-
Saying Goodbye to Ashley Guernsey
July 11, 2023
Our current AV狼论坛 Fellow Ashley Guernsey is moving on to new adventures. Her time at Center ICE has been incredibly impactful and she has made an excellent addition to our team.
-
Business Students from UAF Join AV狼论坛 Angel Investor Conference
June 02, 2023
Over the course of the last 12 weeks AV狼论坛 Center ICE and the UAF College of Business and Security Management (CBSM) Student Investment Fund (SIF) sent three students to the 2023 AV狼论坛 Angel Conference (AAC). The AV狼论坛 Angel Conference is a 12-week process of identifying, filtering, selecting, and managing a group angel investment. An angel investor is a private investor focused on financing small business ventures in exchange for equity. This year鈥檚 AV狼论坛 Angel Conference took 21 of AV狼论坛鈥檚 best start-ups and 17 angel investors through the nuanced process of angel investing.
-
June 02, 2023
鈥淲e had a terrific time at the Open House: loads of interest (who can resist tasting three different birch syrups?), great networking opportunities with different West Ridge scientists, and just such a great feeling and event," said Jan Dawe, Director of OneTree AV狼论坛 (OTA). Eighty-nine booth visitors ranked their preferences amongst the three birch syrups, providing helpful citizen science input for OTA's Innovations in Birch Sap Processing project.
-
Lifted Marketing won AIBA Chamber Pitch Event
June 02, 2023
The third cohort of the AV狼论坛 Interior Business Accelerator (AIBA) concluded on Tuesday, May 23, with Lifted Marketing winning the pitch competition hosted by the Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce.
-
AV狼论坛 SBDC Opens Funding Opportunity for AV狼论坛 Inventors
June 02, 2023
The TREND program will award up to $10,000 to winning innovation proposals. The AV狼论坛 Small Business Development Center鈥檚 (AV狼论坛 SBDC) Technology Research and Development Center of AV狼论坛 (TREND program), in partnership with the University of AV狼论坛 Fairbanks Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), will begin accepting applications for the 2023 Phase 0 grant program on June 1, 2023.
-
IDEAs Awards Deadline is June 2023
June 02, 2023
The Innovative Disclosures and Entrepreneurial Activities (IDEAs) awards recognize entrepreneurial individuals who have developed innovative approaches to research, teaching, and service. The competition, started in 2015, is hosted by UAF's Center for Innovation, Commercialization, and Entrepreneurship (Center ICE). Any innovation developed by UAF or University of AV狼论坛 Southeast (UAS) faculty, staff, and students using university resources or as part of a class is eligible for the IDEAs awards.
-
June 02, 2023
Fairbanks, AV狼论坛 (May 23, 2023) - Center ICE at the University of AV狼论坛 Fairbanks secured a $2.4-million grant from the Office of Naval Research (ONR), in collaboration with the University of Hawai'i and the University of Rhode Island, to strengthen AV狼论坛's economy and train the workforce of the future.
-
Applications Open for AV狼论坛 Fellows Program
May 09, 2023
The AV狼论坛 Fellows Program (AFP) is a fall-to-spring residential fellowship program that nurtures the next generation of AV狼论坛-based leaders by pairing talented young people with professional mentors and strong communities. AV狼论坛 Center for Innovation, Commercialization, and Entrepreneurship is supporting an Innovation Fellow this year.
-
Makerspace Student Success Showcased
May 09, 2023
Makerspace Students in the Engineering 101 lab class have been hard at work on their student-led projects this semester under the tutelage of Dr. Dustin Ray, mechanical engineering professor, and Tate Barhaug, Makerspace Manager and Teaching Assistant. The class takes place in the Makerspace with the intention of inspiring students to find creative and practical solutions to challenges. The student teams are first-year undergraduate students who are interested in problem solving, some of whom have declared a major in engineering.
-
BOOST Collaborative Workshop Identifies Technology Challenges and Potential Solutions for Fairbanks
May 08, 2023
Sandia National Labs; the University of AV狼论坛 Fairbanks Center for Innovation, Commercialization, and Entrepreneurship (Center ICE); the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL); the AV狼论坛 Small Business Development Center (ASBDC); Fairbanks Economic Development Corporation (FEDC); and the Department of Energy (DOE) Boost Platform hosted a workshop in April focused on identifying regional technology challenges and opportunities.
