools. And not all of them talk to each other. The enterprise tech stack, and all its compartmentalized data, has become a major headache for IT and a significant barrier to efficiency. In a … Read more
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Meet young people building the future via tech and entrepreneurship this September
How did you get into tech? It’s a question that brings a lot of different answers. But over the years, a few familiar tales have emerged that date back to middle school. Many involve taking apart old computers and putting them back together, or making websites when no else knew how. For the founders, there’s an entrepreneurship tale that went through the lemonade stand. To be sure, getting started young isn’t the only way into tech. But early exposure continues to have a powerful impact on career trajectories. That’s why after-school STEM programs, coding classes, entrepreneurship summits and robotics teams … Read more
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CoCoPIE tech startup wins NSF small business innovation funding
Spin off spins up: CoCoPIE, a start-up firm co-founded by William & Mary computer scientist Bin Ren, received a $250,000 SBIR grant from the National Science Foundation. The partners are offering software-enhanced artificial intelligence for end-user devices. by Joseph McClain | August 20, 2021 A tech startup co-founded by a William & Mary computer scientist has been awarded a $250,000 grant from the National Science Foundation. The NSF grant is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I award to CoCoPIE, LLC. Bin Ren, assistant professor in William & Mary’s Department of Computer Science, is a co-founder of the company, … Read more