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Self-navigating boat startup sails into first place in UB entrepreneurship competition
4/14/16
Three UB undergraduate students took first place for a robotics startup that makes and sells self-piloting technology and automation tools to ship operators.
All systems go for Blackstone LaunchPad in Buffalo
3/7/16
UB today officially unveiled Blackstone LaunchPad at UB, a hands-on learning program created by the Blackstone Charitable Foundation to introduce entrepreneurship as a viable career option to UB’s students, regardless of major.
Media Advisory: Grand opening of Blackstone LaunchPad for student entrepreneurs
3/4/16
The program and resource will serve UB’s approximate 30,000 students, regardless of major or experience.
Ulbrich named executive director of Blackstone LaunchPad at UB
2/29/16
Tom Ulbrich, an assistant dean in the UB School of Management and executive director of its Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership, has been appointed executive director of the new Blackstone LaunchPad at UB.
UB’s Bright Buffalo Niagara seeking applicants for $25K entrepreneur pitch competition
2/29/16
Applications are open for the seventh annual Bright Buffalo Niagara Entrepreneur Expo, which will be held on June 15 at the Hotel @ The Lafayette, 391 Washington St., Buffalo.
UB supports City of Buffalo’s ‘Opportunity Pledge’
1/27/16
UB President Satish K. Tripathi and several members of the UB community today pledged to help build a culture of inclusiveness and equity in the City of Buffalo.
Media Advisory: The crowdfunding game is changing. Are you ready?
1/15/16
Whether you have a business in need of funding or are an investor looking for your next deal, crowdfunding regulations are changing.
Venu Govindaraju named VP for research and economic development
1/11/16
Leading computer scientist Venu Govindaraju has been named vice president for research and economic development at the University at Buffalo.
Have a business idea? Apply for the next eLab
11/16/15
Undergraduate and graduate students with entrepreneurial ideas may apply for the University at Buffalo’s Entrepreneurship Lab (eLab), a business boot-camp-style course that gives students the skills to develop and manage a successful new venture.
Media Advisory: Buffalo Student Sandbox to award $10,000 in prizes on Friday to student entrepreneurs
7/28/15
The winning team will receive $7,500 and the runner-up will receive $2,500.