Event Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2): How to Pitch Effectively with Melissa Harris October 29, 2025 Join the Polsky center and Melissa Harris, MBA ’16, Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship at Booth and Entrepreneur in Residence, for an informative workshop on how to pitch effectively. This will be...
Event Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2): How to Build a Pitch Deck with Melissa Harris February 26, 2026 Join the Polsky Center and Entrepreneur-in-Residence Melissa Harris for an informative workshop on how to build a pitch deck. A great pitch deck is more than a collection of slides—it’s...
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Event Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2): Public Relations – How the Media Works with Melissa Harris October 23, 2024 Join the Polsky Center and Melissa Harris, adjunct professor of entrepreneurship at Booth and entrepreneur in residence, for a workshop on public relations and media. In this informative session, Melissa...
Event Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2): Melissa Harris on Delivering an Effective Pitch April 2, 2024 Join the Polsky center and Melissa Harris, Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship at Booth and Entrepreneur in Residence, for a workshop on delivering an effective pitch. In this workshop, Melissa will...
News Melissa Harris Joins U of C’s Entrepreneurship Center Melissa Harris, the former Chicago Tribune columnist who wrote about innovators and innovation, is now helping promote that work. Read more.
News Seven Ways to Land Your First 100 Customers The following article was written by Melissa Harris, entrepreneur-in-residence at the Polsky Center, and originally published in Crain’s Chicago Business on February 19, 2024. Read the original article. You can’t...
News Marketing Communications in a Pandemic During a crisis, there are three essential components to effective communication on which to focus: Ideas, tactics, and tone. “The goal as a communicator is not only to not make...
Page Entrepreneurs-in-Residence The Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EIR) program is open to current students and alumni and provides mentorship and coaching to University of Chicago students. Successful Chicago-based entrepreneurs are available to meet throughout the...
News UChicago Alums, Researchers Develop Evidence-Based Police Force Management and Early Intervention System Benchmark Analytics working with research partners led by the University of Chicago has created an evidence-based police force management and early intervention system. The proprietary solution captures and aggregates police...
News UChicago Grad Student Named ‘Changemaker,’ Awarded Grant to Support Bionic Breast Project A graduate student in Sliman Bensmaia’s lab at the University of Chicago, Katie Long, MD/PhD ’24, has received $20,000 from Aerie to support her research into breast sensation. The intimate...
News Clarix Imaging Addresses Unmet Needs with Novel Imaging-Based Solution for Surgical Oncology Clarix Imaging was founded in 2016 as a spin-off company from the University of Chicago – translating decades of research in advanced medical imaging theory and techniques out of professor...
