While the holiday season approaches, educational toys are in high demand. Some of the most innovative new toys are produced by startups. For many of these toys, they began with an entrepreneur who saw a need to integrate play and learning.… Continue Reading
Weekly Roundup is a McNair Center series compiling and summarizing the week’s most important Entrepreneurship and Innovation news. Here is what you need to know about innovation this week: Closing the Gender Patenting Gap Could Unlock Innovation Barbara Gault, Executive Director,… Continue Reading
Until the Mexican government is more proactive in preventing violence against journalists and prosecuting those who commit these acts of violence, journalists cannot work unafraid, and the nation cannot expect quality news from its media outlets. Continue Reading
Weekly Roundup is a McNair Center series compiling and summarizing the week’s most important Entrepreneurship and Innovation news. Here is what you need to know about entrepreneurship this week: Keep Austin Entrepreneurial Eliza Martin, Research Assistant, McNair Center for Entrepreneurship and… Continue Reading
Regardless of one’s views and feelings toward Fidel Castro, his strong impact on world history is undeniable. Fidel the hero and Fidel the ruthless tyrant will continue to be remembered as one of history’s most influential figures. Continue Reading
The public dismissal of legislators-elect Sixtus Leung and Yau Wai-Ching by prominent Chinese Communist Party authorities demonstrates the Party’s fear that its mandate is waning in Hong Kong, and that the success of governance reform in the special administrative region might encourage challenges to CCP authority in China proper. Continue Reading
Ranked number one for startup activity in the last two years by the Kauffman Foundation, Austin, Texas is one of the strongest emerging entrepreneurship ecosystems in the United States. Austin’s history of entrepreneurship and supportive government has facilitated Austin’s emergence… Continue Reading