Women of Innovation

01/12/2024

Want to break into Digital Design and a great advanced manufacturing job? Training program at CCAT in E. Hartford. Think - CAD crash course... with a certification attached. Check out the program - if I understand it correctly - $50/module - 8 modules. Pretty good to get someone in the door of an advanced manufacturer. https://mailchi.mp/ccat.us/jan-newsletter-7834615?e=21eea73315

04/12/2016

Great profile of Chinma Uche, who was an honoree at the 2016 Women of Innovation Awards.

Dr. Chinma Uche inspires teachers, students and girls to embrace a future of computer science and coding in their STEM careers.

03/10/2016

Meet the Honorees: 2016 Women of Innovation® Announced

More than 200 women innovators, role models and leaders in technology, science, engineering and math have been nominated for the 12th Annual Women of Innovation® Awards Program. Sponsored by the Connecticut Technology Council, the program recognizes women in the workforce as well as students at high…

01/21/2016

Nominate an outstanding Woman of Innovation® today!

The Women of Innovation® awards gala recognizes women accomplished in science, technology, engineering, math and those who are involved in their community. T...

01/20/2016

From MIT researcher Cynthia Breazeal

Jibo is a social robot. He has two high-resolution cameras, and should be able to recognize you amid a gaggle of people. Jibo is smarter than a smartphone, and crammed with artificial intelligence algorithms. He can learn your preferences, and adapt to them, like a well-trained dog.

04/09/2015

Mother/daughter Science time - 4th-8th grade girls on April 25th - Makes me wish I had a daughter that age! Check this out: http://www.amazinggirlsscience.com/mother-and-daughter-science-fest/

Mother and Daughter Engineering Fest Mother and Daughter Engineering Fest April 25th, 2015 10am – 3pm Dolace Nowwalk The Mother-Daughter Engineering Fest is an awesome one-day hands on event where 4th-8th girls can work with their mothers or mentors to solve engineering challenges , get mothers enga…

03/12/2015

CT's exceptionally Innovative and Creative High School Juniors, Seniors and College Freshmen - Scholarships: $20,000 (up to $5000 per year for four years)

from Connecticut or the New York City metro area (and plan to attend or are attending college anywhere in the U.S.)

OR

from any part of the U.S. who plan to attend (or are attending) college in CT or NYC
Do You Think Outside The Box?

Apply for this scholarship if you are . . .

a student who has solved an artistic, scientific, or technical problem in a new or unusual way

a student who has come up with a distinctive solution to problems faced by your school, community or family

a student who has created a new group, organization, or institution that serves an important need
The Milton Fisher Scholarship for Innovation and Creativity is administered by the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven. http://www.rbffoundation.org/

This page describes the Milton Fisher Scholarship for Innovation and Creativity, provides the application form for this unusual scholarship, and describes past winners' projects.

11/05/2014

An amazing class of women honored by the CT Women's Hall of Fame this week! Anabella Villalobos, Rondelynn Bell, Mariko Masuoka, Biree Andemariam, Sandra Inga, Erin Duffy, Kate Emery, Theresa Christy, Marian Chertow, Naimah Spann, Joan Sienkiewicz. Eleven year old Kylie Simonds was this year’s Junior Design & Innovation Honoree and the three CTWHOF 2014 inductees: Jennifer Lawton - CEO of MakerBot, a global leader in the desktop 3D printing industry. Jennifer is a respected company builder, technologist, and advocate for entrepreneurship
Marian Salzman - named one of the world’s top five trendspotters She is a leader in the public relations industry, and is a two-time brain cancer survivor
Beatrix Farrand (1872-1959) - among the first five women in the US to practice landscape architecture, and the only woman in the group of eleven founding members of the American Society of Landscape Architects.

An inspired evening at the 2014 Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame induction dinner, honoring leading women in design and innovation. Read more about their accomplishments and how they are shaping our world to be a better place through their bold innovation, brilliance and determination.

10/31/2014

Startup Weekend New Haven starting soon - Stay for the whole weekend and build a future or just for Demo Day to watch the pitches, find a future deal, and enjoy the energy!

Attend Startup Weekend New Haven on November 14th, 2014 in Connecticut. Learn to build a startup by being an entrepreneur!

10/16/2014

Having trouble securing funding for your start-up or early stage company? MEET INVESTORS at the Innovation Summit. Click here to APPLY for a chance to be recognized as a Company To Watch - http://ow.ly/CRdvN

Connecticut’s ultimate gathering of entrepreneurship & growth in the state honoring Tech Companies To Watch - tech and non-tech startups...

10/15/2014

The CTNEXT Entrepreneur Innovation Awards (EIAs) are being held on Thurs, Oct 23 at the Ivoryton Playhouse - Free to attend - spend the evening, watch entrepreneurial pitches & network. Details: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/ctnext-presents-entrepreneur-innovation-awards-at-the-ivoryton-playhouse-tickets-12858571333

Join us for the next round of the Entrepreneur Innovation Awards (EIAs) and watch as selected finalists pitch for a chance to be awarded up to $10,000 for their innovative project ideas. We had a record number of both project applications and attendance the last go around. This time, we're expecting…