Prizes Awarded at Landmark Environmental Innovation Challenge
Any farmer would tell you there is power in a pile of dirt, particularly what’s inside of it. The grand prize winning team at the... Read More
The Extracurricular Major: The Dempsey Startup Competition
Four students walk into the HUB Ballroom. One studies computer science and engineering. Two study bioengineering. The fourth is an informatics major. They smile, but... Read More
Finalists Chosen for 2023 Environmental Innovation Challenge
Some of the most cutting-edge solutions to the environmental problems we’re facing today will be on display at the 2023 Alaska Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge.... 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
Students Deliver at 2022 Science & Technology Showcase
The 2022 Science and Technology Showcase (STS) provided an opportunity for student innovators at the University of Washington to embrace a key entrepreneurial trait: flexibility.... Read More
Innovative New Prizes Add to Competition Experience
The student competition platforms may be virtual this year, but the new prizes are very much real. The Foster School’s Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship will... Read More
Entrepreneurship Fest Invites Students to Start Their Journey
One of the early lessons of the new Netflix documentary “Inside Bill’s Brain” is the power of positivity. Bill Gates’ mother says he was nicknamed... Read More
Startups Welcomed into 2019 Jones + Foster Accelerator
Eight early-stage startups (detailed below) hope to take their venture to the next level in the Jones + Foster Accelerator at the UW Foster School’s Buerk... Read More
Creating Change: The Environmental Innovation Practicum
Environmental Innovation Practicum instructor Deb Hagen-Lukens taught Entrepreneurial Marketing for 10 years at UW following two decades of consulting, investing, and mentoring clean tech, consumer... Read More