by ibatur | Oct 28, 2015 | all, News and Events, Teams
Emily Herring, a senior biomedical engineering student and Grand Challenge Scholar, is a recent Edson Student Entrepreneur Initiative winner for the project she co-founded, Adaptive Designs. The Edson Initiative provides opportunities for ASU’s student startup teams...
by ibatur | Oct 7, 2015 | all, News and Events, Teams
Engineering Smiles is an EPICS project focused on creating a mobile dental facility for IMAHelps to use in Nicaragua. IMAHelps organizes medical humanitarian missions and provides medical, health and hygiene education, life-changing surgeries and a broad range of...
by ibatur | Jul 8, 2015 | all, News and Events, Teams
EPICS Team, FitStart Kids, is making entrepreneurial progress in using the Fitbit activity trackers to fight childhood obesity! The team utilizes the Fitbit activity trackers to equate steps to incentives and rewards that can be used to buy upgrades, bonuses or new...
by ibatur | Apr 22, 2015 | all, News and Events, Teams
The EPICS Generator Awards was held on Monday, April 20 and honored various EPICS teams and individuals. Here are the winners: The Innovation Award: Green Air The Catalyst Award: Engineering Smiles Global Impact Award: Stair Garden Pitch Perfect Award: Sustainable...
by ibatur | Mar 16, 2015 | all, News and Events, Teams
Munir and Mugwisi were winners of both the Social Venture Challenge and the Commitment to Action Certificate. Representatives of EPICS Stair Gardens Project, Mohammed Munir and Ngoni Mugwisi traveled to Miami from March 6-8, 2015 for the Clinton Global Initiative....
by ibatur | Mar 6, 2015 | all, News and Events, Teams
Congratulations to Courtney Van Bussum and her EPICS team, Fit Start Kids, on becoming a semi-finalist in the Social Venture Partners (SVP) 2015 Fast Pitch Challenge. SVP Fast Pitch Arizona is a two month communication skills building program and competition for...