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Accelerating Climate Justice Through Solar Energy

Entrepreneurs whose innovations have been funded by the American-Made Solar Prize and the JEDI Contest and a mentor who worked closely with applicants share their insights into the competition and its benefits.

Meet American-Made Solar Prize Finalist Monique Dyers of EmpowerSun Solutions

Monique Dyers, founder and CEO of EmpowerSun Solutions, shares her experiences with being a finalist for the American-Made Solar Prize Round 7 and winner of the JEDI Contest.

Empathy in Entrepreneurship Education: Five Ways To Bring Empathy Into the Classroom

Through the Improving Undergraduate STEM Education (IUSE) workshop series, funded by the National Science Foundation, social scientists collaborated with entrepreneurship educators to bridge the gap…

Four Ways To Foster Creative Thinking in Student Entrepreneurs While Developing Their Problem-Solving Skills

With the Improving Undergraduate STEM Education (IUSE) workshop series, educators offer classroom techniques to develop problem-solving skills.

Bringing Critical Thinking Into the Entrepreneurship Classroom: Six Techniques

Through the Improving Undergraduate STEM Education (IUSE) workshop series, social scientists offer research-based insights and classroom techniques to improve critical thinking.

Do You Have the Right Answers to these Intellectual Property Questions?

In honor of World Intellectual Property Day, we put together a quick-reference guide on the role IP rights play in innovation and entrepreneurship.

Creating Innovators, Not Companies: Measuring the Success of an Interdisciplinary Entrepreneurship Course

José Lugo and Mari Luz Zapata Ramos of the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez share how VentureWell funding helped in expanding their entrepreneurship course.

Celebrating ReJoule, VentureWell’s 2024 Sustainable Practice Impact Awardee

ReJoule won our 2024 Sustainable Practice Impact Award for its circular economy for lithium-ion electric vehicle (EV) batteries.

Increasing Student Engagement In Entrepreneurship: Four Key Motivational Tactics

These research-based tactics can help you motivate student entrepreneurs to get engaged and make a real-world difference.

Successful Startup Teamwork Relies on Three Communication Strategies

Teaching communication is part of teaching teamwork is part of teaching entrepreneurship. These techniques are based in academic research.

Mentorship Makes the Difference for Aspire Participants

A transformative part of the Aspire program is the networking, peer-to-peer learning, guidance, and expertise participants receive from working directly with mentors.

Shaping the Future of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Deshpande Symposium

Attendees of the Deshpande Symposium identified four key reasons why they found the conference so valuable to their work in higher education innovation and entrepreneurship.

Protecting Patient Privacy: Acorn Genetics Is Revolutionizing DNA Testing

Max Derbyshire, COO of Acorn Genetics, shares how the E-Team Program and the Aspire investor-engagement program advanced his innovation.

The Inventor Series Sponsored By Qualcomm: Featuring CurveAssure

Evan Haas and Antony Fuleihan, CEO and CFO of CurveAssure, describe how Qualcomm’s Innovator Stipend Program helped in allowing them to file their first provisional patent.

OPEN 2024 Deserves a Spot on Your Spring Calendar—Here Are Three Reasons Why

Still considering whether you might attend OPEN this year? Here’s what you missed at OPEN 2023.

Startup Horror Stories: Scary Situations Entrepreneurs Can Avoid with Stress Tests

Frightened to fail? Face your fears! Use our free stress test to identify your startup’s vulnerabilities and brainstorm contingency plans.

Beyond the Classroom: Challenging the Traditional Teaching Model for Engineering Students

Bayo Ogundipe of James Madison University shares his approach to introducing engineering students to the global nature of innovation.

Five Most Highly Rated OPEN 2023 Breakout Sessions

These five workshop sessions were rated by OPEN 2023 attendees as having “extremely” valuable content and as being “extremely” engaging.

No Stone Unturned: KLAW Industries Is Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Concrete

Jacob Kumpon, co-founder of KLAW Industries, discusses his journey as an entrepreneur with the support of the E-Team Program.

Training Future Problem Solvers Through Human-Centered Design and Design Thinking

Carlee Bishop of Agnes Scott College discusses her approach to integrating design thinking into human-centered design with the support of our Course & Program Grants.