UR students receive six-figure backing and valuable mentorship through Y Combinator, a startup accelerator to high-tech superstars, like DoorDash and Airbnb.
Walk-in advising is available Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, by appointment. Students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to book a time in advance to ensure personalized support for their projects and ideas.
The Innovation Studio is reserved every Monday and Wednesday from 4:00 to 6:00 PM for the Bench Top Innovation course led by Professor Joel Mier.
To schedule a class session in the Innovation Studio, reach out to Andrew Ilnicki to reserve the space in advance.
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Date |
Time |
Register |
Workshop |
Audience |
Tools |
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Friday - 1/23 |
12noon-1:00pm |
Spider Ventures Open House |
All Students |
Slack, GroupMe, WhatsCrackin |
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Friday - 1/23 |
1:30-2:30pm |
Spider Ventures Open House |
All Students |
Slack, GroupMe, WhatsCrackin |
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| Friday - 1/23 | 3:00-4:00pm | Signup Link > | BioDesign Challenge Open House | All Students | Slack, GroupMe, WhatsCrackin |
| 1/29 | 3pm - 5pm | Signup Link > | LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® and Creative Problem Solving | All Faculty, Staff, Students | LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Post-Its, Sharpies |
| 1/30 | 10am - 6pm | A+S NEXT - Case Facilitation | All A+S Students | AI, Vibe Coding | |
| 2/6 | 2pm - 4pm | Signup Link > | Intro to Design Thinking | All Faculty, Staff, Students | Post-Its, Sharpies, Story Boards, Scenarios, LEGOs |
| 2/20 | 2pm - 4pm | Signup Link > | Mindfulness for Design Thinking | All Faculty, Staff, Students | TBD |
| 2/20 - 2/22 | More Info > | Techstars Startup Weekend | Open to the public | ||
| 3/6 - 3/7 | 8am - 6pm | Signup Link > | Foundation LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Method Training & Certification | Open to the public | LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Post-Its, Sharpies |
| 5/8 - 5/9 | 8am - 6pm | Signup Link > | Foundation LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Method Training & Certification | Open to the public | LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Post-Its, Sharpies |
UR students receive six-figure backing and valuable mentorship through Y Combinator, a startup accelerator to high-tech superstars, like DoorDash and Airbnb.
These familiar little plastic bricks are helping UR classes explore abstract concepts and solve problems.
UR's Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship initiative has received a $50,000 grant from the Joan and Morgan Massey Foundation to support the Richmond Innovation Fellows program.
For questions, please email Andrew Ilnicki, Director of the Innovation Studio