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Kessler Fellows Embark on Global Internships

Kessler Fellows Embark on Global Internships

The 2024 Kessler Fellows have accepted internships and will spend the summer gaining firsthand entrepreneurial experience in industries ranging from supersonic airliners to a sustainable interior design company. This year’s fellows had an interest in international startups, with some heading to Shanghai, Kent, Edinburgh, and Wales to pursue their summer internships.  
Dairy Competition Winner Awarded $200K Grant

Dairy Competition Winner Awarded $200K Grant

Laura Mack, the owner of an independent ice cream parlor called lu•lu Ice Cream in Vergennes, Vermont, won a $200,000 Existing Dairy Processor Expansion Grant from the Northeast Dairy Business Innovation Center (NEDBIC) in November.
Seventeen eLab Teams Advance to Spring Semester 

Seventeen eLab Teams Advance to Spring Semester 

Of the 28 teams that completed eLab, Cornell’s student startup accelerator, this fall, 17 startups are continuing their progress by participating in the Spring cohort after having proven their business ideas.
Climate Entrepreneur Shares Insight with Cornell Innovators

Climate Entrepreneur Shares Insight with Cornell Innovators

For innovators looking to make an impact with their climate technology research, entrepreneurship is a powerful tool. Climate tech startups like the carbon utilization company Carbon Upcycling advance climate solutions while creating jobs, stimulating the economy and improving industries. 
I-Corps Alumni Make Humanitarian Impact in Ukraine

I-Corps Alumni Make Humanitarian Impact in Ukraine

Safe Pro AI, co-founded by Binghamton University alumni Jasper Baur and Gabriel Steinberg, is a Safe Pro Group company leveraging AI and machine learning to detect, label, and map mines and unexploded ordnance (UXO).