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Charlotte Venture Challenge
The 2018 Charlotte Venture Challenge will focus on Ventureprise Launch participants and showcase these innovation based ventures from the Charlotte community and UNC Charlotte researchers and students. The event will feature a keynote by NC IDEA FOUNDATION President & CEO Thom Ruhe, followed by a panel of local startups that have received foundation funding. A […]
Shark Tank Seeks UNC Charlotte Entrepreneurs
A casting team from the television show “Shark Tank” was on campus at UNC Charlotte on Friday, April 28, to meet with UNC Charlotte faculty, staff, students and alumni entrepreneurs. The event was hosted by Ventureprise, the nonprofit venture development organization located in the PORTAL Building. Click here to learn more.
Research and Economic Development Customer Survey
As part of our ongoing efforts to improve customer service, the Office of Research & Economic Development is conducting a brief survey. We ask that you please take a moment to complete the survey so we may improve the services available to our faculty and staff. Anyone who completes the survey can enter to win […]
Economics Professor Creates Partnership Between Students, Businesses
In the current semester, Metzgar invited business owners from the University’s Ventureprise group, which is based in the PORTAL Building. He focused on five businesses in need of assistance. Students work in groups and choose which businesses they want to work with in the class. Click here to read more.
Bank of America commits money to UNC Charlotte effort for research
Bank of America is committing $1.5 million to the Exponential Campaign in support of research at UNC Charlotte in the Data Science Initiative. Read more about this here. Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article137669653.html#storylink=cpy
N.C. SCIENCE FESTIVAL EVENTS AT UNC CHARLOTTE TO FEATURE EXPANDED KID SCIENCE WORKSHOPS AND A ‘BIG’ EXPO
The NC Science Festival events at UNC Charlotte are going to feature expanded kid science workshops and a ‘BIG’ expo. Read more about this at Inside UNC Charlotte.
PORTAL’s Atom Power secures funding from Siemens
PORTAL’s Atom Power receives an equity investment from Siemens. Read more about it here.
APLU declares UNC Charlotte an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University
UNCC Charlotte was declared an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU). Read more about this here.
Charlotte Research Institute and University City Partners sponsor “Envisioning the Future for University City”
Charlotte Research Institute and University City Partners sponsored an event to share the vision for the future of University City. Read more about the event here.
Thanks to University City Partners for the “shout-out!”
Thanks to University City Partners for the “shout-out” in today’s Charlotte Business Journal!