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The Anderson Innovation Academy hosted its 2026 Entrepreneurship Workshop Week in February, welcoming business students and faculty from Japan for an immersive program centered on U.S. entrepreneurship, innovation, and entrepreneurial pitch strategy. The...

The Anderson School of Management recently signed an agreement with Osaka Metropolitan University (OMU) to guarantee the transfer of credits for doctoral students participating in Osaka’s Future Innovators Development Program (FInD). This international...

Munji Kahalah never expected that a degree rooted in zeros and ones would one day lead him to importing viral snacks from around the world. But today, The University of New Mexico alumnus is the creative force behind Monaco Market, New Mexico’s largest...

Ten years ago, Robert DelCampo introduced an entrepreneurship program to The University of New Mexico with a bold idea: what if students in any major could turn creativity into their most valuable skill? That vision became the Innovation Academy (iA), a...

When Hanmin Kim joined a campus international food festival as part of the Korean team, he had no idea the event would spark a movement. His homemade gimbap—a Korean seaweed rice roll—quickly stole the show, drawing crowds and calls for more. Just months...

From self-supporting micro-habitats to water monitoring technology, New Mexico college and university students brought their best business ideas to the Fall 2021 Rainforest Pitch Competition. In this latest competition, students created a 90-second...

If there is one thing everyone has learned over the last 12 months, it’s that we have to take care of each other. The UNM Innovation Academy thinks that means supporting our fellow Lobos who are small business owners and entrepreneurs. To that end, the...

Despite a lack of in-person courses and the “normal” level of social interaction, New Mexico college and university students showed up (virtually, of course) in force for the Spring 2021 Rainforest Pitch Competition. Once again, students were only given...

Amid the feelings of both chaos and isolation during the recent COVID-19 outbreak, sixty-six New Mexicans submitted their innovative ideas to help the local economy recover.  Bernalillo County, Nusenda Credit Union, UNM Innovation Academy and the...

What can you do in one hour? Beat a video game? Watch (part of) a movie? Have dinner? What if you spent that hour learning to build an e-commerce business that could easily end up making money for your student organization or your spring break trip...