Center for Innovation
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The ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Center for Innovation is the University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks’ Innovation Hub.
Through our Innovation Accelerator, we draw from the University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ’s best research to support its development, launch it as a real world solution, and help it scale up.
The Center for Innovation provides an extensive range of programs that provide funding, training, and expertise designed to meet the needs of our students, faculty, and staff. Explore opportunities for support by subscribing to our newsletter.
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The ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Center for Innovation has a track specifically focused on ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ mariculture.
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Jun 16
Free interdisciplinary short course, Introduction to Marine Energy, August 9 - 14, 2026 in Nenana, taught by Eloise Petrone Brown. ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ undergraduate students from any major are welcome. Participants will earn 2 credits through the Honors College, with tuition covered by ACEP. ACEP short courses are 4-7 day experiential learning opportunities on a specific energy topic. Short courses are designed for undergraduate and graduate students, and many short courses offer the option of industry and/or community members participating alongside the students.
Jun 16
NASA has launched the TechLeap Robotically Manipulated Payload Challenge, and they are looking for innovative payload proposals from startups, university labs, and independent engineers. If you win, NASA will award your team up to $500,000 and fly your payload to orbit.
Jun 01
S2S is a University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks Center for Innovation program that facilitates workforce development. Funded by the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Regional Collaboration for Technology Innovation and Commercialization, or ARCTIC, program, S2S places UA students into local startups, giving them the hands-on experience and connections they need to build careers and eventually ventures of their own in ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ, while giving startups access to the university talent they need to grow.