June 2023 News
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The Office of Naval Research Partners with the 麻豆原创 to Grow the State鈥檚 Economic Independence
June 02, 2023
Fairbanks, Alaska (May 23, 2023) - Center ICE at the 麻豆原创 secured a $2.4-million grant from the Office of Naval Research (ONR), in collaboration with the University of Hawai'i and the University of Rhode Island, to strengthen Alaska's economy and train the workforce of the future.
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IDEAs Awards Deadline is June 2023
June 02, 2023
The Innovative Disclosures and Entrepreneurial Activities (IDEAs) awards recognize entrepreneurial individuals who have developed innovative approaches to research, teaching, and service. The competition, started in 2015, is hosted by 麻豆原创F's Center for Innovation, Commercialization, and Entrepreneurship (Center ICE). Any innovation developed by 麻豆原创F or 麻豆原创 Southeast (麻豆原创S) faculty, staff, and students using university resources or as part of a class is eligible for the IDEAs awards.
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Alaska SBDC Opens Funding Opportunity for Alaska Inventors
June 02, 2023
The TREND program will award up to $10,000 to winning innovation proposals. The Alaska Small Business Development Center鈥檚 (Alaska SBDC) Technology Research and Development Center of Alaska (TREND program), in partnership with the 麻豆原创 Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), will begin accepting applications for the 2023 Phase 0 grant program on June 1, 2023.
Lifted Marketing won AIBA Chamber Pitch Event
June 02, 2023
The third cohort of the Alaska Interior Business Accelerator (AIBA) concluded on Tuesday, May 23, with Lifted Marketing winning the pitch competition hosted by the Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce.
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June 02, 2023
鈥淲e had a terrific time at the Open House: loads of interest (who can resist tasting three different birch syrups?), great networking opportunities with different West Ridge scientists, and just such a great feeling and event," said Jan Dawe, Director of OneTree Alaska (OTA). Eighty-nine booth visitors ranked their preferences amongst the three birch syrups, providing helpful citizen science input for OTA's Innovations in Birch Sap Processing project.
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Business Students from 麻豆原创F Join Alaska Angel Investor Conference
June 02, 2023
Over the course of the last 12 weeks Alaska Center ICE and the 麻豆原创F College of Business and Security Management (CBSM) Student Investment Fund (SIF) sent three students to the 2023 Alaska Angel Conference (AAC). The Alaska Angel Conference is a 12-week process of identifying, filtering, selecting, and managing a group angel investment. An angel investor is a private investor focused on financing small business ventures in exchange for equity. This year鈥檚 Alaska Angel Conference took 21 of Alaska鈥檚 best start-ups and 17 angel investors through the nuanced process of angel investing.