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UMass Amherst Hosts International Social Impact Startup Competition
June 17, 2021
On April 23, UMass Amherst hosted a final regional summit in this year’s $1 million Hult Foundation startup competition. Now in its twelfth year, the international competition challenges student entrepreneurs to solve social issues such as food security (the theme of this year’s challenge), water access, energy, education, and other priorities.
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Isenberg Remembers Arthur Elkins ’57
June 15, 2021
On June 8, former Isenberg associate dean, faculty member, graduate, and donor Arthur Elkins died at age 85.
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Food Science Researcher Wins 2021 Innovation Challenge Final
May 27, 2021
In April, Minqi Wang, a postdoctoral UMass research associate since graduating in 2016, captured first place in the finals of the Innovation Challenge, an annual competition run by the Berthiaume Center for Entrepreneurship.
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Isenberg Student Wins Grinspoon Award
May 19, 2021
Isenberg OIM major Igor De Sousa-Vieria and his venture, ClassMate, were grand prize winners in the Grinspoon Virtual Celebration of Entrepreneurial Spirit Awards ceremony on April 28.
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MBA Alum Talks Cooking and Life
May 05, 2021
Jonathan Bardzik ’03 MBA has a TV series debuting May 21 on Revry.
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Speaker Offers Tips for Crowdfunding New Ventures
April 20, 2021
Roy Morejon spoke to Charles Johnson’s course, New Venture Funding, about the best ways to use crowdfunding platforms.
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Venture Wins $31,000 in the 2021 Innovation Challenge Final
April 19, 2021
Five student-led startup teams competed in the final round of the four-part Innovation Challenge on April 7, and the biggest winner was Nutriply, which was awarded $31,000 in equity-free funding.
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Five Ventures Selected as Innovation Challenge Finalists
February 22, 2021
In front of a panel of four judges, 17 student-led startups gave five-minute pitches describing their ventures and participated in a 10-minute Q&A session.
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Innovation Challenge Winners Focus on Microbes
January 06, 2021
The winning student team has developed a wipe that kills bacteria, including MRSA, on surfaces for up to two months.
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Princeton Review Recognizes Campus for Its Graduate Entrepreneurship Studies
December 11, 2020
For the first time, UMass Amherst has earned recognition on Princeton Review’s annual roster, Top Schools for Graduate Entrepreneurship Studies.
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Nutriply Wins Innovation Challenge: The Seed Pitch
November 24, 2020
Hosted by the Berthiaume Center for Entrepreneurship, the four-part Innovation Challenge continued with The Seed Pitch on Wednesday, Nov. 18.
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UMass Undergrads Active in Innovation and Entrepreneurship Programming
November 23, 2020
On Saturday and Sunday, October 24-25, UMass’ Entrepreneurship Club hosted its marquee event – ULaunch.
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Isenberg Alumni Start Wine Import Business
October 16, 2020
Boston-based Vine Farmer, founded by Jace Chaffee '08 and his brother Kaden Chaffee '10, imports and wholesales wines from growers in Italy and Germany for sale to retailers and restaurants in Massachusetts.
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Students Develop Time-Management App
October 15, 2020
The app, ClassMate, has been downloaded from the App Store by users at 200 colleges and counting.
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$2,500 Awarded at Annual Minute Pitch
October 15, 2020
Hosted by the Berthiaume Center for Entrepreneurship, the four-part Innovation Challenge began with The Minute Pitch on Monday, Oct. 13. Determined by a panel of industry expert judges, $2,500 in prize money was awarded to the first-, second- and third-place teams and the audience choice selection.
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Bac-Be-Gone Wins $41,000 in Innovation Challenge: The Final
September 25, 2020
Hosted by the Berthiaume Center for Entrepreneurship, the four-part 2019-20 Innovation Challenge concluded with The Final on Wednesday, September 23. In front of a panel of four judges, four student-led startups gave five-minute pitches describing their ventures and participated in a five-minute Q&A session.
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Collegiate Summer Venture Program Hosts Cohort Graduation
August 05, 2020
The 2020 program marked the second year of partnership for the Berthiaume Center and VVM. Applications were open to all 14 Grinspoon Entrepreneurship Initiative schools and colleges.
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Student Entrepreneurship Club Wins Campus Sammy Awards
May 19, 2020
On top of receiving the Outstanding Recreation Student Org Award for the second year in a row, the Entrepreneurship Club also took home the Campus Impact Award, which recognizes an innovative initiative that has had a positive effect on the university.
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Grinspoon Entrepreneurship Initiative Awards Announced
May 04, 2020
UMass students were recognized by the Harold Grinspoon Charitable Foundation Entrepreneurship Initiative in late April.
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Four Ventures Advance to Innovation Challenge: The Final
March 10, 2020
Hosted by the Berthiaume Center for Entrepreneurship, the four-part Innovation Challenge continued with The Semifinal on Wednesday, February 26. In front of a panel of four judges, 16 student-led startups gave five-minute pitches describing their ventures and participated in a 10-minute Q&A session.
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