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How Sears think[box] helped put a puppy back on his paws
With 3-D-printed models created at Case Western Reserve University’s innovation space, a veterinarian plotted a path to fix a puppy’s perplexing fracture As a 3-month-old puppy for sale at a northeast Ohio pet store, Bento was accidentally dropped—breaking a front leg that healed crooked and…
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Students: Apply for Sears think[box] project funding
The Larry Sears and Sally Zlotnick Sears think[box] Student Project Fund has been renewed, thanks to support from the Reinberger Foundation. The fund provides material support to students working on personal projects, team projects, design competitions, entrepreneurial activities and more. Past…
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Inventors & Makers Resource Fair
The Patent Pro Bono Program of the Intellectual Property Venture Clinic (IPVC) will host an Inventors & Makers Resource Fair Thursday, May 24, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Larry Sears and Sally Zlotnick Sears think[box]. This event aims to educate 65 registered community inventors, makers and…
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Sears think[box] update and open forum
The Larry Sears and Sally Zlotnick Sears think[box] will host a public forum with an update on the status and evolving operational planning of the sixth and seventh floors, designed for entrepreneurship and incubation, respectively. Structured feedback and ideas from the audience is encouraged as…
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Larry Sears and Sally Zlotnick Sears, lead benefactors of Sears think[box], earn President’s Award for Visionary Achievement
As an undergraduate engineering student, Larry Sears had to go to his Cleveland Heights basement when he wanted to tinker. Today, thanks in part to his leadership and generosity, students across the campus can create everything from jewelry to medical diagnostic devices—whether as a hobby or the…
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Watch CWRU startups pitch investors for $50K in prizes
On March 15, six startups—each with at least one current Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) student or recent alum—will pitch professional investors for $50,000 in prizes in the first-ever “demo day” of the Morgenthaler-Pavey Startup Competition. Register for a free ticket to this on-campus…
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bio[box] debuts
Modeled after Sears think[box], new experiment space at Case Western Reserve University provides open research lab to bring ideas to life Look out, there’s a brand new [box] in town. Case Western Reserve University, home to the internationally recognized Larry Sears and Sally Zlotnick Sears…
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Meet the six finalists in CWRU’s first $50,000 Morgenthaler-Pavey Startup Competition
Safer sports helmets inspired by hedgehogs. Wearable tech that detects dehydration. Healthy meal boxes delivered to food deserts. What these innovative products and services have in common are entrepreneurs from Case Western Reserve University—and each are the basis for a company among the six…
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Learn how to use the resources at Sears think[box]
Want to develop your maker skills? The Larry Sears and Sally Zlotnick Sears think[box] will host a series of classes that will teach you how to be an innovator. Classes in the “How-to-think[box]” series will include the following: “Campus Resources for Entrepreneurs and Innovators;” …
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10 Case Western Reserve University entrepreneurs to show at CES 2018
Largest university presence at consumer electronics show Case Western Reserve University will again show off some of its best innovations at CES 2018 Jan. 9-12 in Las Vegas, including self-powered “smart building” sensors and low-cost, hand-held blood analysis devices and more among its 10…