by william.brah | Jan 24, 2019 | GEIR program, General
One of the global entrepreneurs-in-residence at the UMass Boston Venture Development Center quite unexpectedly received an invitation from Michael Bloomberg to attend Bloomberg’s inaugural New Economy Forum (NEF) in Singapore on November 6-7 2018. Her name is Fanyu...
by william.brah | Nov 7, 2018 | Internships, Startups, Student Successes
Maria Vasco is the recipient of UMass Boston’s inaugural Entrepreneur Scholarship. She is a School for the Environment major in the Honors College passionate about changing plastic packaging in the beauty industry, and eventually founding a plastics alternative...
by william.brah | Oct 2, 2018 | GEIR program, Startups
HUBweek is featuring a panel discussion (Immigrant Entrepreneurs from Main Street to the Fort Point) on October 10th at 3pm, City Hall Plaza, that organizers believe is the kind the nation needs to have. It is about whether we should open the door wider to immigrant...
by william.brah | Jul 4, 2018 | GEIR program, Startups
MIT Hacking Medicine where PillPack co-founders TJ Parker and Elliot Cohen met. The story of PillPack, the online prescription drug retailer acquired last week by Amazon for nearly $1billion, illustrates the power of a collaborative startup community and how it is...
by william.brah | Dec 19, 2017 | Internships
The New England Venture Capital Association (NEVCA) has selected ten UMass Boston students as 2018 Hack.Diversity Fellows. They’ll receive career coaching, a summer internship with mentoring, and if all goes as planned, a full-time position, at a fast growing tech...
