Tag: Gordon Jones

  • Nation & World

    Smart response

    The emergency communications startup RapidSOS was awarded $70,000 as the winner of the fourth President’s Challenge.

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    Twenty team finalists named in Deans’ Challenges

    Harvard University announced 20 student-led teams on Monday as finalists in four Deans’ Challenges focused on cultural entrepreneurship, health and life sciences, the food system, and innovation in sports.

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    Innovation Lab appoints new managing director

    Jodi Goldstein has been appointed the Evans Family Foundation Managing Director of the Harvard Innovation Lab.

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  • Nation & World

    Taking stock of sustainability efforts

    A conference co-hosted by Harvard looked at the future of sustainability efforts at universities and other large institutions.

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    Healing outside the box

    VACU Scan, an initiative to boost health care in developing countries, is the winner of the 2014 President’s Challenge.

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    Challenge met

    MatriTarg Laboratories, a venture created by a team of Harvard fellows seeking new ways to diagnose and treat solid organ fibrosis, claimed the grand prize in the inaugural Deans’ Health and Life Sciences Challenge.

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    Crime-fighting platform wins President’s Challenge

    Today President Drew Faust named Team Nucleik the grand prize winner of the Harvard University President’s Challenge for social entrepreneurship, hosted by the Harvard Innovation Lab (i-lab).

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  • Nation & World

    Finalists selected in President’s Challenge

    Harvard University today announced the selection of 10 teams of finalists in the 2013 President’s Challenge for social entrepreneurship.

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    Startups, sped up

    Students from across Harvard’s Schools gathered at the Innovation Lab Sept. 28-30 for the StartUp Scramble, a mad-dash affair designed to take their business ideas from concept to pitch in just 48 hours.

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  • Nation & World

    Harvard entrepreneurs weave silk with science

    Harvard University President’s Challenge for social entrepreneurship has selected Vaxess Technologies, a company founded by Harvard students, to receive its grand prize. Vaxess Technologies will share the $100,000 to advance social ventures with SPOUTS of Water, Revolving Fund Pharmacy, and School Yourself.

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  • Nation & World

    10 finalists in President’s Challenge

    Harvard University has chosen 10 teams as finalists in the President’s Challenge for social entrepreneurship. President Drew Faust created the challenge to encourage student teams from across the University to develop entrepreneurial solutions to five of the world’s most important social issues.

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    Introducing the i-lab

    The Harvard Innovation Lab officially opened to the public Nov. 18. The ribbon cutters included President Drew Faust and Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino.

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    Harvard’s startup upstart

    Gordon Jones, director of the new Harvard Innovation Lab, has ideas on how to foster an entrepreneurial mentality at the country’s oldest university.

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