Entrepreneurial, environmental spirit prospers in Reno-Tahoe college students - April 2008
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We’re hearing a lot these days about the wide range of high-tech, clean energy advances being made throughout Nevada. While we’re making impressive strides, perhaps even more encouraging is the volume and quality of grass-roots, forward-thinking ideas and business models coming out of our Greater Reno-Tahoe’s colleges and universities.
NCET will present the 2008 Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup Business Writing Competition awards Friday in Las Vegas. The Governor’s Cup is a statewide collegiate business plan competition where students compe
te for nearly $110,000 in cash awards. I’d like to share with you a few highlights found in the business plan submissions of this year’s Governor’s Cup graduate and undergraduate finalists.
University of Nevada, Reno is home to the largest number of finalists in this year’s competition. To facilitate collaboration between researchers worldwide, UNR’s SciSpace team created a literature-based networking Web site for scientific engineering and medical research professionals.
To learn more about all of NCET’s 2008 Governor’s Cup finalists, visit www.2008govcup.com