The Ultimate Innovation Jam: Big Ideas@Berkeley Announces 2014-2015 Contest Winners
On May 5, the Blum Center celebrated the eight-month journey that was the 2014-2015 Big Ideas@Berkeley student innovation contest with an awards celebration recognizing 46 winning projects for social change.
2015 Big Ideas Winners Announced!
2015 Big Ideas People’s Choice Video Contest Commences
Down to the Wire on Big Ideas@Berkeley’s IT for Society Competition
Announcing the 2015 Grand Prize Pitch Day Finalists!
Enabling Student Entrepreneurship: NextDrop
In 2011, Thejovardhana Kote, Emily Kumpel, Ari Olmos, and Anu Sridharan won in the Scaling Up category for NextDrop.NextDrop uses mobile technology to deliver text messages to citizens about the availability of water in their areas.
Enabling Student Entrepreneurship: Sam Kirschner and Jeremy Fiance’s Free Ventures
013, Sam Kirschner and Jeremy Fiance won in the Improving Student Life category for Free Ventures. Free Ventures is a UC Berkeley student group that provides guidance and resources for student-launched companies.
UC Berkeley Science Shop: Connecting Community to University for Research
Teaching Leadership, Female to Female
Frustrated yet motivated, the five decided to start a summer leadership camp for low-income female students and call it 100 Strong.
