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From self-supporting micro-habitats to water monitoring technology, New Mexico college and university students brought their best business ideas to the Fall 2021 Rainforest Pitch Competition. In this latest competition, students created a 90-second...

If there is one thing everyone has learned over the last 12 months, it’s that we have to take care of each other. The UNM Innovation Academy thinks that means supporting our fellow Lobos who are small business owners and entrepreneurs. To that end, the...

Despite a lack of in-person courses and the “normal” level of social interaction, New Mexico college and university students showed up (virtually, of course) in force for the Spring 2021 Rainforest Pitch Competition. Once again, students were only given...

Amid the feelings of both chaos and isolation during the recent COVID-19 outbreak, sixty-six New Mexicans submitted their innovative ideas to help the local economy recover.  Bernalillo County, Nusenda Credit Union, UNM Innovation Academy and the...

What can you do in one hour? Beat a video game? Watch (part of) a movie? Have dinner? What if you spent that hour learning to build an e-commerce business that could easily end up making money for your student organization or your spring break trip...

Spend your Winter Intersession creating ways to make money instead of finding ways to spend it! The UNM Innovation Academy, in partnership with Liberal Arts and Integrative Studies, is offering the popular Spring Break course over Winter Break! You can...

How can 90-seconds take a student from eating instant noodles to lobster dinners? Check out the Fall Rainforest Pitch Competition to find out! The University of New Mexico's Innovation Academy and STC.UNM are partnering again to offer this fantastic...

The University of New Mexico's Innovation Academy published its 2018-2019 annual impact report this week. The report illustrates and highlights the positive impact the academy continues to have on students at the University. The 20-page report outlines...

The Rainforest Pitch Competition is more competitive than ever before! Students from a variety of majors entered the competition, with ideas ranging from a local kombucha company to an app that helps students choose courses and professors. “The...

STC.UNM, The University of New Mexico’s technology-transfer and economic-development organization, announced today that it has received a University Center Grant from the federal Economic Development Administration (EDA) to support high-growth...