A new technology accelerator program in the USC Viterbi School of Engineering offers funding, space and resources to student and alumni entrepreneurs.

Download papers and resources from Epicenter's research session at OPEN 2013 as well as a selection of papers from related OPEN sessions.

Stanford University student Grace Wang is learning how to change the world as an entrepreneur and innovator at Silicon Valley school Draper University of Heroes. Here, Grace details her experiences as part of the inaugural class from April 17 to June 7, 2013.

Carnegie Mellon engineering alumnus Doug Bernstein is saving lives with his pediatric cardiology startup PecaLabs.

Download a collection of interactive games that can be used to teach concepts related to innovation and entrepreneurship.

The first national survey of innovation and entrepreneurship living-learning programs examined recruitment, operations, programming and more.

A recent Stanford survey of alumni demonstrates the impact of innovation and entrepreneurship on the local and global economy.

The Big Beacon is an Illinois not-for-profit organization catalyzing a global social movement to transform engineering education.

Entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and private equity gurus shared important lessons learned with students from across the nation at the 10th Annual University Private Equity Summit in Utah.

Rick Klau from the Google Ventures Startup Lab shared advice and kicked off an evening of small-group roundtable discussions with entrepreneurs and students at a recent event hosted by Google Ventures and Epicenter.

Six teams competed to design new educational games in just one day at a recent event hosted by GameDesk and Epicenter at Stanford University.

Kurt Thoroughman from Washington University in St. Louis tells a story about a group of young engineers at his school and considers the ways faculty can support student innovation.

Catalin Voss tells the story of how he went from being a young programmer in Germany to a Stanford student and an Innovator in Residence at StartX.

Brian Kidwell, president of San Diego State University's Entrepreneur Society, is helping to promote entrepreneurship across disciplines on his campus.

Venture For America is a two-year fellowship that places talented graduates at emerging start-ups and early-stage companies in lower-cost cities.

Paula Gangopadhyay shares how The Henry Ford museums inspire innovation by nurturing curiosity and creativity in children.

Jonathan Weaver, professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Detroit Mercy, shares an exercise he uses to help engineering students recognize opportunity and identify problems.

Nate Newman's pursuit of innovation has led him to obtain patents, write a successful grant proposal, and found an engineering company to develop marine ecosystem monitoring technology—all before graduating from high school.

Ian Cinnamon was born to make things, and he's had the opportunity to do so with some of MIT's brightest minds at the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship.

Ph.D. student Cory Hixson describes Virginia Tech's design-focused living-learning community.

Entrepreneurship is becoming a way of life at the University of Virginia. Five members of the growing entrepreneurial ecosystem describe how.

Scott Christopher from the University of Michigan explains how a truckload of light bulbs came to represent 1,000 Pitches, the world’s largest student-run elevator pitch competition.

Carl Shan from the University of California, Berkeley, describes how his school's chapter of the Kairos Society has inspired and impacted his national education venture.

Babs Carryer speaks to the importance of engineers learning entrepreneurship and shares a story from her years teaching at Carnegie Mellon University.

The free iBook "Innovation Challenges: Mind Workouts for Teams" describes methods for teaching and promoting creativity, innovation and the entrepreneurial mindset.

Elliot Roth's pumpkin-explosion business planted a seed for founding a new engineering and design club at Virginia Commonwealth University.

John Melas-Kyriazi describes how Stanford University's Mayfield Fellows Program and StartX opened his eyes to the world of technology entrepreneurship.

JD Wagner asks "What is the difference between entrepreneurs and artists?" and shares his activities at Oakland University.

Student Ambassador Sean Maroni created a giant triangular whiteboard as an interactive promotional tool for North Carolina State University’s Entrepreneurship Initiative.

Starting a salsa company from scratch whetted Patrick Schwager’s appetite for entrepreneurship.

Chase Harmon of Stanford University shares two opportunities created by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs: E2.0 and Stanford's new eDorm.

In four years, Julian Jung from Northeastern University went from the bottom of the real estate food chain to millions in sales and a very personal new tech project.

Hongwen Henry Kang from Carnegie Mellon sees similarities between hackers and entrepreneurs: they both solve problems, take advantage of opportunity, and neither ask for permission.

There are plenty of courses to keep those with an interest in entrepreneurship busy this fall. We’ve rounded up the details on nine free online entrepreneurship courses.

Daniel Dalton, a recent graduate of UC San Diego, is making learning social with Yodel, his new social matching platform for students.

The Experiential Classroom clinic at Oklahoma State University provides faculty with the tools they need to teach entrepreneurship.

What do you look for when selecting a startup accelerator? Joel Hestness of 3 Day Startup shares some advice.

Entrepreneurship faculty learn how to build a successful startup, and how to teach the method to students, at the Lean LaunchPad Educators Program.

Zachary Sperske from the University of California, Santa Barbara provides opportunities for entrepreneurial engineering students who want to explore the digital frontier.

Jeremy Fiance, co-founder of the UC Berkeley chapter of The Kairos Society, believes that global challenges are entrepreneurs' greatest opportunities.

Christopher Wolfel of Northeastern University, CEO of IDEA: Northeastern’s Venture Accelerator, strives to make the program the best of its kind in the world.

Meghan Lang of the University of Michigan-Dearborn describes her journey from shy sophomore to president of the university’s chapter of the American Marketing Association.

Momchil Tomov builds community at Princeton University with events like HackPrinceton and strives for inter-college collaboration around entrepreneurship.

Caroline Pugh of Virginia Tech is helping to change the way we shop for clothes online. Caroline Pugh Virginia Tech Class of 2014 Major: Business Information

Taylor Harvey of the Illinois Institute of Technology strives to unite Chicago’s student and professional communities of entrepreneurs.

Erin Fleurant and Misaki Nozawa are co-presidents of the Tufts University chapter of Engineers Without Borders. Erin Fleurant Class of 2013 Major: Child Development and

Vidhan Agrawal Duke University Class of 2012 Majors: Biomedical Engineering and Economics When I first came to Duke University in the Fall semester of 2008

Tyler Whitsett University of Michigan-Dearborn Class of 2013 Major: Supply Chain Management As I enter into my senior year at the University of Michigan-Dearborn, and

A chance meeting with Google's Larry Page inspired Stanford engineering student Lauryn Isford to take risks and embrace the entrepreneurial spirit.

Matt Bilotti is pursuing a double major in entrepreneurship and marketing at Northeastern University. He is president of the Northeastern Entrepreneurs Club, which boasts 100

Engineering students can learn how to leverage resources and take actions to create value, by participating in an innovation tournament. An innovation tournament is a

Student residents of the Innovation Living-Learning Community at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign live entrepreneurship 24/7, taking advantage of workshops, resources and a creative work space.

Within Humboldt State University’s Environmental Resources Engineering Program, Lonny Grafman helps his students apply their technical education and skills to tackling real-world challenges. Here he

Olin College is committed to design playing an important role in the education of their engineering students. Here Assistant Professors Lawrence Neeley and Mark Chang

Purdue Ph.D student Sean Connell is an entrepreneurial engineer who is developing an innovative approach to improving wound care. As the co-founder of MedTric Biotech,

Deloitte Managing Partner Teresa Briggs describes the types of skills engineers must possess to be successful in industry. These not only include the ability to

To explore ways to solve the pain points of undergraduate engineering students, the Epicenter hosted a design challenge workshop as part of Stanford University’s Entrepreneurship Week activities.