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A group of five college students show off the Chirp Charm alarms on their sneakers.
Entrepreneurship
Student startups take center stage at HopStart
Published May 4, 2025
Teams from across the university pitched plans for a personal safety device worn on a shoe, an AI platform to cut medical bills, a navigational system for people with blindness or low vision, and more
A hand flips a door sign to read "Welcome. We are open. Please come in."
Business
Study suggests consumer demand for Black-owned businesses
Published Feb 4, 2025
Restaurants that label themselves as 'Black-owned' see an increase in customer engagement, analysis finds
A group photo of the Social Innovation Lab's 2024 cohort
Entrepreneurship
Meet the Social Innovation Lab's 2024 cohort
Published Dec 19, 2024
The program's largest group of entrepreneurial teams will receive access to a network of mentors, advisers, partners, and funders in Baltimore and beyond
The team behind Scheduling Wizard won a $3,000 HopStone Capital Award
Entrepreneurship
HopStart challenge showcases student start-ups
Published May 13, 2024
Cross-disciplinary teams pitched plans for an at-home glaucoma sensor, a hub for music-related services, biodegradable fishing nets, and more
A group gathers for a photo outside the newly dedicated Pava Marie LaPere Center for Entrepreneurship, formerly FastForward U
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship hub renamed to honor Pava LaPere
Published April 8, 2024
The Pava Marie LaPere Center for Entrepreneurship, formerly FastForward U, held its rededication ceremony on April 6
A framed photograph of Pava LaPere sits on a table.
Entrepreneurship
'Nonstop, relentless, inspiring'
Published April 4, 2024
The FastForward U innovation hub will be renamed in honor of Pava Marie LaPere, a trailblazing entrepreneur both at Johns Hopkins University and in Baltimore who died last year
Emily Dabish Yahkind
High-quality wine for adventurers
Published Winter 2023
Emily Dabish Yahkind, A&S '16 (MA), got the idea for her business, SolSummit, on the trails / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Carter Hogg (center) pictured in a football stadium with brother FJ (left) and dad Jason
Playing defense against concussions
Published Winter 2023
JHU sophomore Carter Hogg founded a company to create a piece of protective equipment that reduces the risk of concussion / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Five student team members pose for a photo in a lab setting
Biomedical engineering
Student team among Collegiate Inventors Competition finalists
Published Sept 21, 2023
They developed the Bronchosleeve, a novel catheter to improve a common chest surgery procedure
Exterior shot of Fast Forward U
Entrepreneurship
Two student startups get big support
Published May 31, 2023
Inaugural President's Venture Fellowship winners will receive $100,000 in funding and a $40,000 salary stipend