ExpertFile: University of Connecticut Spotlight– Starting in June, Google will no longer allow any advertising about cryptocurrency-related content. It’s a hard move, but the online giant is following in the footsteps of Facebook who initiated similar measures at the start of 2018.
Experiential Learning Accelerators
Tunxis Among Group Receiving $237K for Bioscience, Health Research
Universities Will Drive Blockchain for Business
R3.com– Corda is open for business. Each day, more students and recent graduates contribute towards the growing ecosystem around the enterprise-grade platform built by R3 and it’s development community.
Entrepreneurship Hubs reSET and Upward Hartford Collaborate to Grow City’s Startup, Innovation Scene
Hartford Business Journal– ReSET — a staple of the Hartford coworking and business mentoring and accelerator scene for entrepreneurs since it first opened a physical space in 2013 — has had to share the entrepreneurial startup stage since the larger Upward Hartford opened downtown in mid-2017 with a high-profile location and investors.
Some UConn Business Students Support Bill Fostering Entrepreneurship Amidst Administrative Pushback
The Daily Campus– The University of Connecticut is awaiting changes to the language of “An Act Concerning Entrepreneurship at the University of Connecticut,” a state bill said to foster an environment of entrepreneurship, after pushback from administration, UConn spokesperson Stephanie Reitz said in an email, and some UConn business students say they support the bill.
Entrepreneurs, Students Find Guidance at UConn’s Intellectual Property Law Clinic
Hartford’s Top Industries Work To Become Tech Magnets
Solve Health or Medical-Based Problems in Entrepreneurship Course
Accelerate UConn Helps Students Commercialize New Technologies
The Daily Campus– University of Connecticut students can now apply to complete a seven-week long course which presents serious topics, such as science and business, in an entrepreneurial context with Accelerate UConn, a project whose mission is to support students who are commercializing new technologies and discoveries.