A decade of driving innovation and economic growth in Reno and beyond
Team Turbo Toads takes home $2,000 prize for ‘RemiDeck,’ easier-to-handle deck of cards with meaningful personalization
Student teams have 48 hours to design, test and manufacture their prototype products in the downtown Reno build space
Tech startups showcase their innovative companies in a tournament-style pitch competition during Global Entrepreneurship Week
Week-long event to facilitate interactions with investors, customers and influencers to promote region’s entrepreneurial community
Team Mathemusicians takes home $2,000 prize for ‘c-kube,’ a secure storage solution
Five student teams have 48 hours to design, test and manufacture their prototype products in the downtown Reno build space
Research & Innovation leaders recognized for contributions to Reno-Sparks regional economic development efforts
Student workers share impactful moments and insights from working at the downtown center and plans after graduation
More than 40 free workshops, speaking and networking events; on track to be largest community-business event ever in Reno
Artist Joshua Chang paints mural honoring his culture and heritage
Team Jirachi takes home $1,500 prize for ‘The Climbin’ Buddy,’ helping make rock climbing more accessible for the visually impaired
The E.L. Cord Foundation Center for Learning and Literacy at the University incorporates robotics into its multimodal literacy framework to facilitate academic success.
Through the creation of jobs and internships, (ABTC is) giving new experiences to our students and contributing to the preparedness and diversity of our future scientists and the nation."
Campus-based American Battery Technology Company is one of the 20 manufacturing and processing companies receiving grant awards as part of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
Student interns to explore STEAM career opportunities and learn how to become “makers” in the Makerspace
Team Starfruit takes home $1000 check prize for their invention that helps address wildfire crisis
Joseph Hill named as Innevation Center Member of January 2022
University faculty and student mentors work with young team to build robotics skills, confidence and literacy
Sean Montgomery named as Innevation Center Member of December 2021
Mark Chasan named as Innevation Center Member of November 2021
AJ Davis named as Innevation Center Member of October 2021
Nathan Allen named as Innevation Center Member of September 2021
Rick Warner named as Innevation Center Member of August 2021
With support from Tesla and EDAWN, unique University facility for robotics-based education and competition teams will strengthen the path to degrees, careers and workforce development
Josh Chang named as Innevation Center Member of July 2021
Lorne Smith named as Innevation Center Member of June 2021
College of Education & Human Development’s Center for Learning and Literacy program builds robotics skills, confidence and literacy
Sandy Rowley named as Innevation Center Member of May 2021
Rick Winfield named as Innevation Center Member of April 2021
Jim Sacherman named as Innevation Center Member of March 2021
Offering equipment, resources and support – plus its first ever Makerthon – this well-equipped space encourages creation and real-world learning
Tom Simpkins named as Innevation Center Member of February 2021
As lead mentor for this community-based robotics team, Kerry Thompson helps students develop important life-skills such as teamwork, communication and more
Southside Studio becomes home to robotics-based education and competition teams, strengthening the path to degrees and careers
Kerry Thompson named as Innevation Center Member of January 2021
At a critical moment for small technology-based businesses in our state, the Knowledge Fund has identified the SAGE program as an ideal partner to substantially improve small technology-based businesses’ access to federal SBIR and STTR grant opportunities."
GOED Knowledge Fund grant will connect technology companies statewide to federal Small Business Innovation research grants
The University’s downtown hub of entrepreneurialism and collaboration celebrates its 5th anniversary
Nevada Industry Excellence joins with collaborators to offer free certification program to prepare workers who have been laid-off for available jobs
Ron Justin named as Innevation Center Member of August 2020
With support from the Governor’s Office of Economic Development, University’s applied R&D center has drawn more than $43 million to Nevada and now welcomes 3 new businesses
Madeleine Burke named as Innevation Center Member of July 2020
Jeff Saling named as Innevation Center Member of June 2020
The University’s 2020 Outstanding Researcher award recognizes the amazing discoveries, scientific contributions and career of Geoff Blewitt
A community network coordinated by the Innevation Center Makerspace has made more than 750 gowns to help meet the regional need for PPE
Gene Wong named as Innevation Center Member of May 2020
Regional innovation ecosystem supports international cohort of companies through Innevation Center-hosted bootcamp
COVID-19 response shows capability of flagship software product developed by Innevation Center member company
Researchers, faculty and staff respond to the call for resources and deploy makerspace resources to support our healthcare heroes
Mark Anderson named as Innevation Center Member of December 2019
Mark Genung named as Innevation Center Member of November 2019
Nevada Industry Excellence’s new industry-led, economic initiative selected to receive Google.org Impact Challenge Nevada grant funding
Impact Challenge Nevada is under way: vote online by Nov. 26 for Nevada Industry Excellence or Nevada Small Business Development Center!
Innevation Center member-company achieves unmanned-aircraft-technology milestone, plus is named to CNBC’s Upstart 100 list
Two School of Medicine laboratories are University’s first to participate in program that helps deliver discoveries to the marketplace
Julie Arsenault named as Innevation Center Member of October 2019
As national public-television show hits the air and the Internet, the experiential, makerspace culture continues to take hold on the University of Nevada, Reno campus
SAGE, the Sierra Accelerator for Growth and Entrepreneurship, encourages small business development for innovation research and technology transfer
Matt Starrett named as Innevation Center Member of September 2019
University Economic Development Association’s 2019 Annual Summit convenes in downtown Reno Sept. 29-Oct. 2; projected to draw 250 attendees
With a new director and nearly 200 jobs created, the University of Nevada, Reno Innevation Center—Powered By Switch looks ahead
His career studying and improving engineering of bridges now shifts to building connections to resources, opportunities, colleagues
Matt Starrett named as Innevation Center Member of January 2018
NV Jumpstarter founders named as Innevation Center Members of September 2017
Sheila Bunch named as Innevation Center Member of June 2017
Craig Vincze named as Innevation Center Member of March 2017
Craig Vincze named as Innevation Center Member of February 2017