A new program that will focus on student entrepreneurs marketing technologies developed at UNM, Sandia, and the Air Force Research Lab will kick-off on Monday, March 19, at the Lobo Rainforest Building, in downtown Albuquerque. The program is unique in the nation for having students marketing national lab technologies. See Kevin Robinson-Avila’s March 12, 2018 article, “Students to market lab technology in first-of-its kind contest,” from the Albuquerque Journal, reprinted …Read More
UNM and the Navajo Nation Announce Agreement to House UNM Navajo Nation Students
The Lobo Rainforest Building was the site last Friday morning for an announcement that will help UNM’s Navajo Nation students fulfill their mission to graduate from the state’s flagship university. The Navajo Nation and UNM have signed an agreement that will allow the students to rent apartments on the fifth and sixth floors of the Rainforest Building. The agreement is part of a nationwide effort and the first of its …Read More
Downtown Living Available at the UNM Lobo Rainforest Building
The Lobo Rainforest currently has living space available for students and offers urban, modern and collaborative student apartments, with a think-tank, entrepreneurial, innovation-driven twist. Spacious two bedroom, two bath apartment-style units include a full kitchen, living space, washer and dryer, and scenic views of the city. Tours are given every Monday/Wednesday/Friday from 2-3 pm. Email rainforest@unm.edu for more information, to schedule a tour, or for questions. Read more about the …Read More
STC.UNM and the UNM Innovation Academy Among Recipients Receiving New Mexico Gas Company Grants
The University of New Mexico’s technology-transfer and economic development organization, STC.UNM, and its entrepreneurial program for students, the Innovation Academy, have been awarded innovation grants by New Mexico Gas Company. In its second year of funding, the gas company’s parent company, Emera, awarded $1.5 million to 28 organizations in New Mexico developing programs to train and support entrepreneurs, spin out startup companies, and increase economic development. STC, in its role …Read More
Five Students win at Rainforest Student Pitch Competition
STC.UNM and the UNM Innovation Academy co-hosted their sixth Rainforest Student Pitch Competition on November 13, at Bow & Arrow Brewing Co. The event drew a large crowd from the community who heard pitches for ideas, technologies, and companies from ten finalists. The 90-second presentations were the culmination of a vetting process that included an initial submission of a video pitch to a panel of judges who selected finalists for …Read More
Fall 2017 Cohort Chosen for Lobo Rainforest I-Corps Program
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico. October 5, 2017—STC.UNM and the UNM Innovation Academy have announced the first cohort of 10 commercialization teams for projects submitted and chosen to participate in the Lobo Rainforest I-Corps program. Program instruction begins at the Lobo Rainforest Building on October 6 and will last for approximately ten weeks. Participants will take part in nine classroom sessions and complete out-of-class assignments. Between classroom sessions, teams will conduct entrepreneurial …Read More
UNM Lobo Rainforest Building and CNM FUSE Makerspace Generating Entrepreneurial Activity Downtown
The recent openings of the UNM Lobo Rainforest Building in August, and the CNM FUSE Makerspace in September are already generating lots of interest and activity from the entrepreneurial community. To read more about programs and events taking place at these two new facilities at the Innovate ABQ core site in downtown Albuquerque, see Kevin Robinson-Avila’s October 9, 2017 article, “From dream to reality,” from the Albuquerque Journal’s Business Outlook, …Read More
Community Invited to Official Opening of Lobo Rainforest Building
A rainforest has sprung up in the middle of New Mexico’s high desert, adding new life to Albuquerque’s downtown. City, county, state and federal officials today joined The University of New Mexico and its private partners in cutting the ribbon to officially open the new Lobo Rainforest Building at the Innovate ABQ site at Broadway and Central. Terry Laudick, chair of the Innovate ABQ board of directors and president of …Read More
STC and UNM Innovation Academy Awarded NSF I-Corps Site Grant
Albuquerque, NM, August 8, 2017. STC.UNM (STC), UNM’s technology transfer and economic development arm, and the Innovation Academy (iA), UNM’s innovative program for entrepreneurial students, announced that they have been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) I-Corps Sites grant for $443,631. The five-year grant will fund new programs and expand existing ones developed by the two organizations. The NSF awarded the grant under its Innovation Corps – National Innovation Networks …Read More
Media Tour Lobo Rainforest Building
On Friday afternoon, local and UNM media toured the downtown site for the nearly completed Lobo Rainforest Building, the first-phase construction for the Innovate ABQ innovation district. To find out more, see Celia Raney’s August 2, 2017 article, “Lobo Rainforest housing development move-in ready this month,” from DailyLobo.com, reprinted below. Lobo Rainforest housing development move-in ready this month By Celia Raney, Celia_Raney Published 08/01/17 3:59pm A technology- and innovation-based student housing …Read More