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America’s Seed Fund for Innovation
April 01, 2024
Alaska FAST, Federal And State Technology Partnership program, was created to increase the number of America’s Seed Fund SBIR/STTR awards for women, socially/economically disadvantaged individuals, and small businesses in Alaska.
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Innovation for Alaska: Problem Solving and Ideation Class
April 01, 2024
Join BA/HSEM 494: Innovation for Alaska and the Arctic for the 2024 fall semester! Types of projects include: How can we solve heavy lift platform needs for deploying equipment? What is the next generation flight suit for arctic operations? Can geophysical data be integrated into domain awareness platforms? Students discuss needs with DoD operators and installations in Alaska and across the U.S. There is the potential to visit DoD facilities, learn about their needs and build towards solutions.
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Partnership developing lidar-based solution to maximize salmon hatchling survival
March 12, 2024
Thanks to a RISE-UP Seed Grant, researchers Michael Roddewig and Joseph Shaw, and community partner Tessa Frost are testing the efficacy of a drone-borne lidar system to predict plankton blooms conducive to salmon hatchling survival rates. If successful, the test will pave the way for the research team to access larger grants to develop the technology into a solution that hatcheries across Alaska and beyond may use to monitor plankton populations in real time.
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Join gBeta and accelerate your business
March 12, 2024
The gBETA Startup Accelerator is an international accelerator program operated by gener8tor. They have run four cohorts in Alaska (2021-2022), and will be running two more in 2024 (spring & fall). Only five companies are selected per cohort.
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Innovate and accelerate: Join Alaska FAST for SBIR/STTR success!
March 12, 2024
Are you a small business looking to accelerate development of your new, novel technological innovations with federal grant support? Look no further! Introducing the University of Alaska Fairbanks' Center ICE's Federal And State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program.
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Registration now open for March 22 Makerspace Ideation mixer
March 12, 2024
UAF faculty and staff from across campus are invited to an Ideation Studio mixer, 10-12 p.m. Friday, March 22 in the MILL Faculty Makerspace, link to makerspace page, in 131 Bunnell, the Center for Teaching & Learning.
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Graduate assistantship available
February 06, 2024
Assistant Professor Jessica Glass is seeking a candidate for a M.S. assistantship in fisheries at the University of Alaska Fairbanks College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences to assist with developing new environmental DNA sampling technology.
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Center ICE introduces five new innovation and entrepreneurship fellows
February 06, 2024
The Center ICE team offers graduate fellowships to graduate students and postdocs working on innovative projects with the potential to create impact in communities. The team is proud and excited to introduce this semester’s newest fellows and is currently seeking applications for the 2024 summer and fall cohorts. Please help spread the word!
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Open call for Seed Fund applications
February 06, 2024
The Center ICE Seed Fund has reopened and is accepting applications for open topics. The Seed Fund supports projects from many disciplines. The focus is on funding projects working to achieve impacts through increased adoption or commercialization. Funding is awarded on a rolling “first apply, first reviewed” basis.
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February 06, 2024
Need help navigating the complex legal environment of intellectual property? Visit Alaska's only Patent and Trademark Resource Center, housed in the Keith B. Mather Library in the Akasofu Building on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus.
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