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Ecosystems Design Network Update
Ecosystems Design Network: What We've Learned So Far Thanks to the support of the Lemelson Foundation, UEDA is piloting an Ecosystems Design Network. Ten UEDA member institutions, and nearly 100 of their ecosystem partners, are engaging in a conversation focused on...
UEDA Ecosystems Design Network: Perspectives from the Manhattan, Kansas Ecosystem
UEDA Ecosystems Design Network: Perspectives from the Manhattan Kansas Ecosystem One ecosystem participating in the UEDA Ecosystems Design Network, supported by The Lemelson Foundation, is Manhattan, Kansas. UEDA Member Kansas State University has engaged their...
UEDA Funded by Lemelson Foundation to Look at Economic Development Ecosystems
UEDA Funded by Lemelson Foundation to Look at Economic Development Ecosystems Initiative will Help Members Use Design Thinking as a Tool for Strengthening Regional Ecosystems and Making them More Equitable The Lemelson Foundation, founded "in 1992 with the vision...
UEDA Awards Best Practices in Economic Engagement from Higher Ed Institutions
UEDA Awards Best Practices in Economic Engagement from Higher Ed Institutions Contact: Tim Hindes216.200.8332tim.hindes@universityeda.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Categories span realms of talent, innovation, and place PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA – October 5, 2020 –...
Archway Partnership Creates Bridge Between University and Community
The University of Georgia Archway Partnership was honored in 2018 as the UEDA Award winner in the “Place” category for its work in addressing health care needs in rural Georgia. The Archway Partnership worked with Taylor Regional Hospital in Pulaski County in a...
Broadening the Creative Horizons of Indiana’s Rural Communities
IU Bloomington’s Rural Arts Program is creating a replicable model that rural communities and universities can use to build local arts and culture capacity and heighten the quality of place that plays a critical role in community and economic development. Recipient of...
The Opportunity Project (TOP) Seeking Community Participation
The Opportunity Project (TOP) Seeking Community Participation The Opportunity Project (TOP) from the U.S. Census Bureau is a program that brings together technologists, government, and communities to rapidly prototype digital products—powered by federal open data—that...
University Economic Development Association (UEDA) Selects Finalists for 2020 Awards of Excellence
University Economic Development Association (UEDA) Selects Finalists for 2020 Awards of Excellence Finalists Representing Leading Economic Development Initiatives Across North America, to Present at Digital Summit PITTSBURGH, PA – August 11, 2020 – The 2020 UEDA...
Ecosystem Request for Proposals (RFP) Opportunity
UEDA Regional Ecosystem Project…Get Involved! UEDA is advancing conversations around regional ecosystems and will be seeking ecosystems to participate. UEDA members and their ecosystems will be able to join collaborative, facilitated sessions aimed at exploring and...
Idaho Program Takes a “Byte” out of Skills Gap
Inspire Idaho, winner of the 2019 UEDA Award of Excellence in the talent category, is rewriting how rural America gets to play a part in the tech economy. Free, mostly volunteer run and enthusiastically backed by Apple, Inc., the University of Idaho Coeur d’Alene...