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eSeed Challenge aims to develop early stage ventures
The Veg-O-Matic. The Pocket Fisherman. The Roomba. None exactly an iPhone, but everyone knows what they are and some people swear by them.
Students have attracted nearly half-million dollars in seed funding
In 2012, 21-year-old engineer Sivakumar Palaniswamy witnessed what he described as a heartbreaking sight in an infant care unit at a renowned hospital in India: A single halogen bulb hung from the ceiling, illuminating several newborns in bassinets, purportedly for therapeutic purposes.
ASU students’ machine turns trash to 3-D filament
Two robotics engineering students out of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering have found a way to take recyclable plastic and turn it into filament for 3-D printers.
SVP Arizona Fast Pitch Award
Three Arizona State University students committed to making a positive social impact were selected to participate as finalists in the Social Venture Partners Fast Pitch Competition on March 4 at the Tempe Center for the Arts. FitStart Kids, an Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS) team, was the ASU Student Winner, with a $2000 award….
Freshman crosses ocean for ASU entrepreneurship program
Jobana Westbay, who loves jazz music and exploring the natural world, will be studying at ASU’s Polytechnic campus.
Engineering student combines gaming, Fitbit tech to address childhood obesity
A self-proclaimed hippie from Boulder, Colorado, ASU student Courtney Van Bussum is a locavore and at her happiest when hiking, perusing farmers markets, or practicing and teaching yoga as a certified yoga instructor.
Online engineering student starts venture, prepares for entrepreneurial fellowship
As an electrical engineering student with a knack for entrepreneurship, Andrew Ninh said his life is “developing a startup company by day and finishing coursework by night.”
Skiing in Phoenix One Step Closer to Reality
Ski Phoenix LLC hope to make this a reality. Ski Phoenix was founded by junior Engineering (Robotics) student Cody Van Cleve (pictured left, receiving personalized ski training from Neils Mooij, owner and founder of Ski Centrum Sassenheim) and senior Manufacturing Engineering student Parker Feldmann.
DocBot Competes at the Value and Ventures Business Plan Competition
Recently, Andrew Ninh (pictured on the right), a senior in Electrical Engineering, had the opportunity to showcase the DocBot venture at Texas Christian University’s Value and Ventures Business Plan Competition to compete for funding.
ASU students dominate the Avnet Tech Games taking first place in five challenges
A panel of judges including technology executives, engineers and other business leaders selected the winners based on the students’ ability to meet the technical requirements of a task, apply innovative approaches to the solution and demonstrate professional skills. Seventy teams of students competed in the onsite games on Saturday at The University of Advancing Technology in Tempe, Arizona.