Present & Future Collide at 2024 Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge
Sometimes the best innovations can seem more like science fiction than reality. Books and movies have talked of un-freezing heroes for decades. The students on team BioLegacy want to do the same. Only in this case, the heroes are the doctors and their patients waiting for desperately needed organs for transplant. Judges awarded BioLegacy the... Read More
A Breath of Fresh Air for the 17th Annual CISB Foreign Market Strategy Competition
The Certificate of International Studies in Business Program (CISB) hosted its 17th annual Foreign Market Strategy Competition. The CISB program prepares students to be global business leaders through coursework in foreign language, international business, and area studies. The goal of the CISB Foreign Market Strategy Competition is to gain hands-on experience in foreign market entry... Read More
Foster Entrepreneurship Faculty Spotlight – Alicia DeSantola
Get to know Alicia DeSantola, Assistant Professor of Management and Organization and Helen Moore Gerhardt Faculty Fellow in Entrepreneurship at the Foster School of Business, who teaches the MBA elective course Entrepreneurial Strategy. Please tell us a bit about your background. I have bicoastal roots— I joined Foster in 2019 after completing my PhD... Read More
Study Abroad and an Internship in Taipei
Foster student Katelyn Shelby recently completed a study abroad program in Taipei through the Certificate of International Studies in Business program. She shares her academic and cultural experiences as a foreign exchange student. Studying and working abroad in Taipei, Taiwan, was an absolute whirlwind of adventure and discovery! For four incredible months, I immersed myself... Read More
The Seattle-ite’s Guide to Auckland
Guest Post By: Jonah Foss, a Junior studying Business Administration. He studied abroad through a Foster Exchange and Direct Enroll at the University of Auckland in Auckland, New Z, during Autumn Semester 2023. If I asked you to come up with the name of a rainy port city built on a hill facing the water with... Read More
Get to Know MS in Entrepreneurship Student: Alexandria Tangas
The MS in Entrepreneurship program is made up of a diverse group of students who come from various backgrounds and experiences. We love to highlight students from the current cohort, so read on to hear more about Alex’s journey to the program! Please tell us your name. Alexandria Tangas Where are you from? I grew... Read More
Real estate symposium charts solutions for downtown Seattle’s comeback
The UW Foster School of Business Founder’s Hall hosted a UW Real Estate Symposium on “Solutions for Downtown’s Comeback,” on Feb. 14 in which city officials, leading developers, business owners, and Foster faculty and students gathered to discuss the challenges and opportunities for downtown Seattle. The event was co-sponsored with ULI Northwest. Egon Terplan, a... Read More
Knowing vs. Believing
Guest Post By: Jonah Foss, a Junior studying Business Administration. He studied abroad through a Foster Exchange and Direct Enroll at the University of Auckland in Auckland, New Z, during Autumn Semester 2023. The most important thing I took away from my time abroad was the difference between knowing something is true, and believing something is... Read More
A Student Ambassador’s Perspective
Becoming a Student Ambassador has truly been a remarkable journey for me. Initially, my decision to take on this role stemmed from a desire to give back to the Supply Chain Program and express gratitude to the previous team of student ambassadors who had been instrumental during my own application process. Little did I know... Read More
Finalists Named in Biggest Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge Ever
Judges named 22 student finalist teams (detailed below) in the most competitive year yet for the Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge (HIC) at the University of Washington. The teams will pitch and showcase their innovations in front of entrepreneurs, investors and health professionals on Thursday, February 29. A record-breaking 52 applications were submitted from seven colleges... Read More