Immerse Yourself in Entrepreneurial Experiential Learning and Strategic Thinking

February 13, 2023

Learn how to think, work, and build like a startup in 54 thrilling hours. Techstars Startup Weekend in Fairbanks, hosted by Alaska Center ICE, is an exciting and immersive foray into the world of startups.

Magali Eaton Brings Deep Innovation Programming Experience to Center ICE

February 13, 2023

We welcome Magali Dieny Eaton as the new associate director of Center ICE. In her position, she will focus on growing the Center's university, community, and state-wide footprint through inclusive program building, and partnerships with local, state, and regional ecosystem players, starting with taking a leadership role in deploying RISE UP programming.

Innovator Handbook Demystifies Intellectual Property and Commercialization

February 13, 2023

The 2023 Innovator's Handbook from the Center for Innovation, Commercialization, and Entrepreneurship (Center ICE) is a new guide to intellectual property and technology transfer for faculty, staff, and students at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and the University of Alaska Southeast.

Center ICE Receives Continued Funding from ONR

February 01, 2023

Center ICE is pleased to announce its continued partnership with and support from the Office of Naval Research. ONR provided the foundation upon which Center ICE was initially built. Four years ago, Center ICE was just an idea and an opportunity to fill a major gap in Alaska’s innovation ecosystem. Today, Center ICE has multiple major partners, and has supported nearly a hundred innovators, entrepreneurs, and student interns.

SBIR and STTR Awards Can Help Turn Your Innovation Ideas into Commercial Products

February 01, 2023

Join us at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21 for a free virtual workshop to learn about SBIR and STTR awards. Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer account for over $4 billion invested in innovation development each year.

Innovators are key to colonizing mars

January 24, 2023

Getting astronauts onto Mars by 2040 will be a tricky endeavor. UAF professor and innovator Kelly Drew may hold some of the answers of the physiological how to’s in her research on hibernating Arctic ground squirrels.

2023 IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium

January 20, 2023

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is hosting the IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium in Anchorage, Alaska. Submit your research papers, simulation challenges, and applications on intelligent vehicles and intelligent vehicle infrastructures by Feb. 1, 2023.

Techstars Startup Weekend Fairbanks 2023

January 20, 2023

Techstars Startup Weekend Fairbanks is on February 17th-19th at University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Students - Work with an Alaskan Startup this summer

January 17, 2023

Are you looking for a summer opportunity to work with an Alaskan startup company? Gain valuable experience in the world of startups and innovation with the Students to Startups (S2S) program!

Makerspace Applications Open Jan. 23rd

January 11, 2023

Do you have a student project you want to do, but don’t have the funds to start? A UAF Makerspace Mini-Grant might be perfect for you! A Makerspace Mini-Grant is a $300 grant to purchase materials for a project of your choice.