News Making Disc Drives Smaller, Faster, More Stable University Provost Thomas Rosenbaum and Daniel Silevitch, Research Scientist, James Franck Institute, stand inside a shielded room, used to screen out radio interference from outside. To the left is the...
News Patent of the Week: Selectively Stimulating Cells for Pain Treatment, Immunotherapy Many diseases, including Parkinson’s and irregular heartbeat, can be treated by electrically stimulating organs using an implantable device. However, the use of these devices is often high risk, as it...
News University of Chicago’s Polsky Center Appoints Chuck Vallurupalli to Lead Duality, Preeti Chalsani Named Deputy Director The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago has appointed Chuck Vallurupalli, MBA ’05, as the inaugural senior director of Duality, the first accelerator program in...
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News DeepTechU Venture Conference Returns, Highlights Deep Tech Innovation in the Greater Midwest The University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is once again hosting DeepTechU, a venture conference that brings together global investors and deep tech startups in the greater Midwest....
News From Corporate Pay to Private Prisons — Lessons From the Nobelists This year’s Nobel Prize in economics, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced Monday, will go to Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmstrom for “their contributions to contract theory.” Mr. Hart,...
Program John Edwardson, ’72, Social New Venture Challenge (SNVC) Launch a mission-driven venture with mentorship, funding opportunities, and support to design and grow impact-focused organizations.
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News Polsky Center Names 13 Companies Participating in the 2019 Summer Accelerator Program The latest cohort of the Polsky Accelerator, a 10-week intensive summer program designed for both for-profit and not-for-profit startups, is announced.
News Digital Adventures Wins ‘Crowd Favorite’ at the 2019 Polsky Accelerator Demo Day For the past 10 weeks, 13 companies have participated in the 2019 Polsky Accelerator program. The annual program is designed for both for-profit and not-for-profit startups to develop their ventures....
News Small Business Growth: Polsky Expands Support for Small Business Owners With the COVID-19 pandemic forcing many small businesses to change their business models overnight, the Polsky Center expanded its Small Business Growth Program, accepting the largest-ever cohort of 21 new...
News Small Business Spotlight: Larry’s Barber College Stays a Cut Above With New Walmart Shop Angela Harvey had never cut hair before she enrolled in Larry’s Barber College. Her first time wielding clippers, after months of classroom instruction, “I was shaking like a leaf,” she...
