Mapping Heat Across Atlanta’s Neighborhoods
Boone’s long-term goal goes beyond producing polished visualizations. “We want communities to collect, interpret, and advocate with their own data,” she said.
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For student entrepreneurs, summer is the time to build
On a Wednesday afternoon near Georgia Tech, budding student entrepreneurs are braving the heat to talk to potential customers as they walk by outside. Over in Decatur, Emory undergrads and grad students are on campus to build everything from medical device products to VR startups. Outside the Perimeter, Kennesaw State
Meet The Students & Staff Bringing Community Innovation To Spelman College
An international affairs major using a laser cutter to start a small business. A physics professor showing off his favorite video game. An art student getting ready to deploy an app she built. A group sketching out ways to make MARTA more appealing to students across the Atlanta University Center.
University Growth Fund Picks Atlanta As Next Hub To Grow Student VC Talent
According to a Deloitte study, only 4% of those working in the VC space are Black, and 5% are Latino or Hispanic.
2020 did see the launch of several new firms to address the lack of diversity amongst VCs. But for Salt Lake City-based University Growth Fund, there is
Meet The Spelman Grad Supporting The Next Generation of HBCU Founders
Now in its third year, Nex Cubed has made a name for itself investing in underrepresented founders in the digital health, edtech, property technology, and fintech spaces.
In fact, the latest Nex Cubed digital health accelerator cohort had all minority and immigrant founders, and 50% of its current portfolio companies
Small But Mighty: Women Interactive Creative Tech Fest
Presented by Women Interactive and Spelman College's Digital Moving Image Salon (DMIS), Women Interactive Creative Technology Festival is an interactive and creative technology festival for women with a special emphasis on women of color. WICTF allows college students, collegiate faculty, technology, media, creative professionals and tech enthusiasts the