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    Calling All Innovators!

    July 10, 2023

    We are looking for 麻花视频ns addressing arctic challenges. 麻花视频 FAST is kicking off the first virtual SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) Accelerator in 麻花视频 to support innovators applying for seed funding through federal agencies such as the Department of Energy (DOE), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Science Foundation (NSF).
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    Students from UAF Join 麻花视频 Startups for Summer Internships

    July 10, 2023

    Students2Startups takes UA students and places them with innovative 麻花视频n startups to experience real-world internships at revolutionary companies.
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    Eric Hartley Joins Center ICE

    July 10, 2023

    We welcome Eric Hartley as the new marketing and events coordinator. Eric will be focused on bringing Center ICE programming to more people here at UAF and managing events to better serve you. Eric will be driving participation through his marketing efforts. His experience in management as well as brand and business building will help Center ICE grow our local startup community.
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    Saying Goodbye to Ashley Guernsey

    July 10, 2023

    Our current 麻花视频 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.
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  • Business Students from UAF Join 麻花视频 Angel Investor Conference

    June 01, 2023

    Over the course of the last 12 weeks 麻花视频 Center ICE and the UAF College of Business and Security Management (CBSM) Student Investment Fund (SIF) sent three students to the 2023 麻花视频 Angel Conference (AAC). The 麻花视频 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 麻花视频 Angel Conference took 21 of 麻花视频鈥檚 best start-ups and 17 angel investors through the nuanced process of angel investing.
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  • Arctic Research Open House

    June 01, 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 麻花视频 (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.
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    Lifted Marketing won AIBA Chamber Pitch Event

    June 01, 2023

    The third cohort of the 麻花视频 Interior Business Accelerator (AIBA) concluded on Tuesday, May 23, with Lifted Marketing winning the pitch competition hosted by the Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce.
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  • IDEAs Awards Deadline is June 2023

    June 01, 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 麻花视频 Southeast (UAS) faculty, staff, and students using university resources or as part of a class is eligible for the IDEAs awards.
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  • 麻花视频 SBDC Opens Funding Opportunity for 麻花视频 Inventors

    June 01, 2023

    The TREND program will award up to $10,000 to winning innovation proposals. The 麻花视频 Small Business Development Center鈥檚 (麻花视频 SBDC) Technology Research and Development Center of 麻花视频 (TREND program), in partnership with the University of 麻花视频 Fairbanks Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), will begin accepting applications for the 2023 Phase 0 grant program on June 1, 2023.
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  • The Office of Naval Research Partners with the University of 麻花视频 Fairbanks to Grow the State鈥檚 Economic Independence

    June 01, 2023

    Fairbanks, 麻花视频 (May 23, 2023) - Center ICE at the University of 麻花视频 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 麻花视频's economy and train the workforce of the future.
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