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March 31
2021
Startup Week Competition winners congratulated by President Barron
Penn State Startup Week powered by PNC culminated with a celebration of student entrepreneurs and innovators in technology, health, sustainability, the arts, and global impact categories during the virtual student recognition reception on Thursday, March 25.
March 31
2021
Penn State startup TEAMology incorporates AI into K-8 social emotional learning
Penn State startup TEAMology aims to help students get the support they need to develop socially and emotionally. Founded in 2006, the ed tech startup’s curriculum simplifies and strengthens social and emotional learning for schools, kids and parents, providing the foundational tools necessary for success in life through a curriculum and content that teachers can use in the classroom.
March 30
2021
Penn State students take home top prizes during fourth annual LION Tank pitch
Penn State students took home the top prizes during the fourth annual Mont Alto LaunchBox LION Tank pitch competition.
March 30
2021
Students from around the world participate in a virtual version of HackPSU
The COVID-19 pandemic did not stop 644 students from around the world from participating in a virtual version of HackPSU. The 48-hour hackathon was held entirely online for 45 teams of students, some as close as University Park and others as far as West Bengal, India. One of the winning teams of a sponsor challenge competed in the Nittany AI Mini Challenge, facilitated by the Nittany AI Alliance—a service of Penn State Outreach—where they were charged with creating a solution using artificial intelligence for good in the areas of education, environment, health and/or humanitarianism.
March 30
2021
Alumni couple supports disability-focused entrepreneurship at Penn State
Penn State alumni Robert and Linda Malecky have pledged a gift of $125,000 to support the Summer Founders program, a thirteen-week entrepreneurial bootcamp.
March 26
2021
Bardusch family establishes endowment to support IdeaMakers Challenge
Bob and Susan Bardusch have made a gift to establish the Bardusch Family IdeaMakers Challenge Endowment at the College of Information Sciences and Technology. The endowment will support the IdeaMakers Challenge, an annual entrepreneurial pitch competition held annually as part of Penn State Startup Week powered by PNC and sponsored by IST.
March 23
2021
President Barron to honor student entrepreneurial teams during Startup Week
Penn State Startup Week powered by PNC will culminate with a celebration of student entrepreneurs and innovators in technology, health, the arts, education, sustainability and global impact.
March 22
2021
Merck chairman, CEO Kenneth Frazier to give keynote at Venture & IP Conference
Kenneth Frazier, chairman and CEO of global biopharmaceutical company Merck, will be the keynote speaker and honorary co-chair for the 2021 Invent Penn State Venture & IP Conference, which takes place April 15-16. Frazier’s keynote will be a virtual fireside chat with Penn State President Eric Barron at 2 p.m. on Friday, April 16.
March 19
2021
Penn State Schuylkill announces fifth annual Business Plan Competition
Penn State Schuylkill will host its fifth annual Business Plan Competition virtually at 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 22. Aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners who live, work, volunteer, or go to school in Schuylkill County are encouraged to apply by Friday, April 2, for their chance to secure up to $5,000 in funding.
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