Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html News Winter Collaboratorium 2026 Tech Enablement Workshop Series: General AI Assistant (Prompt Engineering) Application & Eligibility Sylvia Wang John Edwardson, ’72, Social New Venture Challenge (SNVC) Jody Foldesy Joe Exner Van Jones, MBA ’14 Phil Colaço, MBA ’98 Tech Enablement Series Application Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge (NVC) 2026 Finalists Application & Eligibility New Venture Challenge Tracks Emma Rodriguez-Ayala, JD ’06 Ron Tarrson, MBA ’72 (XP-31) Rachel D. Kohler, MBA ’89 Global New Venture Challenge Announces 7 Finalists Competing for Investments Home Key Dates & Deadlines Application & Eligibility 2026 Sponsors Janet Linden-Cooper, MBA ’82 The Polsky Center Announces the Inaugural AI Research Commons Midwest Fellows Program Cohort Nasrin Thierer Tech Enablement Workshop Series: Map your AI Opportunity (AI Audit and Orientation) Tech Enablement Workshop Series: Using AI to Elevate your Customer Experience (Automation and Responsiveness) Judges Ghian Foreman, MBA ’01 Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC) Finals 2026 Finalists Koichiro Nakamura, MBA ’07 Dipa Mehta, MBA ’12 2026 Finals Judges UChicago Deep Tech Demo Day 10 Startups to Compete for Over $1 Million at 30th Annual Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge Finals 27 Teams Advance to Classroom Portion of the 2026 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge Sponsors 2026 SNVC Judges Polsky Science and Technology Associates UChicago Science Incubator One-Year Anniversary Celebration John Edwardson, MBA ’72 UChicago Science Incubator UChicago Science Incubator Jim Casselberry, MBA ’01 UChicago Deep Tech Demo Day Contact 2025 Companies