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The BUild Lab interior. Innovate@BU is hosting a conversation between three local female entrepreneurs of color at the BUild lab tonight, mediated by this year’s Innovator in Residence Jonathan Allen. SOPHIE PARK/ DFP FILE

PREVIEW: Innovate@BU to hold speaker series, fifth annual Cannabis Competition finale this month

Jesús Marrero Suárez November 3, 2021
Panel and competition finale among major Innovate@BU events to take place in November.
Ingalls Engineering Resource Center. The center is one of multiple buildings that provide work areas for engineering students, but the available spaces have not been used frequently. THALIA LAUZON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

ENG labs implement reservation system, see less foot traffic

Vanessa Bartlett December 3, 2020
Boston University has made use of an online space reservation system to limit the number of students in engineering labs. Faculty and students say the buildings are much emptier than previous years.
Ryan Rosenberger, a student in Boston University’s College of Engineering, is a member of the nonprofit robotics research group Robotics & Ambient Intelligence Labs. COURTESY OF ANDERS LARSON

Inspired to innovate, a new BU robotics group enters the arena

Miriam Fauzia February 25, 2020
BU Robotics & Ambient Intelligence Labs, a newly formed undergraduate robotics research group, qualified to participate in ANA Avatar XPRIZE, a global competition with a $10 million prize to develop a robot that can see, hear and interact.

BUild Lab showcases innovative, impactful student clubs

Camille Mojica February 8, 2018

The new BUild Lab IDG Capital Student Innovation Center, which opened its doors for the first time last week, is a central component in Boston University’s new plan to promote student initiatives....

BUild Lab set to open Feb. 5, support students’ innovative ideas

Mike Reddy February 1, 2018

Filling the void left behind by the closure of the RadioShack at 730 Commonwealth Ave. is the new Boston University BUild Lab, a center for student innovation and entrepreneurship. Despite the new, unfamiliar...

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