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The Mintz Awards: Celebrating Innovation & Impact in Spring 2025
Mintz Awards Spring 2025 by May Rafo Shamasha
Graduate Launches Future with NASA Internship
Fowler College of Business | Jun. 16, 2025
Ever wondered what it would be like to work at NASA?
Toddi Sinclair and Samantha Child don’t have to wonder. Sinclair, who recently earned
her bachelor’s degree in information systems from SDSU’s Fowler College of ...
Staff Spotlight: Gregory Royse Takes off
Kiana Bozeman | Jun. 10, 2025
Located inside the Engineering and Interdisciplinary Sciences (EIS) Building at San Diego State University, the H.G. Fenton Company Idea Lab features...
CES 2025: “once-in-a-lifetime” Experience for SDSU Startup, sk8m8
Allison Rebolledo | Apr. 14, 2025
Earlier this year, SDSU’s ZIP Launchpad had the opportunity to send two of its startups on an all-expenses paid trip to the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), one of the most influential technology events in the world...
Techcon 2025: Nuvee on Revolutionizing AI-Powered Health
Allison Rebolledo | Mar. 17, 2025
Innovation drives a better tomorrow by reshaping industries, improving lives, and redefining what’s possible. This concept was especially clear at TechCon SoCal 2025...
Zippy Project: Fostering Development and Innovation in the Lab
Latisha Jordan | Mar. 3, 2025
Over the summer, there's not a whole lot of projects going in and out of our lab," Jessica Munoz explained. To keep the interns busy, the lab introduced the Zippy Project...
Past Articles
The Mintz Awards: Celebrating Innovation and Impact in Fall 2024
Latisha Jordan | Feb. 6, 2024
Entrepreneurship can be an unpredictable journey, but for Talena, the founder of Girlie Garage, it's been a transformative experience driven by her passion for mechanics and empowering women...
Girlie Garage: Empowering Women through Automotive Education
Latisha Jordan | Dec. 18, 2024
Entrepreneurship can be an unpredictable journey, but for Talena, the founder of Girlie Garage, it's been a transformative experience driven by her passion for mechanics and empowering women...
Empowering the Next Generation of Female Innovators
Hanna Teckle | Nov. 22, 2024
The future of innovation is female. This past application cycle, ZIP Launchpad saw a surge in female applicants, with 17% participating in Women in Business or Women in STEM initiatives....
Kuvri Takes 1st Place at In Flight Summer 2024 Mintz Award
DRI Team | Oct. 30, 2024
For many parents, cleaning baby bottles is a daily struggle that’s frustrating, time-consuming, and often ineffective. But Kuvri, an innovative team from San Diego State University’s...
Enhancing Smartwatch Functionality with Andrew Gladue
Hanna Teckle | Oct. 22, 2024
Andrew Gladue, founder of Plethys, is enhancing smartwatch accuracy for users seeking reliable biometric data Launched in San Diego in late 2023, ...
Hanna Teckle | Oct. 17, 2024
We are excited to announce the new startups entering the ZIP Launchpad for Fall 2024. Meet the Teams and Problems They’re solving...
Conrad Presbys Scholarship Recipients Highlight
Hanna Teckle | Sept. 6, 2024
Hanna Teckle | Feb. 10, 2024
Hanna Teckle | Feb. 4, 2024
Meet Jessica Munoz: H.G. Fenton Company Idea Lab, Junior Lab Manager
Hanna Teckle | Nov. 18, 2023
Making Waves for Change: Join the H2O Impact Challenge Now
Hanna Teckle | Oct. 21, 2023
Empowering Families: ParentShare wins 2023 Chinyeh Hostler Social Venture Challenge
Hanna Teckle | Oct. 13, 2023
ZIp Launchpad in the News
Girls Invest Becomes the ZIP Launchpad's 34th Launched Startup
SDSU ZIP Launchpad Co-Hosts the San Diego Big Data Hackathon with Sharp Healthcare
Over $2,000 awarded to ZIP Launchpad teams at the Spring 2022 Review Panel