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Innovations with Heart:

Innovation Spotlight

Motus Drive: How Ferhan Jemal is Making Electric Wheelchairs Affordable. Read more.

Collaboration Corridor

Space Edge Accelerator hosts its first showcase. Read more.

Be Inspired

Why Empathy is so important in Design Thinking - Dave Owens. Read More.

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Partner Events:

Zinnie Zhang:

Founder Mindset

Feb. 12 | 5 PM | ESB 048

Join AKPsi for a fireside chat with Zinnie Zhang (B.S., Computer Science, 2022) to ask questions like:

• How did your startup idea originate?
• What goes into raising $100K from angel investors?
• What gave you the conviction to drop out of Harvard to build a company?

Click here to send questions in advance.

Green-A-Thon: Feb. 21

Come join us for the Green-a-thon, Vanderbilt Green Fund’s annual pitch competition, on February 21 (3:30-5:30 PM) in the Wond’ry 3rd floor lounge.

Work in-person (either in teams or individually) to get feedback from experts and potentially win some prizes! Dinner will be provided. Sign up here.

Frontiers 2025: Feb. 27 & 28

Join us on Feb 27th a and 28th to hear from our very own Dr. Charleson Bell about our initiatives to create an innovation ecosystem. You'll also hear from our Space-Edge Accelerator finalist, Dr. Naira Baregamian, who's pioneering novel biotechnologies for terrestrial applications as well as in space. Please register here.

Challenges and Opportunities

Exciting Internship Opportunities with the Wond'ry Internship Network! The Wond'ry Internship Network currently has 5 open positions at our Founder program start-ups across a range of industries. Internship areas include marketing, social media management, accounting, sales, and administration. If you're eager to gain hands-on experience and explore these opportunities, visit the link to check out the available positions and apply today: Available Positions

Not quite the right fit? No worries! Sign up for our student worker mailing list and be the first to know when new positions become available.

-Innovation Catalyst Fund | Deadline: Feb. 28

-Launch Blue Industry Transformation Accelerator | Deadline: Mar. 3
-Catalyst Competition | Deadline: Mar. 4
-Stu Clark New Venture Championships | Deadline: Mar. 4
-Techstars | Deadline: Open-Ended

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By making your tax-deductible gift to our Student Innovation Fund, you help us provide students with the funding they need to turn their ideas into reality. Donate here.

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