News topic for articles focusing on current and former IDEA students.
IDEA operates a program for first-year students in which undergraduates contribute to interdisciplinary projects focused on finding solutions to societal challenges. Since the summer of 2022, students join the Justice Health program through IDEA, which provides other summer programs.
Students exploring Alexander Library in the fall semester might stumble upon the Hatchery Innovation Studio, a collaboration between Rutgers—New Brunswick Libraries and the Innovation, Design, and Entrepreneurship Academy (IDEA), which resides on the first floor of the library.
November marked a significant event in the Rutgers University calendar - the inaugural Rutgers Health Hack, hosted at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital. This event drew a diverse crowd of thinkers, innovators, and doers - among them, a spirited group from Rutgers' own Innovation, Design, and Entrepreneurship Academy (IDEA). These IDEA students didn't just attend; they became a driving force of creativity and ingenuity, leaving a significant mark on the hackathon.
Rutgers University had a strong representation in the EnergyTech University Prize competition, being 1 of 40 schools to have multiple teams participate out of 124 schools and 184 teams. This national competition is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy and challenges university teams to develop and pitch ideas for energy innovation.
BabySafe Health, a Rutgers-based startup focused on decreasing infant mortality, pitched and won the
$25,000 prize at this year's TechUnited Propelify BetterWellness Challenge. Read about how this app plans to tackle its goals and how its members got started at Rutgers.
CliMit, a Rutgers-based startup, participated in Propelify to represent Rutgers Entrepreneurs on the sixth of October. Through this festival, an amazing connection was made for the opportunity to receive funding for the startup.