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Aidan Mickleburgh ’22 G’23 is a natural problem solver

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Posted on April 25, 2022, 10 a.m.

Aidan Mickleburgh ’22 G’23 wants to make life easier.

LaunchPad Commute to Class Podcast

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Posted on April 25, 2022, 9:42 a.m.

LaunchPad Commute to Class Podcast

Meet Syracuse University’s new Hunter Brooks Watson Scholar, Jack Adler ’23

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Posted on April 22, 2022, noon

Jack Adler has been selected as the Syracuse University Hunter Brooks Watson Scholar for the 2022 – 2023 academic year.

Jason Kuperberg ’18 joins the LaunchPad as Alumni Entrepreneur in Residence

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Posted on April 22, 2022, noon

Jason Kuperberg ‘18 is co-founder of OthersideAI,

Congratulations to Whitman’s EEE entrepreneurship award winners

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Posted on April 20, 2022, noon

Two LaunchPad alumni win special awards from Whitman’s program in Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises.

Congratulations to the 2022 Panasci Business Plan Competition winners

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Posted on April 20, 2022, noon

Teams Illumenar, Happy Loose Leaf Tea and Bus Point win the Grand Prize and second and third places in the campus-wide Panasci Business Plan Competition.

Emma Rothman ’21 writes about managing health amidst the “messiness of life”

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Posted on April 18, 2022, 1 a.m.

When meeting Emma Rothman you immediately notice her kindness and quiet charm.

Zebedayo Masongo L ’23 and Grnwood

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Posted on April 18, 2022, 1 a.m.

Greenwood district, a legacy that lives on in the modern rebirth Grnwood, founded by Zebedayo Masongo L’23.

Shawn Gaetano ’20, founder of Solace Vision, accepted into Techstars LA accelerator

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Posted on April 16, 2022, noon

Shawn Gaetano ’20 becomes the fourth SU startup to be accepted into a highly competitive Techstars LA Music Accelerator.

Kelsey Davis ’19 G’20 reflects on her “launching grounds of dreams”

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Posted on April 16, 2022, noon

Kelsey Davis ’19 G’20 recently returned to campus to share her reflections with Syracuse student startups.

Rabia Razzaq G ’22 is designing solutions to global challenges

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Posted on April 16, 2022, 10:44 a.m.

From Pakistan, Razzaq’s interest in design began after several years working in the fashion industry.

Elizabeth Gruskin ’22 is a forensic scientist focused on mental health

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Posted on April 16, 2022, 10 a.m.

Elizabeth Gruskin is glad that the pandemic brought discussion about mental health to the forefront of public conversation.

New Collections Resources, February to April 2022

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Posted on April 14, 2022, 1 p.m.

The Libraries has added the following new resources:

Join us to crowdfund memorist Emma Rothman ’21 and her book

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Posted on April 14, 2022, noon

Things My Therapist Doesn’t Want Me to Say, Ten Years Post Heart Transplant

Syracuse student founders journey to Blackstone annual conference, Startup Grind and TechCrunch Early Stage in the Silicon Valley

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Posted on April 14, 2022, noon

Founders participated in the Blackstone LaunchPad annual conference, Startup Grind and TechCrunch Early Stage.

Central New York Maker Faire 2022

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Posted on April 13, 2022, 1 p.m.

Central New York’s first annual Maker Faire took place at the SRC Arena at Onondaga Community College on Saturday April 2, 2022

From a Syracuse dorm room to building the first ultra-fast EV charging network in the country

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Posted on April 13, 2022, noon

Want the inside story of a Syracuse University dorm room startup that grew into a company valued at more than $100 million?

LaunchPad alum Louis Bookhoff ’17 closes round and pitches at upcoming Venture NY 2022 High Growth Showcase

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Posted on April 12, 2022, noon

Louis Bookhoff ’17, co-founder and CEO of Busie returns to his roots in Syracuse as one of a handful of elite companies selected to pitch at Upstate Capital Association’s Venture NY showcase.

Syracuse student startup ventures advance in New York Business Plan Competition

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Posted on April 11, 2022, noon

Four Syracuse student ventures were among the 18 teams selected from 120 regional winners across New York State for the NYBPC semi-finals on April 20.

Kayla Simon ’19 is an entrepreneurial engineer and a role model for women innovators in STEM

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Posted on April 10, 2022, noon

Kayla Simon ‘19, has taken her engineering skills and entrepreneurial passion to be an outstanding role model for women in STEM.

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