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Q&A with Ram Fish
Ram Fish is the founder of four successful tech companies, an ex-Apple employee and former digital healthcare vice president of Samsung. Fish has been involved in an impressive array of projects, including the development of the iPod. As a Case Western Reserve University alum, Fish plays a pivotal…
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Spartan Showcase: Jules Siegel
Year: Third YearMajor: mechanical engineering  During the last three years at Case Western Reserve University, Jules Siegel has picked up a furniture building hobby with the help of CWRU’s open-access innovation center and makerspace—Sears think[box]. Little did he know that he’d go from building…
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Try out Sears think[box] with free materials
Want to try out the resources at Sears think[box]? Students interested in using the university’s makerspace and innovation center can take advantage of $50 in free materials through the Welcome Fund. This funding is available through Nov. 7. Get more details about the fund.
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Apply for project funding from Sears think[box]
Students from every major are invited to apply for up to $2,500 in funding from the Student Project Fund at Sears think[box]. Awards may be granted for personal projects, team projects, design competitions, entrepreneurial activities and more. Get more details about the fund.
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Donate your extra cardboard to Sears think[box]
Have extra cardboard laying around? Sears think[box] is collecting small cardboard packaging for a hands-on community activity at YAY! Saturday. Members of the Case Western Reserve University can bring their small cardboard packaging (ex. pasta, spice or soap boxes) to Sears think[box]’s floor two…
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Share your thoughts with Sears think[box]
Make your voice heard as Larry Sears and Sally Zlotnick Sears think[box] prepares for another year of creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship. The innovation center's 2022 annual survey is now open; results will help the center better serve all visitors. Individuals who respond by Friday,…
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Apply for the Sears think[box] Faculty Fellowship grants
Faculty members are invited to apply now for up to $8,000 in funding through the Sears think[box] Faculty Fellowship grants program. With support from the Krieger Endowment Fund, these newly created grants are designed to promote engagement of CWRU faculty with Sears think[box]. The program…
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"Design Spotlight"
Join Design For America (DFA) in celebrating creativity Friday, April 22, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Sears think[box], on the second floor of the Richey Mixon Building. DFA teams have worked in tandem with community partners (including Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland Sight Center, College Now Greater…
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Hertz Fellowship information sessions 
Juniors and seniors who are interested in applying for a PhD program in engineering, mathematics or the physical or biological sciences are invited to attend a lunch to learn more about the Hertz Fellowship, a graduate fellowship available at more than 40 U.S. research universities, including Case…
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Apply for Summer Student Project Fund at Sears think[box]
Sears think[box] is launching the Summer Student Project Fund—a pilot program to provide funding to students who want to work on a personal project, team project, design competition, independent research project, or entrepreneurial prototype this summer. Awards of up to $1,000 are available for…