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Kent State’s first-ever Mini Maker Faire, a family-friendly showcase of inventions, will take place on April 24 from noon to 4 p.m. on the first floor of the University Library. The event is free and open to the public. Anyone can participate, and student participation…
Campus Departments Come Together to Host First-Ever Maker Faire
Kent State’s first-ever Mini Maker Faire, a family-friendly showcase of inventions, will take place on April 24 from noon to 4 p.m. on the first floor of the University Library. The event is free and open to the public. Anyone can participate, and student participation…Image
Kent State University's thriving entrepreneurial culture will be highlighted at the first Blackstone LaunchPad Recognition Breakfast and Student Expo on April 1in the Kent Student Center Ballroom.
The breakfast will serve as an opportunity to recognize the…
Celebrating Kent State Entrepreneurs: The Blackstone LaunchPad Recognition Breakfast and Student Expo
Kent State University's thriving entrepreneurial culture will be highlighted at the first Blackstone LaunchPad Recognition Breakfast and Student Expo on April 1in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. The breakfast will serve as an opportunity to recognize the…Image
Makers across all disciplines, from art and design to technology and science, will now have the opportunity to exhibit and discuss their unique talents in one environment at the first Kent State Mini Maker Faire® to be held on April 24 from noon to 4 p.m. on the first…
Creativity to be Celebrated At First Kent State Mini Maker Faire®
Makers across all disciplines, from art and design to technology and science, will now have the opportunity to exhibit and discuss their unique talents in one environment at the first Kent State Mini Maker Faire® to be held on April 24 from noon to 4 p.m. on the first…Image
Area high school female seniors will have the opportunity to attend their spring prom in style if one Blackstone LaunchPad client has her way.
Alicia Robinson, a Kent State University alumna and graduate student pursuing a master's degree in human development and family studies…
Blackstone LaunchPad Nonprofit Launches Prom Dress Drive for Low-Income High School Female Students
Area high school female seniors will have the opportunity to attend their spring prom in style if one Blackstone LaunchPad client has her way. Alicia Robinson, a Kent State University alumna and graduate student pursuing a master's degree in human development and family studies…Image
The annual Kent State University Business Idea Competition (appropriately renamed Idea Olympics this year) recently launched with the opportunity to win $4,000 in cash awards. This competition is open to all Kent State students – undergraduate, graduate and Ph.D. – regardless of…
Idea Olympics Competition: Explore and Advance Your Entrepreneurial Ideas
The annual Kent State University Business Idea Competition (appropriately renamed Idea Olympics this year) recently launched with the opportunity to win $4,000 in cash awards. This competition is open to all Kent State students – undergraduate, graduate and Ph.D. – regardless of…A foot sensor that can evaluate and correct one’s running gait won top prize at the Kent State University Blackstone LaunchPad’s "Innov8athon II: Fashion/Tech Hackathon," the nation’s first collegiate wearable tech hackathon.
Innovation Through Collaboration: Students Create Wearable Tech Ventures in 24 Hours
A foot sensor that can evaluate and correct one’s running gait won top prize at the Kent State University Blackstone LaunchPad’s "Innov8athon II: Fashion/Tech Hackathon," the nation’s first collegiate wearable tech hackathon.Maybe one day, women really will wear cameras that can tell whether men are staring at them inappropriately.
This past weekend, more than 60 hackers and fashionistas from six colleges spent 24 hours at Kent State University, trying to create technology that you can wear.…