On Friday March 4th, the Campus Y launched their first official podcast, Social Justice Stories! In our first episode, we talk to Jaki Bonilla (’12), the Social Innovations Coordinator at the Campus Y about the power of connection, what it means to come … Read more
Across the UNC-Chapel Hill campus, you find Tar Heels helping Tar Heels. Whether its students helping students, faculty helping students or vice versa, the Carolina community is always ready to lend a hand, especially when it comes to entrepreneurial mentorship. … Read more
The Campus Y CUBE is finding creative ways to strengthen and grow its innovator community. Starting this summer, CUBE is partnering with Durham’s ReCity Network to share and expand their organizations’ unique resources. CUBE and ReCity’s coalition is a natural … Read more
Madison DeVries, a UNC junior whose many passions included being on the jump rope team, playing lacrosse and being an admissions ambassador, passed away on Friday, April 10, at age 20. [Read the full Daily Tar Heel article here.] In 2018, … Read more
Congratulations to the eleven teams selected for CUBE residency this year! Designed and managed in partnership by the UNC Campus Y and Innovate Carolina, CUBE provides student innovators with a supportive environment to collaborate, receive one-on-one coaching, and earn seed … Read more
Story by Brandon Bieltz, unc.edu Over the past decade, it’s become more commonplace for Carolina and Duke University students to launch a start-up in the Triangle. Resources and mentors from both universities and the surrounding communities help make the task … Read more
Veera is a word meaning “brave” in Hindi. It’s a word that UNC juniors Varun Jain, Nicholas Ashcraft and Grant Everist used to name their startup, encapsulating the idea that their cold storage unit boxes, running from renewable energy, can … Read more
Faith Newsome founded OCEANS in 2018 to offer support and advocacy to people ages 12 to 21 living with obesity. OCEANS, which stands for “outreach, community engagement, advocacy and non-discriminatory support,” aims to empower adolescents through three different areas of … Read more
Durham Volunteer Doulas (DVD) is strengthening its mission to offer accessible doula care in the Triangle area. In 2019, DVD’s first full year in operation, the nonprofit has supported 33 local mothers and offered two free doula workshops to local … Read more
Emily Kian, one-third of Phyta – a 2018-2019 CUBE venture – published a piece in Newsweek documenting the team’s journey as young, female entrepreneurs. Learn more about Phyta’s early origins here and click below to read Kian’s full article. Three … Read more
