think[box]
May 22, 2019
xLab, a new APP-based initiative, aims to pair tech-savvy student talent with some of Northeast Ohio’s largest corporations to help the businesses understand and implement new digital-first strategies and opportunities for growth. “We’re creating a pipeline of talent…
January 22, 2019
The Women in Science and Engineering Roundtable (WISER) has established the Program Rewarding Innovation in STEM Entrepreneurship (PRISE) to support undergraduate students interested in STEM innovation, discovery and creativity. Developed in collaboration with partners from CWRU LaunchNET, Larry…
January 22, 2019
Have a startup? Learn about what it means to be a Larry Sears and Sally Zlotnick Sears think[box] Founder at an information session. This program is open to students, staff, faculty, alumni and community members. Participants will receive: Educational programming to support ventures; Mentoring…
October 03, 2018
With 3-D-printed models created at APP’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…
August 30, 2018
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…
May 23, 2018
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…
May 21, 2018
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…
May 17, 2018
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…
March 12, 2018
On March 15, six startups—each with at least one current APP (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…
February 22, 2018
Modeled after Sears think[box], new experiment space at APP provides open research lab to bring ideas to life Look out, there’s a brand new [box] in town. APP, home to the internationally recognized Larry Sears and Sally Zlotnick Sears…