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Venture Accelerator
Amanda Nagy
Student and alumni startups compete for $50K in 2015 LaunchU pitch competition.
Ready to Launch
Amanda Nagy
Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµâ€™s venture accelerator takes aim at current students, alumni, and the Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ community.
Orange is the New Learning Tool
Rosalind Black
A team of students have partnered to bring technology-based education to rural India.
Lucid Visual
James Helmsworth
Now celebrating its tenth year in operation, Lucid Design, a resource monitoring company, reflects back on its roots in student-professor collaboration at Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ.
Keep Talking
James Helmsworth
At the final event for Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ's entrepreneurial initiative, LaunchU, participants gave presentations on why their projects deserved funding.
Award Supports Garden Initiative
Amanda Nagy
Gardening was once a common practice in Harlan County, Kentucky. With a $15,000 grant, Hilary Neff plans to reestablish it—and teach about science and nature, too.
Kenya Reads Wins Support
Amanda Nagy
The leaders of Kenya Reads, a literacy initiative that established the first-ever community library in an impoverished area of Kenya, have received more than $20,000 to sustain their work.
Encouraging Student-Alumni Ventures
Liv Combe
The Creativity & Leadership Project is sponsoring the first LaunchU program, three intensive weeks that accelerate and encourage the development of Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ entrepreneurs.