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Innovate Carolina helping local entrepreneurs bring their ideas to life
by Abbey Slattery
A pupusa food truck raising money for undocumented students. A nutritional company packaging healthy frozen meals for low-income populations. An augmented reality game energizing young children during extended hospital stays.
The one thing each of these ventures has in common? They all started in Chapel Hill, thanks to the Innovate Carolina initiative.
While the Triangle has a strong reputation for innovation and entrepreneurship, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, in particular, has been making a concerted effort to encourage students, faculty and even community members to pursue their creative ventures. In fact, the institution was recently ranked by Reuters as the sixth Most Innovative University in the World, rising three spots since last year’s ranking and preceded only by major names like Stanford, MIT and Harvard.
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