California Secretary of State Shirley Weber called on more than 200 high school students to seize the power of civic engagement at the Young Leaders Empowerment Summit, a message with significant resonance as California heads into midterm elections on Nov.…
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The latest Difference Makers highlights the Student Innovation Idea Lab. Led by Professor Olukemi Sawyerr, the “iLab” fosters student creativity and innovation and serves as a training ground for entrepreneurship.…
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Innovation Orchard is a new open-space environment for student startup teams to discuss ideas, collaborate, and reach their entrepreneurial goals. Founded by the Cal Poly Pomona iLab and located at Ganesha High School, the space gives students the resources to implement…
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After years of planning and in partnership with a local high school, Cal Poly Pomona’s new lab, designed as an entrepreneurial incubator to turn bright ideas into market-ready realities, is getting down to business. Cal Poly Pomona and Ganesha High…
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When Olukemi Sawyerr was tapped in 2015 to get the iLab up and running, her to-do list included finding a space where students could transform their nascent business and product ideas from paper to prototype. With a lab just big…
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