US2020’s hidden connection with “Hidden Figures”
It isn’t often that you get to say a movie is directly connected to your work. But Hidden Figures, a biographical drama focusing on the achievements of three female African-American mathematicians...
View ArticleRTP180: Virtual Reality Recap
I’ll use this joke ONE LAST TIME – I promise. The Virtual Reality RTP180 was out of this world! (get it?) Ok, I’m done. The lineup for this event was filled with awesome people working on some pretty...
View ArticleWould science survive without mentoring?
I interviewed Ernest G. Heimsath, Jr. Ph.D on January 25, 2017. He is received his Doctorate at the Dartmouth University and is currently a postdoctoral fellow at the UNC school of medicine. During...
View ArticleCelebrating 4 Years of RTP180
What do two heart doctors, a startup expert, demography, a guy on stage talking about Mars, and a platform for birthday gift giving have in common? No clue, but they were the topics from our Best of...
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Checking in with The MEDIC, RTP’s 2016 Catalysts for Innovation Award Winner
A lot has happened in the 6 months since The Medical Innovators Collaborative (The MEDIC) won a Catalysts for Innovation Award and moved into their office space at The Frontier. We recently sat down...
View ArticleMeet the new companies of The Frontier
This February, we had 30 new companies move into The Frontier! That’s 30 new businesses that are working to provide The Triangle will innovative IT services, marketing help, arts action or clinical...
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Hero of Apollo 13 Pays a Visit to The Frontier
April 7, 2017 was a banner day for the US2020 RTP program, The Frontier, and the Research Triangle Park as a whole. Aside from convening another successful STEM Expo (the US2020 program’s 5th in just...
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US2020 RTP Hosts it’s Innovation Expo!
US2020 RTP just hosted its 5th expo! Yes, expo number five occurred on April 7, 2017. We hosted 11 schools and many homeschoolers from Durham, Wake, Person, Bertie and Pitt County, all bringing...
View ArticleRTP180: Smart Cities Recap
At this month’s RTP180, we invited some of the area’s smartest “smart city” experts to share their stories and passions. While I do my best to recap these talks for you, as always, I would encourage...
View ArticleSTEM in the Park Hosts its second annual STEMmy Awards
[cincopa AoHAC9tS7i0k] “STEM is the best thing a girl could ever ask for!” Those were the words of our STEM Student of the Year K-6 winner Stephanie Harwell from Brentwood Magnet Elementary at the...
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US2020 RTP is now STEM in the Park
Big news! After 3 years US2020 RTP is now officially STEM in the Park. In addition to our new website, our name change not only reflects the location of our program but our unique role in this...
View ArticleCatch up on RTP180: Animal Behavior
When I think of animal behavior, I think of my cat Cosmo pawing at my face and meowing in my ear at 5am every single morning, waiting for me to get up so that I can give her a few treats. Why 5am? I...
View ArticleBridging the talent gap in RTP
With more than 250 companies located within RTP’s 7,000 acres, our organization is constantly imagining new programs and initiatives aimed at helping the area succeed. Not only are people working...
View ArticleTalking design at RTP180
My alarm went off at 4am. It’s been a long-time since I purposely got up at this hour, but today was a special day, I was going out deep sea fishing in the Big Rock Blue Marlin tournament. The...
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Full Frame brings “Shorts for Lunch” to RTP
Couldn’t make the 2017 Full Frame Film Festival? Here’s your chance to see 3 of this year’s documentaries for free! RTP and Full Frame are partnering to bring 3 short films to The Frontier on July 28th...
View ArticleReflections from my VISTA Year with STEM in the Park
Everyone says to us “Wow! It seems like y’all started just yesterday.” That’s very true as the end of our VISTA year closes in. Where did the time go? One year really flew by and here are our...
View ArticleRecapping RTP180: Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering I’m no rocket scientist, which for this month’s RTP180 topic plays in my favor, however we still dive deep into the wonderful world of Biomedical Engineering. One thing I did...
View Article1 Million Cups RTP Recap
I recently attended my first 1 Million Cups RTP event. If you are not aware, 1 Million Cups is a weekly presentation for local entrepreneurs to present their startups to a network of founders located...
View ArticleRecapping RTP180: Hacking
Generally, when people hear the term hacking, they immediately think of a young kid locked away in a basement trying to break into a secure server, computer, or website that is protected by a password....
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Cartooning Women in Business
Hello everyone, this is Chris of Lysydesign.com, and The Frontier’s cartoonist in residence (that’s a thing, right?). This September’s RTP180 topic is Women in Business. So over the next few weeks...
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