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ºÚÁÏÉç student-athlete Richard Dahome from the track and field team is preparing to share his secrets to his success by launching a series of athletic camps for students third grade through high school, taught by some of the best athletes in the world

ºÚÁÏÉç Track Star Goes the Distance to Up the Speed of Young Athletes

It all comes down to a fraction of a second. Who can push off the block first? Who can jump the highest? Who will cross the finish line ahead of everyone else? In the end, speed is the ultimate winner – it can separate the good from the great. Richard Dahome is one of the greats. This year alone,…

Tags: Intercollegiate Athletics , LaunchNet ºÚÁÏÉç , Student Success , Success Story

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ºÚÁÏÉç's Richard Dahome creates a camp for young athletes

ºÚÁÏÉç Track Star Goes the Distance to Up the Speed of Young Athletes

ºÚÁÏÉç's Richard Dahome draws from his resources and dreams to create a camp for young athletes who want to increase their speed.

 

Tags: LaunchNet ºÚÁÏÉç , Intercollegiate Athletics , Health

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Case.MD helps make emergency medicine more convenient and safe.

Students Turn Smartphone Cases Into Lifesaving Medical Devices

Three ºÚÁÏÉç students have created smartphone cases that contain vital medication. 

Together, with the help of LaunchNET ºÚÁÏÉç, the three created Case.MD. Ariella Yager, entrepreneur major in ºÚÁÏÉç’s College of Business Administration; Samuel Graska, cell and molecular biology major in ºÚÁÏÉç’s College of Arts and Sciences; and Justin Gleason, graduate student in ºÚÁÏÉç’s College of Architecture and Environmental Design spent more than a year planning, inventing, designing and 3-D printing smartphone cases that contain vital medication. Wherever your smartphone goes, so does the medication.

Tags: Student Life , College of Architecture and Environmental Design , Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship , College of Arts and Sciences , LaunchNet ºÚÁÏÉç

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Case.MD helps make emergency medicine more convenient and safe.

Students Turn Smartphone Cases Into Lifesaving Medical Devices

With the help of LaunchNET ºÚÁÏÉç, three students have created smartphone cases that contain vital medication. Wherever your smartphone goes, so does the medication.

Tags: Student Life , College of Architecture and Environmental Design , Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship , College of Arts and Sciences , LaunchNet ºÚÁÏÉç

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Students discuss their project during the 2016 Fashion/Tech Hackathon at ºÚÁÏÉç’s Fashions School.

ºÚÁÏÉç Fashion/Tech Hackathon Set for Jan. 27-29

Students gets ready to innovate, design and bring wearable technology to life at the 2017 Fashion/Tech Hackathon Jan. 27-29.

Tags: LaunchNet ºÚÁÏÉç , Events , Community & Society , School of Fashion

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Idea Generation & Market Research

Idea GenerationIdea NapkinUse this idea napkin to think through what you're working on and the elements that surround it such your audience and the value your idea brings.Bug ListA Bug List — in the context of entrepreneurship and creativity — is a list of things that you encounter throughout your d…

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ºÚÁÏÉç Entrepreneur Wins Burton D. Morgan PITCH U Competition

ºÚÁÏÉç’s Shanice Cheatham is one step closer to helping health care workers stop the spread of disease in underdeveloped countries. Cheatham took first place and won $4500 in the PITCH U elevator competition at the University of Akron, with the generous support of the Burton D. Morgan…

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No Desk Jobs for These ºÚÁÏÉç Alumna

Walk the halls of some secondary private schools in Ohio and you will see students adorned in what appears to be typical school attire: striped skirts, traditional ties and stark white button-up oxfords.     What you do not see are the amazing women around the globe who use se…

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Women Turn Ideas Into Businesses

Walk the halls of some secondary private schools in Ohio and you will see students adorned in what appears to be typical school attire: striped skirts, traditional ties and stark white button-up oxfords. What you won't see is the hard work behind the attire.       &nbs…

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LaunchNET Awards and Expo celebrates entrepreneurs

LaunchNET Celebrates with Awards & Expo

The university and local community are invited to join LaunchNET as we celebrate the success of ºÚÁÏÉç entrepreneurs! Over 1,200 students, faculty/staff and alumni from across the university have participated in the NEOLaunchNET program at ºÚÁÏÉç. Many of these innovators …

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