Changes

School:Arizona State University

48 bytes added, 8 years ago

no edit summary

</ul>

[http://innovationchallenge.asu.edu/ ASU Innovation Challenge] seeks undergraduate and graduate students who are dedicated to making a difference in the local and global communities through innovation. Students can win up to $10,000to make their innovative project, prototype, venture or community partnership ideas happen.

<li>Students are provided opportunities to practice their skills in teamwork, leadership, project development, business plan creation, public speaking, and network creation</li>

</ul>

[http://theatrefilm.asu.edu/initiatives/pave/ The Performing Arts Venture Experience (P.A.V.E)] paves the way to the future of the arts by investing in student innovation and creativity, supporting arts entrepreneurship education and undertaking entrepreneurial activities. Funded by a generous grant by the [http://www.kauffman.org/ Kauffman Foundation], there are four major components of P.A.V.E:

<li>Arts entrepreneurship classes such as Foundations of Arts Entrepreneurship, Arts Entrepreneurship Seminar, TheatreOrganization and Management and Independent Film;</li>

</ul>

[http://10000solutions.org/ 10,000 Solutions] is a place to showcase and collect innovative ideas that solve local and global challenges. ASU views this project as an experiment that leverages the power of collaborative wisdom to create a solutions bank. The 10,000 Solutions Project explores what can be accomplished when passionate people join a community that works together to build upon each other’s innovative ideas and create change.

Funding:The program is funded by [http://www.kauffman.org/what-we-do/programs/entrepreneurship/kauffman-campuses-initiative Kauffman Campuses Initiative] which supports innovation and entrepreneurship at ASU and beyond. The program provides up to $10,000 to fund good ideas from students, staff, faculty and community members.

[http://cronkite.asu.edu/ The Cronkite School] students (and faculty) are encouraged to submit ideas for [https://www.newschallenge.org/ Knight News Challenge] (and won) and for [http://www.newmediawomen.org/site/about_this_initiative/ J-Lab Women Entrepreneurs] grants. Those winners are heralded as much as winners of journalism contests

ASU also strives to deliver research breakthroughs and achieve discovery in a broad range of strategic research areas including:

<li>[http://nmil.jmc.asu.edu/ The New Media Innovation Lab], Operated by The Cronkite School, is a research and development program designed to help media companies create new and exciting multimedia products. The lab brings together students from across campus – journalism, business, computer engineering and design, to develop a variety of products, including an iPhone app and widgets and Facebook applications.</li>

<li>[https://nursingandhealth.asu.edu/ The ASU College of Nursing and Health Innovation] has had more than $27.5 million in awards from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other corporate agencies since 2005. The research focus of ASU nursing and health program provides short and long-term economic benefits. In the short term, Arizona benefits economically from grant funding. In the longer term, Arizonans benefit from medical improvements in research findings, and the commercial impact of potential tech transfer.</li>

<li>[http://www.azcati.com/ The Arizona Center for Algae Technology and Innovation(AzCATI)], located at ASU, has been a pioneer in algae research as a source of low-cost, sustainable biofuel. The Laboratory was contracted by the Department of Energy to research and develop algae conversion.</li>

</ul>

Bhensley

115

edits