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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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  • Students at Eielson AFB

    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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    Registration now open for April 10 Ideation Studio mixer in Rasmuson Library

    April 01, 2024

    UAF faculty and staff from across campus are invited to an Ideation Studio mixer 1-3 p.m. Friday, April 10 at Rasmuson Library on the main (fourth) floor.
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  • Launch Alaska tech track

    Applications are open for the @LaunchAlaska Tech Deployment Track!

    April 01, 2024

    Launch Alaska is looking for companies who are solving problems related to energy, transportation and industry. Additionally, companies should fit the following criteria: making a positive climate impact, have a product/service that is ready for deployment or a minimum viable product, are validating their business model and are seeking early customers.
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  • Dr. Roddewig deploys a Sea-Bird ac-s spectral absorption and attenuation sensor.

    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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  • Evelyn helping out during an SBIR session.

    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 ix' Center ICE's Federal And State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program.
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  • People in the Ideation Studio

    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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  • 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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  • UAF BLaST undergraduate scholar Logan Ito, MS Student Sydney Almgren, and URSA undergraduate scholar Isabelle Nicolier pose with fish.

    Graduate assistantship available

    February 06, 2024

    Assistant Professor Jessica Glass is seeking a candidate for a M.S. assistantship in fisheries at the ix College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences to assist with developing new environmental DNA sampling technology.
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  • A test kit full of supplies

    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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  • David Park portrait

    Patent and trademark support

    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 ix campus.
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    Learn more about applying for government funding

    January 08, 2024

    Join us for an introductory webinar on how you could gain access to $2 million in grants for innovation research. This session will provide a closer look at the funding source, “America’s Seed Fund Small Business Innovation Research.” Participants will also learn more about funding agency topics, program eligibility and non-dilutive funding.
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  • UAF mechanical engineering students test the Avy Pouch during product development.

    2023-2024 Capstone project fund open for student applications

    January 08, 2024

    Interested students are encouraged to apply for funding to take their capstone project to the next level. Applications are open now and will be reviewed on a rolling basis through Thursday, Feb. 1.
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  • From left to right, a Kartorium software screenshot, courtesy of Kartiorium;  Melina Garcia takes notes, UAF photo by Eric Engman 2022; and a Blue Radiant concept image, courtesy of Blue Radiant.

    Students2Startups internship program now recruiting students

    January 08, 2024

    Center ICE's Students2Startups summer internship program connects University of Alaska students and startup companies. Students work directly with companies and gain skills in their field of interest through collaborating to identify challenges, use tools and experiments, and develop solutions.
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  • From left to right, a Kartorium software screenshot, courtesy of Kartiorium;  Melina Garcia takes notes, UAF photo by Eric Engman 2022; and a Blue Radiant concept image, courtesy of Blue Radiant.

    Students2Startups internship program now recruiting students

    January 08, 2024

    Center ICE's Students2Startups summer internship program connects University of Alaska students and startup companies. Students work directly with companies and gain skills in their field of interest through collaborating to identify challenges, use tools and experiments, and develop solutions.
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  • Vessels in an Alaskan harbor.

    New program offers up to $125,000 in funding for Alaskan Organizations

    January 08, 2024

    The Alaska Blue Economy Center has partnered with the Alaska Center for Energy and Power and the Center for Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Commercialization to offer $125,000 in grant technical assistance support for up to 20 Alaska-based organizations interested in soliciting federal and foundation funding that directly benefits our coastal communities, particularly in the area
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    The G-Beta startup accelerator is recruiting for its spring Alaskan cohort

    January 08, 2024

    G-BETA Alaska is an accelerator for early-stage companies with local roots in Alaska. The application portal for the spring program is now live.
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  • Children work and listen during a MIX event. Photo by Thurlow Hunter 2023

    A creative adventure at the MILL Makerspace

    January 08, 2024

    The Making Is Learning Lab (MILL) Makerspace is a new UAF Makerspace supported by the MIX, located in the Center for Teaching and Learning. Recently, the MILL Makerspace hosted an inspiring two-day design event especially tailored to UAF faculty, staff and their children focused on fostering creativity and design thinking. Here’s a summary of the topics the workshop covered.
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    Join the spring Innovation Corps program and make your ideas a reality

    January 08, 2024

    I-Corps is a seven-week stakeholder discovery program open to researchers, students and community members interested in increasing the impact of their research or business ideas.
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  • Students collaborate with Service Members

    Innovation for Alaska and the Arctic: Problem solving and end-user discovery

    January 08, 2024

    Interested in problem-solving? Want to make a difference and research solutions to local and regional needs? Would you like to engage directly with complex, real-world problems from policy, economics, technology, national security and innovation?
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