Binghamton University is among 10 institutions involved in the National Science Foundation (NSF) Innovation Corps (I-Corps): Interior Northeast Region Hub (IN I-Corps). (File photo credit: Binghamton University)
VESTAL, N.Y. — Binghamton University has joined nine other colleges in the newly awarded National Science Foundation (NSF) Innovation Corps (I-Corps): Interior Northeast Region Hub (IN I-Corps).
Besides Binghamton University and Hub lead Cornell University, partner institutions include Syracuse University, University at Buffalo, Rochester Institute of Technology, University of Rochester, University of Pittsburgh, Dartmouth College, University of Vermont, and West Virginia University. Each institution will be hosting regional I-Corps courses and contributing to programming and curriculum strategy.
The IN I-Corps Hub will formally launch on Jan. 1, 2023. Details are forthcoming for STEM researchers interested in learning about opportunities to participate in regional I-Corps courses at a Hub institution. STEM is short for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
About the program
The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently announced that it has awarded $15 million over five years to establish and implement the Interior Northeast Region I-Corps Hub. The Interior Northeast region that stretches from New Hampshire to West Virginia is representative of large portions of the U.S. that are “largely rural, economically underserved and working to restore economic vitality,” Binghamton University said in its Tuesday announcement.
IN I-Corps aims to “expand the nation’s geography of innovation by creating a cohesive innovation ecosystem that delivers inclusive models of education and workforce training designed for and by innovators in rural regions and small cities.”
“To be a part of this cohort of premier research institutions, whose dedication to innovation is so outstanding, is truly exciting.” Per Stromhaug, associate VP for innovation and economic development at Binghamton University, said. “The ecosystem that the Interior Northeast I-Corps Hub will support and expand is sure to create lasting effects for the entrepreneurs we will assist, as well as our region.”
The IN I-Corps Hub joins nine other I-Corps Hubs within the National Innovation Network, expanding the geographical reach of the network and promoting economic growth and STEM talent development within rural communities and the small cities on their boundaries. The hub will regularly offer regional courses “designed to support geographically-dispersed participants in learning the I-Corps method of customer discovery and applying it to real world opportunities, while still remaining connected to their home institutions and communities,” per the announcement.
Binghamton University says it has been an active member of the National Innovation Network, with its Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Partnerships heading up the Innovation Binghamton I-Corps Site for more than five years.
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