Paul Smith
Alumnus invents revolutionary oil spill cleanup technology for $1 million X prize Let no one doubt the power of competition to spark innovation. Vying for... Read More
Clean-technology winners awarded $22,500 in 2012
If our future will be driven by clean-tech innovation, universities are the laboratories for a green economy. University of Washington engineering and business teams won... Read More
Video: Starbucks VP Ben Packard on social entrepreneurship
Starbucks VP of Global Responsibility Ben Packard (Foster MBA 1998) spoke at the 2012 University of Washington Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition award banquet, emphasizing the... Read More
$22,500 awarded to clean technology winners
Teams who won the 3rd annual University of Washington Environmental Innovation Challenge invented solutions to some of the world’s most pressing environmental issues. Wind energy.... Read More
Clean technology: the next industrial revolution
Guest post by Trenten Huntington, UW Foster School of Business MBA student I recently had the opportunity to interview US Representative Jay Inslee (WA-01) about... Read More
$33,500 awarded to best social innovations
The 2011 Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition (GSEC) at the UW Foster School of Business brought in more than 100 entries from university teams around the... Read More
People’s Choice Award winner: Wello at 2011 Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition
Teams from around the world gathered for the 2011 Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition. Last night, Wello won the People’s Choice Award at the trade show,... Read More
Video: Clean energy trends and challenges
Wind power. Natural gas. Hydro power. Solar power. When Puget Sound Energy President Kimberly Harris spoke with University of Washington Foster School of Business alumni,... Read More
Engineering and international studies students get involved in Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition
Guest post by Ryan Kelley (UW international studies student) and Adrian Chu (UW engineering student) Why is an international studies grad student engaged in social entrepreneurship?... Read More
Expanding cosmos—women in leadership study tour
Guest post by Melanie Sharpe, Foster MBA 2011 with a global business focus In the pre-trip brief just hours before we left for India, our... Read More