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The power of ideas at Syracuse University Blackstone LaunchPad Ideas Festival
September 20, 2023

The power of ideas at Syracuse University Blackstone LaunchPad Ideas Festival

More than 80 students presented ideas to solve challenges. Four winners were selected to receive cash prizes up to $1500. The winners will then have the opportunity to progress to a subsequent national round of the Blackstone Ideas Competition for a chance to win $10,000.
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Techstars global accelerators now accepting applications for spring
September 19, 2023

Techstars global accelerators now accepting applications for spring

Six Syracuse University student startups and one alum team have gone through Techstars accelerators to build impressive success stories.  Could you be next?  If you are a disciplined and driven
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Jack Rose ’24 named 2023-2024 LaunchPad Watson Scholar
September 18, 2023

Jack Rose ’24 named 2023-2024 LaunchPad Watson Scholar

Jack Rose ‘24, a business analytics major in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, will be the Syracuse University Blackstone LaunchPad Watson Scholar for the 2023-24 academic year. Rose
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Applications are now open for SOURCE grants and Honors Program Awards
September 13, 2023

Applications are now open for SOURCE grants and Honors Program Awards

Application for faculty-mentored independent project funding is now available through SOURCE grants and Honors Program Awards.  An intent to apply by September 28, 2023, with complete applications due October 19,
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Kelsey Davis ’19 G’20, takes the stage at Syracuse University Blackstone LaunchPad Ideas Festival on Sept 15
September 11, 2023

Kelsey Davis ’19 G’20, takes the stage at Syracuse University Blackstone LaunchPad Ideas Festival on Sept 15

Syracuse University LaunchPad alumni Kelsey Davis ’19 G ’20, Founder and CEO of CLLCTVE, is visiting from Tulsa, Oklahoma, and will take the stage to kick off the Ideas Festival, a 60-second fast pitch fest designed for innovative students who are just testing out first ideas.
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Meet the 2023-2024 LaunchPad Team
September 7, 2023

Meet the 2023-2024 LaunchPad Team

Welcome to another exciting year of entrepreneurship and innovation brought to you by a dynamic new team at the Syracuse University Blackstone LaunchPad. Thanks to generous donor gifts to SU
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Office Hours with Business Librarian Steph McReynolds in the LaunchPad
September 1, 2023

Office Hours with Business Librarian Steph McReynolds in the LaunchPad

Interested in business research databases for your business idea, project, or paper? Starting September 13, 2023, drop by the LaunchPad in Bird Library on Wednesdays from 2:00 pm to 4:00
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Karla Lellis offers data privacy office hours in the LaunchPad
August 28, 2023

Karla Lellis offers data privacy office hours in the LaunchPad

The Syracuse University Blackstone LaunchPad is pleased to welcome Karla Lellis ’25, Doctor of Judicial Science (S.J.D) at the College of Law, as an Innovator-in-Residence. Karla will offer seven office
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Applications are now open for Ideas Fest
August 23, 2023

Applications are now open for Ideas Fest

Do you have a business idea somewhere in your notebook? Have you plotted out a great idea with a friend, but find yourself stuck on what to do next? Syracuse
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Fall opportunities at the LaunchPad
August 14, 2023

Fall opportunities at the LaunchPad

We are looking forward to welcoming new and returning members to Syracuse University Blackstone LaunchPad, located on the first floor of Bird Library, this coming 2023 – 2024 academic year!
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Take your innovation from the lab to the marketplace at NSF I-Corps Course
July 24, 2023

Take your innovation from the lab to the marketplace at NSF I-Corps Course

Registration is now open for the National Science Foundation I-Corps Innovation Course hosted by Syracuse University. Apply here Join this free virtual course from September 18 through October 18, 2023,
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FuzeHub now accepting applications for its 2023 Commercialization Competition
July 19, 2023

FuzeHub now accepting applications for its 2023 Commercialization Competition

Applications are now open and closes August 10, 2023 (at 4 p.m. EST).  Apply on-line here:  https://fuzehub.com/commercialization-competition/. As part of the Jeff Lawrence Innovation Fund, FuzeHub will hold a New York
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See our Startup Spotlights for more at launchpad.syr.edu/news/startup-spotlights.