Tag: research
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A Conversation About Building an Innovation Pipeline
Stephanie Pierce—economic development and entrepreneur relations manager at Kansas State University, and UEDA Membership and Marketing Committee member—recently talked with Sandra Marin Ruiz, assistant vice president for innovation and business development and the regional director of the Florida SBDC at Florida Atlantic University (FAU); Regina Thompson, strategic initiatives manager under the Division of Research; and…
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Inaugural issue of the Journal of Economic Development in Higher Education Released
PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA – January 11, 2017 – The University Economic Development Association (UEDA) has launched the first issue of the Journal of Economic Development in Higher Education (JEDHE). This Journal is an online, peer-reviewed publication dedicated to the study of university-led economic development. It examines ways in which institutions of higher education foster competitiveness through…
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Governor joins KU, community leaders for BTBC expansion groundbreaking event
LAWRENCE — Less than three years after opening its doors, the Bioscience & Technology Business Center (BTBC) at the University of Kansas has taken the next step in its ongoing economic development success story. That step was a groundbreaking ceremony today at 10 a.m. for an expansion of the BTBC main facility, located at 2029…
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New Research Park roadway opens at Mississippi State
STARKVILLE, Miss.–A new roadway is now open in the state’s largest research park, and its completion sets the stage for expansion, according to Mississippi State University officials. The new four-lane Technology Blvd. connects with U.S. 182 via Verner Hurt Blvd. just west of the Mississippi Highway Patrol’s Troop G district office, and provides an additional…
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NYSERDA Announces New Proof-of-Concept Centers at Columbia University, NYU-Poly and High Tech Rochester to Facilitate Clean-Energy Business Growth
$15 Million Award Will Fund Three ‘Idea Incubators’ to Bring Commercial Success to Clean-Energy Ideas The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has awarded a total of $15 million to Columbia University, the Polytechnic Institute of New York University and High Tech Rochester to create three Proof-of-Concept Centers dedicated to helping inventors…
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APLU Commission on Innovation, Competitiveness, and Economic Prosperity Summer Meeting
The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities’ (A۰P۰L۰U) Commission on Innovation, Competitiveness, and Economic Prosperity (CICEP) will hold its summer meeting in Omaha, Nebraska from Monday, June 4 at noon continuing through noon on Wednesday, June 6. The event will be held at the Magnolia Hotel in downtown Omaha. This year’s CICEP summer…
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UT CIS adopts aggressive innovation assistance strategy
An organization that has been around nearly 50 years helping Tennessee manufacturers address problems is not forgetting its heritage while also adopting an aggressive innovation assistance strategy. The University of Tennessee’s Center for Industrial Services (UT CIS) was established in 1963 as the Tennessee Industrial Research and Advisory Service. Over the ensuing 49 years, its…
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Commerce Department Report Provides Roadmap for Strengthening U.S. Competitiveness
The Competitiveness and Innovative Capacity of the United States The U.S Department of Commerce today delivered to Congress a comprehensive report on “The Competitiveness and Innovative Capacity of the United States.” The report serves as a call to arms, highlighting bipartisan priorities to sustain and promote American innovation and economic competitiveness. The report makes three…