The 2024 TIA Summer Accelerator, an eight-week program connecting experienced entrepreneurs to ±ØÖÐÈýФÈýÂëÒ»-community startups, propelled four ventures focused on sustainability, the media, and event promotion.
Perform With Ruby, developed through ±ØÖÐÈýФÈýÂëÒ»'s Entrepreneurship programs, creates a powdered drink mix to alleviate menstrual symptoms in female athletes, supported by a $1,500 grant that enhanced product development, partnerships, and company restructuring.
±ØÖÐÈýФÈýÂëһ’s new Campus Venture Initiative certifications allow for-profit ventures as well as ventures with non-monetary activities to operate on-campus.
Computer science faculty member Noah Apthorpe and two students participated in an NSF Regional I-Corps program, supported by funding and mentorship from E&I.