Historic Finish to 25th Dempsey Startup Competition
The Dempsey Startup Competition celebrated its 25th anniversary with surprise announcements and $90,000 in seed funding awarded to twelve student-created startups (detailed below). Surrounded by... Read More
Alaska Airlines Day 2022: Foster welcomes an old friend back to campus
When you visit the Alaska Airlines website, you’re greeted with a simple salutation: “Welcome. Let’s go somewhere.” On May 18, Alaska Airlines went across town... Read More
Sweet 16 Chosen in 2022 Dempsey Startup Competition
An exciting finish lies ahead for the student teams in the 2022 Dempsey Startup Competition. Judges chose 16 of them and two alternates (detailed below)... Read More
MS Entrepreneurship students flood Dempsey Startup Competition with viable ventures
Students in the Foster School’s Master of Science in Entrepreneurship Program are proving to be masters of the student entrepreneurship competition. Eight of the 36... Read More
Finalists Announced for 25th Dempsey Startup Competition
The 25th anniversary of the Dempsey Startup Competition is off to an impressive start. Students from 15 different colleges and universities from across the Pacific... Read More
Alicia DeSantola named one of Poets & Quants’ Top 50 Undergraduate Business Professors
Alicia DeSantola, an assistant professor of management and organization at the University of Washington Foster School of Business, has been named one of the world’s... Read More
Environmental Innovation Challenge Rewards Student Ventures
At the heart of innovation lies the desire to make something better than it currently is. The finalist teams in the 2022 Alaska Airlines Environmental... Read More
Finalists Announced for 2022 Environmental Innovation Challenge
For the first time in its history, the 2022 Alaska Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge (EIC) final round will feature student teams from each state in... Read More
Connie Bourassa-Shaw: the Foster School’s “Catalyst of the Century”
While leading the Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship for nearly two decades of its 30-year history, Connie Bourassa-Shaw became an essential nexus of the region’s thriving... Read More
Future Looks Bright at 2022 Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge
Students impressed judges with risk-managing innovations at the 7th annual Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge (HIC) hosted by the UW Foster School’s Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship.... Read More