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Eshelman Institute for Innovation’s Power Up Nutrition and Mental Health Pitch Competition Hosted at NC A&T
Empowering Local Communities Through Design Thinking: A Recap of Eshelman Institute for Innovation’s Nutrition and Mental Health Pitch Competition hosted at NC A&T In today’s fast-paced and ever-changing world, design thinking has emerged as a powerful venture building tool to … Continued
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Eshelman Institute Pursues Digital Health Solutions for Black N.C. Community
A $750,000 grant will help UNC’s Eshelman Institute for Innovation create PowerUp — an initiative to address food insecurity and mental health challenges faced by Black North Carolinians. The Institute, alongside the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Founders Initiative (HBCUFI) — a … Continued
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First In Venture Studio Holds Pitch Day Aimed at the Opioid Crisis
An eight-month collaboration to bring digital health solutions to market reaches a milestone with Pitch Day Rob Kimball, a Director with High Alpha Innovation, sums up what the company does in one sentence: “We co-create advantaged startups that solve compelling … Continued
Innovation Liftoff
Fred Eshelman’s transformative gift to the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy has sparked a revolution of new ideas in pharmacy education, practice and science.
A Historic Gift
UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Carol L. Folt on December 3, 2014 announced the largest individual commitment in the University’s history – a $100 million gift from alumnus Fred Eshelman to the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy.