INNOVATION FEATURE

Teaching Tomorrow's Innovators

Growing Entrepreneurship and Innovation minor is now offered at all Penn State campuses. Not every student graduates looking for a job. The entrepreneurial spirit can strike early, and Penn State is answering the call for programs and resources to support young people with big ideas. Teaching entrepreneurship in the classroom isn’t exactly a new concept […]

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Getting more effective treatments to patients, faster

by Holly Riddle Penn State biomedical engineering doctoral candidate Josh Reynolds Each year, the Invent Penn State Summer Founders Program welcomes a handful of startups to participate in a one-of-a-kind entrepreneurial crash course. Over 13 weeks, startup founders work full-time to take their ventures to the next level, enjoying a

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Using AI to help businesses optimize sales tax refunds

Next in line in our Penn State Startup Week coverage is Saveware, founded by Brady Davidson and Ryan Hokimi. Saveware is an AI-powered software that helps businesses optimize their sales tax refund processes. Saveware made a significant impact at Startup Week, and has made a significant impact on the Happy

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A new startup harnesses AI for mental health

By Holly Riddle Penn State’s annual Startup Week highlights a range of amazing Happy Valley startups, many of whom share that Penn State’s resources have made their entrepreneurial journeys possible. That’s the case for Mehul Aggarwal, one of the founders of Marble. As part of our ongoing series on Startup

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Solving a two-sided problem for the real estate industry

By Holly Riddle Photos by Homes2VU If you’ve ever shopped around for a new home, you’ve likely come across more than a few home listings that, unfortunately, do very little in the way of actually helping sell the property. Poorly lit, unprofessional photos of poorly staged, even sometimes messy, dirty

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