Derby Entrepreneurship Center at Tufts Receives Award for Innovative Curriculum
The Deshpande Foundation awarded DEC the Excellence in Curriculum Innovation in Entrepreneurship Award.
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Annual $100k New Ventures Competition Drives Entrepreneurial Mindset, Winning Teams Announced
Following a day of live pitching and deliberation, winners for the $100k New Ventures Competition have been announced.
$1.2 Million Gift Propels Tufts Venture Accelerator, Ensuring Access and Equity
Earle Yaffa, Kim & Alan Hartman, and the Joseph H. Flom Foundation gift $1.2 million to the Derby Entrepreneurship Center (DEC) in support of the Tufts Venture Accelerator.
Semi-Finalists Move Forward in Tufts $100k New Ventures Competition
The Derby Entrepreneurship Center at Tufts announces the teams moving forward to the final stage of its annual business plan competition.
Recipients of 2021 Montle Prize Announced
The Paul and Elizabeth Montle Prize for Entrepreneurial Achievement is awarded to three entrepreneurially forward-thinking students each year.
Joyce Cummings Center: New Home for Learning, Research, and Collaboration Is Nearly Open
Open, inviting, sustainable: New Joyce Cummings Center at Tufts will soon be a new academic hub that welcomes multiple departments and centers, including Tufts Gordon Institute.
Entrepreneurs Innovate for Impact in Ideas Competition
From digital payment services to smart bandages, this year’s Ideas Competition, hosted by the Derby Entrepreneurship Center, awarded prizes to five teams.
Engineering Management Program Director Mary Viola, PhD, Retires
Tufts Gordon Institute reflects on Director of Engineering Management Mary Viola’s accomplished tenure ahead of her retirement culminating 20 years of teaching and service.
$10 Million Gift Champions Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Jack and Jan Derby’s philanthropy names the Derby Entrepreneurship Center at Tufts and creates a lasting legacy for a popular teacher and former director of the innovation hub.
