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Two UNL schools debut design thinking course for first-year students
No one seems to remember exactly how it happened. They know it started with a Silicon Prairie News story about the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management last December. There was some talk around the College of Architecture, an e-mail from interim dean …
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UNL students’ startup helps charities and nonprofits through coupons
Two years ago when James Verhoeff and Zach Christensen went on a double date with some friends, the pair realized they had forgotten the coupons they planned on using …
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Nebraska Global funds EliteForm, maker of high-tech sports training tools
With its latest investment, Nebraska Global is using its software development muscle to help, well … develop muscle. The Lincoln-based software investment fund today announced its fifth investment: EliteForm, a company that makes tools for collecting and analyzing workout data and tailoring lifting regimens to help coaches and athletes get the most out of time…
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Attending Today: UNL Venture Plan Championship
This is a bit of late notice, but if you’re in Lincoln tonight definitely try to make your way over to the City Campus Union at University of Nebraska–Lincoln for the 12th Annual UNL Venture Plan Championship. The event kicks off at 5:30 p.m. and is expected to run until about 9. Up for grabs…
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disRUPT: Nanotech research is tiny, but important to IT development
(Left: Christian Binek of University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Photo by Marlon Wright.) Size does matter when it comes to electronics. Consumers seem to prefer ever-smaller devices, but making things too small could lead to major technological problems in roughly 10 years. Researchers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln are working on both aspects of the size issue.…
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Congrats to our contributors!
As the headline reads, we owe a big congrats to some of our contributors. From new jobs and opportunities to graduation…
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Live-streaming now: Jeff Raikes at UNL on The Business of Doing Good
Starting at 2 p.m. CDT, Jeff Raikes, CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will be speaking live at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. His talk will be titled “The Business of Doing Good.” Watch the live stream at raikes.unl.edu.
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Upcoming entrepreneur event & award deadline
Hopefully it’s not too late in the week to get a couple more items on your radar. On Thursday, University of Nebraska–Lincoln will be hosting the Coolest Night in Innovation at which the Nebraska Distinguished Entrepreneur Awards will be presented and a preview of innovative startup businesses from across the globe will…
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Quick Pitch Competition awards six student entrepreneurs $1,000
Half a dozen entrepreneurial hopefuls walked away $1,000 each after being declared the winners of the 2010 Make it Happen – Student Quick Pitch Competition last Thursday, February 25. The competition, sponsored by the Nebraska Center for Entrepreneurship, Southeast Community College Entrepreneurship Center, Lincoln Public Schools’ Entrepreneurship Focus Program and the…