新利18下载APP,新利快乐彩18luck Skip Navigation Maryland Today is on summer semi-hiatus. We’re taking short naps in the shade but are publishing occasional stories and sending a weekly email digest on Wednesdays. Remove alert Friday, June 21, 2024 MarylandToday Produced by the Office of Marketing and Communications Subscribe Now Close Menu Overlay Athletics Arts & Culture Campus & Community People Research Briefs Search Campus Calendar Terp Magazine UMD Right Now University Homepage Maryland Athletics Produced by the Office of Marketing and Communications © 2022 Search Athletics Arts & Culture Campus & Community People Research Student Startup Connecting Older Adults Recognized in International Showcase By Maryland Global Staff Aug 02, 2023 A University of Maryland student-led startup won the $2,000 prize for “Most Potential” in the 2023 Universitas (U21) RISE Showcase & Awards. The project is one of four social-enterprise projects recognized among the 22 submitted through the U21 network of 27 research universities around the world. WISE Cities focuses on combating social isolation among older adults and driving innovation that supports an aging population. The startup’s accessible web platform allows individuals to explore opportunities in their local communities. For example, a user may find a chess class at the local senior center, a local transportation service to get them there and a county-provided transportation voucher to pay for it. The multilingual platform works across devices and will soon allow for AI-facilitated voice interaction. WISE Cities, co-founded and led by Marie Brodsky ’23, Kat Close ’23, Victoria Chai ’23 and Sonia Warrior, will use the award and additional pledges of support it has received from people around the world to expand its efforts in the fall. “This international recognition reinforces to us the scale of the problem we are working to tackle,” said Brodsky, CEO of WISE Cities. “It is truly fulfilling to be working toward a solution that we know can make a real difference, and not just (in the U.S.)” U21’s RISE (Real Impact on Society & Environment) highlights student achievement in sustainability and social innovation and is designed to accelerate the scale and impact of student-led projects by connecting them with a network of experts in academia and industry. This is the fourth consecutive year a UMD-nominated project has won a prize in the final round of the U21 RISE Showcase & Awards: Public Health Beyond Borders (PHBB) won “Most Collaborative” in 2022. FundEd won “Most Collaborative” in 2021. ROOTS Africa won “Most Innovative” in 2020. Maryland Today is produced by the Office of Marketing and Communications for the University of Maryland community on weekdays during the academic year, except for university holidays. Faculty, staff and students receive the daily Maryland Today e-newsletter. To be added to the subscription list, sign up here: Subscribe The Flagship Institution of the State of Maryland Turner Hall 7736 Baltimore Ave. College Park, MD 20742-5151, USA [email protected] 301.405.TERP Calendar Feedback 新利18下载APP,新利快乐彩18luck
