A Philadelphia startup incentivizes good behavior
MilkCrate builds custom gamified apps that reward socially and environmentally impactful behavior, while offering its clients — nonprofits, progressive companies, schools — access to meaningful data.
Gathering Up and looking ahead
Last month, Keystone Edge traveled to the Susquehanna Valley, sparking conversation about talent attraction, engaging young professionals in regional economic development, and why the area is such a great place to live and work. Here's a bit about who attended and what they had to say.
A revolutionary way to diagnose concussions in amateur athletes
Lancaster's Reflexion offers a portable, rapid concussion test for amateur and school sports. The three founders are tackling a problem that impacts 50 million athletes across the country, and hoping to save lives in the process.
From Social Media to Extraterrestrial Life: Offbeat academic offerings teach something different
Forget accounting, engineering, English. Some Pennsylvania universities are thinking outside the box when it comes to majors, preparing their students for careers in growing fields.
Give Peace a Chance: Drexel launches a unique new academic program
This Philadelphia university is pioneering a program in Peace Engineering, the first of its kind in the United States. The emerging field mashes up engineering and applied sciences with the social sciences to mitigate conflicts across the globe and in Drexel's local community.
York College's J.D. Brown Center brings entrepreneurship and innovation to campus
This program is working hard to help businesses grow and stay in York. The Center features both an incubator and a raft of student-centric services that look to boost the next generation of startup leaders.
EVENT: Competition taps into college rivalries and entrepreneurial spirit
This inaugural Lehigh Valley pitch contest will be held at Ben Franklin TechVentures on April 27 and feature teams from six regional colleges.
Learning Curve: Groundbreaking new two-year college will educate rural PA
Thanks to technology, students across nine counties will be able to access in-person classes -- and the opportunities that come with postsecondary education -- via the new Rural Regional College of Northern Pennsylvania. The goal is to boost the area economically by preparing locals for the jobs of the future.
Brew School: The craft beer industry invades higher ed
At these Pennsylvania institutions, students go to college not to drink beer, but to learn how to make it. They're positioning themselves for jobs in a booming craft brewing industry that contributed $4.5 billion to the state's economy in 2014.
On a mountaintop in the Lehigh Valley, students revive an industrial ruin
At LaunchBayC, passionate young people spend the summer honing their entrepreneurial vision free from grades and benchmarks. This Lehigh University program has transformed an old Bethlehem Steel facility into a hotbed for 21st century innovation.