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Pictured are some of the award recipients at the first ÂÌñÉç Blackstone LaunchPad Recognition Breakfast and Student Expo that took place on April 1.

Making Their Own Path: ÂÌñÉçEntrepreneur of the Year Awards Announced

ÂÌñÉç stakeholders and area business leaders turned out in force to celebrate the accomplishments of Blackstone LaunchPad entrepreneurs at the first ÂÌñÉçBlackstone LaunchPad Recognition Breakfast and Student Expo on April 1. At the event, 12 awards were…
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Members of the ÂÌñÉç community will have the opportunity to exhibit their work and explore new technologies and creative processes at the first ÂÌñÉçMini Maker Faire® on April 24.

Campus Departments Come Together to Host First-Ever Maker Faire

Kent State’s first-ever Mini Maker Faire, a family-friendly showcase of inventions, will take place on April 24 from noon to 4 p.m. on the first floor of the University Library. The event is free and open to the public. Anyone can participate, and student participation…
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Jeff Hoffman, co-founder of Color Jar and founding team member of Priceline.com, will serve as keynote speaker at the first Blackstone LaunchPad Recognition Breakfast and Student Expo on April 1 in the Kent Student Center Ballroom.

Celebrating ÂÌñÉçEntrepreneurs: The Blackstone LaunchPad Recognition Breakfast and Student Expo

ÂÌñÉç's thriving entrepreneurial culture will be highlighted at the first Blackstone LaunchPad Recognition Breakfast and Student Expo on April 1in the Kent Student Center Ballroom.   The breakfast will serve as an opportunity to recognize the…
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Members of the ÂÌñÉç community will have the opportunity to exhibit their work and explore new technologies and creative processes at the first ÂÌñÉçMini Maker Faire® on April 24.

Creativity to be Celebrated At First ÂÌñÉçMini Maker Faire®

Makers across all disciplines, from art and design to technology and science, will now have the opportunity to exhibit and discuss their unique talents in one environment at the first ÂÌñÉçMini Maker Faire® to be held on April 24 from noon to 4 p.m. on the first…
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Alicia Robinson

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 ÂÌñÉç alumna and graduate student pursuing a master's degree in human development and family studies…
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Idea Olympics

Idea Olympics Competition: Explore and Advance Your Entrepreneurial Ideas

The annual ÂÌñÉç 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 ÂÌñÉçstudents – undergraduate, graduate and Ph.D. – regardless of…

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 ÂÌñÉç Blackstone LaunchPad’s "Innov8athon II: Fashion/Tech Hackathon," the nation’s first collegiate wearable tech hackathon.

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Crain's Cleveland Business: "Students create high-tech clothes at ÂÌñÉçhackathon"

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 ÂÌñÉç, trying to create technology that you can wear.…
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