Stories
Viterbi Startup Garage
By Epicenter | StoryBlog: Innovation in Action at Draper University
By Epicenter | StoryHeart to Heart
By Epicenter | StoryA Deep Dive to Rethink Engineering Education
By Epicenter | StoryEntrepreneurs Build to Learn
By Epicenter | StoryDon't celebrate failure. Learn from it.
By Epicenter | StoryDesigning Games for Education
By Epicenter | StoryStudent-Driven Innovation
By Epicenter | StoryChanging the Way We Use Technology
By Epicenter | StoryEmpowering Student Entrepreneurs
By Epicenter | StoryOffering Engineers a Chance to Build Businesses
By Epicenter | StoryNurturing Curiosity and Creativity
By Epicenter | StoryA Vast Ocean of Opportunities
By Epicenter | StoryA Born Innovator
By Epicenter | StoryIan 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.
A Space for Design and Engineering
By Epicenter | StoryPh.D. student Cory Hixson describes Virginia Tech's design-focused living-learning community.
Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
By Kyle Bye | StoryEntrepreneurship is becoming a way of life at the University of Virginia. Five members of the growing entrepreneurial ecosystem describe how.
1,000 Pitches and 1,000 Light Bulbs
By Epicenter | StoryScott 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.
A New Direction in Education
By Epicenter | StoryCarl 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.
Teaching Entrepreneurship in Engineering
By Epicenter | StoryBabs Carryer speaks to the importance of engineers learning entrepreneurship and shares a story from her years teaching at Carnegie Mellon University.
Planting a SEED
By Elliot Roth | StoryElliot Roth's pumpkin-explosion business planted a seed for founding a new engineering and design club at Virginia Commonwealth University.
A World of Technology Entrepreneurship
By Epicenter | StoryJohn Melas-Kyriazi describes how Stanford University's Mayfield Fellows Program and StartX opened his eyes to the world of technology entrepreneurship.
Entrepreneurs Are Artists
By Epicenter | StoryJD Wagner asks "What is the difference between entrepreneurs and artists?" and shares his activities at Oakland University.
A Taste for New Ventures
By Epicenter | StoryStarting a salsa company from scratch whetted Patrick Schwager’s appetite for entrepreneurship.
Built by and for Entrepreneurs
By Chase Harmon | StoryChase Harmon of Stanford University shares two opportunities created by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs: E2.0 and Stanford's new eDorm.
From Real Estate to Tech
By Epicenter | StoryIn 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.
The Entrepreneur as a Hacker
By Epicenter | StoryHongwen Henry Kang from Carnegie Mellon sees similarities between hackers and entrepreneurs: they both solve problems, take advantage of opportunity, and neither ask for permission.
Making Learning Social
By Epicenter | StoryDaniel Dalton, a recent graduate of UC San Diego, is making learning social with Yodel, his new social matching platform for students.
The Digital Frontier
By Epicenter | StoryZachary Sperske from the University of California, Santa Barbara provides opportunities for entrepreneurial engineering students who want to explore the digital frontier.
Challenges as Opportunities
By Epicenter | StoryJeremy Fiance, co-founder of the UC Berkeley chapter of The Kairos Society, believes that global challenges are entrepreneurs' greatest opportunities.
IDEA Accelerator
By Epicenter | StoryChristopher Wolfel of Northeastern University, CEO of IDEA: Northeastern’s Venture Accelerator, strives to make the program the best of its kind in the world.
Learning To Lead
By Epicenter | StoryMeghan 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.
Coding and Community
By Epicenter | StoryMomchil Tomov builds community at Princeton University with events like HackPrinceton and strives for inter-college collaboration around entrepreneurship.
Building a VirtualU
By Epicenter | StoryCaroline 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
Return the Inspiration
By Epicenter | StoryTaylor Harvey of the Illinois Institute of Technology strives to unite Chicago’s student and professional communities of entrepreneurs.
Engineering Change in Uganda
By Epicenter | StoryErin 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
A Duke Entrepreneur
By Epicenter | StoryVidhan Agrawal Duke University Class of 2012 Majors: Biomedical Engineering and Economics When I first came to Duke University in the Fall semester of 2008
A Purpose Beyond the Profit
By Epicenter | StoryTyler 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
Wise Words
By Epicenter | StoryA chance meeting with Google's Larry Page inspired Stanford engineering student Lauryn Isford to take risks and embrace the entrepreneurial spirit.
Influencer @ Northeastern
By Epicenter | StoryMatt 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 is Innovation
By Epicenter | StoryWithin 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
Design in Engineering
By Epicenter | StoryOlin College is committed to design playing an important role in the education of their engineering students. Here Assistant Professors Lawrence Neeley and Mark Chang
Solving Real Problems
By Epicenter | StoryPurdue 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,
Skills for Industry
By Epicenter | StoryDeloitte Managing Partner Teresa Briggs describes the types of skills engineers must possess to be successful in industry. These not only include the ability to
Engineers as Designers
By Epicenter | StoryTo 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.




