JikoPower flies into SVP Fast Pitch 2015 final round
Ryan Ahearn (second from left) and his team attend the 2015 Business Plan Competition reception. Ryan Ahearn wants every cooked meal in Kenya to come... Read More
Making an Impact: Sustainability Resources at Foster
Interested in using your MBA experience to be a force for social good? It’s my pleasure to introduce this guest post by Phoebe Lipkis (Class... Read More
Alaska Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge awards $37,500 to student innovators
“Alaska Airlines wants to get better and better at being a leader in environmental responsibility, so today we’re here to learn from you,” said Joe... Read More
Foster D-Prize Competition: using business principles to solve issues of global poverty
There are more than 2 billion people who live on less than $2 per day. The good news? Effective poverty solutions have already been developed.... Read More
Environmental Innovation Challenge receives $150,000 Wells Fargo Clean Technology and Innovation Grant
Seattle, WA—December 18, 2014 The Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship at the Foster School of Business has received a $150,000 grant from the Wells Fargo Clean... Read More
InTheWorks: minimizing motor emissions
“I didn’t really expect to start my own business,” says Todd Hansen, looking back to his time as an undergraduate studying biochemistry at the University... Read More
Foster students manage the business end of the UW’s EcoCAR Challenge
A team of UW students recently took second place in the EcoCAR 2 Challenge. Its modified Chevy Malibu traveled 48 miles on an electric charge... Read More
Sustainable Big Macs: The plan for a leaner, greener McDonald’s
Imagine going into a McDonald’s and learning that all of the beef used in their hamburgers was sustainably sourced. Not only that, but the restaurants... Read More
The Global Team is GBCC 2014 champion
Four students representing four different universities and three continents made up the ‘Global Team’ that took home the trophy in the 16th annual Global Business Case Competition... Read More
$27,500 Awarded to Entrepreneurial Student Innovators
The annual UW Environmental Innovation Challenge (EIC), now in its sixth year, challenges interdisciplinary student teams to define an environmental problem, develop a solution, produce... Read More