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Campus Life
February 22, 2019 | 01:14 pm

Three Rochester teams compete for $1M Hult Prize

Three teams of Rochester graduates and current students have reached the regional finals of the world’s largest social entrepreneurship competition.

topics: awards, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Computer Science, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Political Science, Goergen Institute for Data Science, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Hult Prize, Institute of Optics, School of Arts and Sciences,
Campus Life
March 7, 2018 | 01:20 pm

Four University student teams in hunt for Hult Prize

Four Rochester teams will advance in the Hult Prize, the world’s largest social entrepreneurship contest. The challenge this year: “Harnessing the power of energy to transform the lives of 10 million people.”

topics: Ain Center for Entrepreneurship, Hult Prize, Simon Business School,
Campus Announcements
November 15, 2017 | 10:55 am

Hult Prize competition at Schlegel this Saturday

University and Simon Business school teams will compete this Saturday for a place in the Hult Prize competition, the largest social entrepreneurship competition in the world.

topics: Ain Center for Entrepreneurship, Hult Prize, Simon Business School,
Campus Life
September 14, 2017 | 10:45 am

Team Meliora looks to future after Hult Prize experience

While they may not have been selected for the Hult Prize finals, Team Meliora is continuing their efforts to build homes for refugees, using Lego-style bricks made from recycled plastic.

topics: awards, entrepreneurship, global engagement, Hult Prize,
Campus Life
August 10, 2017 | 01:21 pm

Down to the wire for Team Meliora in $1M competition

The four 2017 graduates on Team Meliora are days away from learning if their project to build refugee housing from recycled plastic bricks will go from wildcard winner to finalist in the Hult Prize.

topics: awards, Class of 2017, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Economics, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Psychology, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Hult Prize, School of Arts and Sciences,
Campus Life
May 25, 2017 | 01:11 pm

Team Meliora back in running for $1M Hult Prize

After being eliminated in the regionals, four international students have been chosen as wild cards for the Hult Prize, the largest social entrepreneurship competition in the world, with a reward of $1 million seed money.

topics: Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Economics, Department of Psychology, entrepreneurship, featured-post-side, global engagement, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Hult Prize, School of Arts and Sciences,
Campus Life
March 7, 2017 | 01:19 pm

University students finish strong in Hult Prize competition

A team of University engineering students was among six finalists at the Hult Prize regionals. The team’s startup company, Meliora Homes, will build homes for refugees from recycled plastics.

topics: awards, entrepreneurship, Hult Prize, Simon Business School,