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July 10, 2023
We welcome Eric Hartley as the new marketing and events coordinator. Eric will be focused on bringing Center ICE programming to more people here at UAF and managing events to better serve you. Eric will be driving participation through his marketing efforts. His experience in management as well as brand and business building will help Center ICE grow our local startup community.
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Saying Goodbye to Ashley Guernsey
July 10, 2023
Our current ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Fellow Ashley Guernsey is moving on to new adventures. Her time at Center ICE has been incredibly impactful and she has made an excellent addition to our team.
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Business Students from UAF Join ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Angel Investor Conference
June 01, 2023
Over the course of the last 12 weeks ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Center ICE and the UAF College of Business and Security Management (CBSM) Student Investment Fund (SIF) sent three students to the 2023 ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Angel Conference (AAC). The ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Angel Conference is a 12-week process of identifying, filtering, selecting, and managing a group angel investment. An angel investor is a private investor focused on financing small business ventures in exchange for equity. This year’s ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Angel Conference took 21 of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ’s best start-ups and 17 angel investors through the nuanced process of angel investing.
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June 01, 2023
“We had a terrific time at the Open House: loads of interest (who can resist tasting three different birch syrups?), great networking opportunities with different West Ridge scientists, and just such a great feeling and event," said Jan Dawe, Director of OneTree ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ (OTA). Eighty-nine booth visitors ranked their preferences amongst the three birch syrups, providing helpful citizen science input for OTA's Innovations in Birch Sap Processing project.
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Lifted Marketing won AIBA Chamber Pitch Event
June 01, 2023
The third cohort of the ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Interior Business Accelerator (AIBA) concluded on Tuesday, May 23, with Lifted Marketing winning the pitch competition hosted by the Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce.
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ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ SBDC Opens Funding Opportunity for ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Inventors
June 01, 2023
The TREND program will award up to $10,000 to winning innovation proposals. The ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Small Business Development Center’s (ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ SBDC) Technology Research and Development Center of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ (TREND program), in partnership with the University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Fairbanks Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), will begin accepting applications for the 2023 Phase 0 grant program on June 1, 2023.
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IDEAs Awards Deadline is June 2023
June 01, 2023
The Innovative Disclosures and Entrepreneurial Activities (IDEAs) awards recognize entrepreneurial individuals who have developed innovative approaches to research, teaching, and service. The competition, started in 2015, is hosted by UAF's Center for Innovation, Commercialization, and Entrepreneurship (Center ICE). Any innovation developed by UAF or University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Southeast (UAS) faculty, staff, and students using university resources or as part of a class is eligible for the IDEAs awards.
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June 01, 2023
Fairbanks, ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ (May 23, 2023) - Center ICE at the University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Fairbanks secured a $2.4-million grant from the Office of Naval Research (ONR), in collaboration with the University of Hawai'i and the University of Rhode Island, to strengthen ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ's economy and train the workforce of the future.
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Applications Open for ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Fellows Program
May 08, 2023
The ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Fellows Program (AFP) is a fall-to-spring residential fellowship program that nurtures the next generation of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ-based leaders by pairing talented young people with professional mentors and strong communities. The University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Fairbanks Center for Innovation, Commercialization, and Entrepreneurship is supporting an Innovation Fellow this year.
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Makerspace Student Success Showcased
May 08, 2023
Makerspace Students in the Engineering 101 lab class have been hard at work on their student-led projects this semester under the tutelage of Dr. Dustin Ray, mechanical engineering professor, and Tate Barhaug, Makerspace Manager and Teaching Assistant. The class takes place in the Makerspace with the intention of inspiring students to find creative and practical solutions to challenges. The student teams are first-year undergraduate students who are interested in problem solving, some of whom have declared a major in engineering.
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