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From Dorm Room to Drone Labs: Davidson College and Lucid Bots Launch Innovation Fellows Program
Davidson College and Lucid Bots have partnered to launch the Davidson Innovation Fellows Program, a 12-month fellowship that provides recent graduates with paid, immersive experience in robotics and artificial intelligence. Founded by Andrew Ashur ’19 at Davidson’s Hurt Hub, Lucid Bots is now a leader in autonomous drones and robots for exterior cleaning. This "full-circle" initiative strengthens workforce development in North Carolina by connecting liberal arts thinking with cutting-edge engineering and data analysis.
Immersed in Innovation: Davidson College Students Bring Liberal Arts Thinking to Truist Event
Davidson College students spark fresh ideas for how Truist can connect with sports fans in smarter, more meaningful ways at University Immersive Learning Experience.
In the Community, Out in the World: Spencer-Weinstein Award Winners Exemplify Leadership and Service
The Spencer-Weinstein Prize for Community and Justice recognizes Davidson College students and faculty who endeavor to create a more just world. Read about this year’s recipients.
Truist Charitable Fund Grant Deepens Davidson College’s Reach in Charlotte
Support from the Truist Charitable Fund will bolster programming at the Jay Hurt Hub for Innovation & Entrepreneurship at Davidson College and translate into new small businesses, startup capital and pro bono consulting for local entrepreneurs. Read more.
Growing with Purpose: Charlie Hinnant ’72 Fund Supports Naming of Lucid Bots Founder Andrew Ashur ’19 as Innovator-in-Residence
Lucid Bots Founder Andrew Ashur ’19 will be the next Alumni Innovator-in-Residence at Davidson College’s Jay Hurt Hub for Innovation & Entrepreneurship. Ashur will help students innovate, learn and make connections as they develop new business ideas.
Radical Empathy Through Virtual Reality: Tech Has Power to Transform the Patient Experience
Davidson College alums are helping medical professionals and others confront implicit bias through virtual reality technology. Learn more.
Davidson College “Treks” to SXSW
Over spring break, a group of Davidson students had the opportunity to attend SXSW, an annual conglomeration of parallel film, interactive media, and music festivals and conferences organized jointly in Austin, Texas.
Camp Staff, Career Seekers and Dairy Farmers to Benefit From Student Innovations
The Jay Hurt Hub for Innovation & Entrepreneurship has announced four winners of the 2022 Avinger Impact Fund. Each student-led company received at least $5,000 to help move their work forward. Learn more.
New Innovator-in-Residence Brings Wide-Ranging Expertise to Role
Davidson College’s Jay Hurt Hub for Innovation and Entrepreneurship welcomes Innovator-in-Residence Donna Peters ’89. In the role, Peters will share her extensive experience with students. Learn more.
New edX Course From Davidson Helps Learners Harness Storytelling to Advance Careers
New Davidson College edX courses powered by a $100,000 edX grant will help learners hone “essential human skills.” The courses are open to learners around the world. Read more.
Hurt Hub Gift Inspired by Family, Liberal Arts and President Quillen
Kristi Mitchem ’92 is passionate about the ways the Jay Hurt Hub for Innovation & Entrepreneurship puts the liberal arts experience into practice for students as they develop business acumen.
No Summer Internship? Junior Urges Students to Build Their Own
With the COVID-19 pandemic scuttling summer internships, junior Dan Murphy urged students to think like entrepreneurs and build their own in a piece he wrote for EdSurge, an outlet that focuses on how tech is transforming education.
Not Your 9-to-5: Gig-Hub Primes Students for New World of Work
When the City University of Mogadishu needed a website revamp, it turned to Davidson—so did a researcher with essays to translate from French to English, and a startup travel company looking for innovators to help develop and market its services.