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Cincinnati Public Schools students create apps to “gameify” STEM concepts

Kilgour Elementary and Hyde Park School students learn how to apply STEM-related coursework to real world problems by creating apps, which are now available to buy; a portion of all sales return to the schools.

Mark Parker and his TREWGrip mobile keyboard
Grippable keyboard “stands up” for healthcare industry at HIMSS15

Local company Outlier Technologies introduced its unique TREWGrip mobile keyboard to the healthcare industry last month at the annual HIMSS conference in Chicago.

Tiny's first steps on April 29
Xavier students use 3D technology to help three-legged service dog

Students in Xavier University's Human Centered Making class fitted a three-legged dog for a prosthetic limb on April 29 using the school's new 3D printing technology.

Dr. Scribbles' characters are featured on doctors' exam table paper
UpTech Class of 2015: Dr. Scribbles brings entertainment to the exam table

Covington startup uses scannable exam table paper and mobile app to ease the boredom of waiting at the doctor's office. 

Chris Sutton and Noble Denim won the first ArtWorks Big Pitch last year; who will win this year?
Calling all creatives: ArtWorks Big Pitch applications are due May 11

ArtWorks is now accepting applications for its second annual Big Pitch competition, a 10-week mentorship program for creative and artisanal businesses that will award $20,000 in grants to two winners.

Happy Parent co-founders Candice Peters (left) and Amanda Kranias
UpTech Class of 2015: Hello Parent embraces its new name

One of UpTech's recent startup graduates, Hello Parent, is living proof that a lot can happen during the six-month accelerator class, changing their name halfway through the program and learning to navigate the tech world.

Last call for Brandery applications; accelerator offers more than ever to new class

April 16 is the final deadline to apply for the next class of The Brandery's renowned accelerator program, which now will also help out with a place to live in OTR.

Brewster Rhoads
Area leaders to convene Midwest Regional Sustainability Summit May 1

The May 1 Midwest Regional Sustainability Summit will bring thought leaders from across the region to Cincinnati to exchange ideas on the future of sustainability here and across the country. It's the first year Northside's Green Umbrella Alliance has expanded its annual conference to provide a forum for collaboration among nearby city leaders.

Xavier students focus April 15 TEDx talk on “hope”

TEDxXavierUniversity hosts its fourth annual speaker series April 15 with the theme of "Hope: A Driving Force for the Future." XU students chose the theme in response to the noticeably cynical attitude toward their generation that seems to proliferate in the media.

Tim Brunk, co-founder of the Ocean accelerator, is a featured speaker on April 2
Learn how to build a business from some of the region’s top entrepreneurs

Northwestern Mutual presents "Igniting Future Entrepreneurs" April 2, a free panel discussion at the University of Cincinnati featuring some of the region’s top experts on starting a business.

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