Tag: kincaid university
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A Kincaid Research Project Becomes Forge Bellwater’s First AI Startup
A Kincaid University research project has become Forge Bellwater’s first AI-focused startup, expanding the kind of company the biotech-heavy Foundry Row incubator has historically supported.
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$3.2 Million Federal Grant Expands Tan’s Kincaid Gene-Therapy Lab
Dr. Wei-Lin Tan’s Kincaid gene-therapy lab won a $3.2 million federal research grant, expanding her team even as economists warn it adds to the region’s biotech skills gap.
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Gene-Therapy Trial Clears Early Safety Hurdle for Kestrel Biologics
Kestrel Biologics says its lead gene-therapy candidate has cleared an early safety milestone in its Phase 1 trial, a result executives call validation for the Foundry Row biotech firm’s $64 million funding round.
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A Vacant Vale Avenue Storefront Becomes a Classroom for Kincaid’s Arts Journalists
Eighteen Kincaid University arts journalism students spent the semester profiling local artists and curating a pop-up exhibit inside a previously vacant Vale Avenue storefront, testing whether student journalism can help fill downtown’s empty windows.
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As Newsrooms Shrink, More Students Apply to Kincaid’s Journalism Program
Applications to Kincaid’s School of Communications have climbed to 640 for next fall even as the local news industry keeps cutting jobs, prompting a curriculum rethink.
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Kincaid’s New Athletic Complex Aims to Lift Rowing and Basketball Alike
Kincaid University broke ground on a new athletic complex for its rowing and basketball programs, funded by an alumnus gift and a multi-year capital campaign.
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Kincaid Journalism Dean Gathers Bellwater’s Newsrooms to Ask What Comes Next
Kincaid University’s Dean Priya Sundaram convened local newsroom leaders to discuss why Bellwater has kept a functioning local news ecosystem, and how long that might last.
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Kincaid University Boosts Need-Based Aid as Local Families Say the Price Tag Is Out of Reach
Kincaid University will add $6 million to its need-based financial aid budget, aiming to close a gap between the private university’s rising cost and what many Bellwater families can afford.
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Kincaid President Faircloth Launches $200 Million Capital Campaign
Kincaid University President Howard Faircloth launched a $200 million capital campaign directing money toward biotech labs, journalism school upgrades and financial aid.
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Kincaid’s Technology-Transfer Office Announces a Second Biotech Spinout
Kincaid University’s technology-transfer office has announced Halcyon Biotherapeutics, its second biotech spinout, built around a faculty lab’s autoimmune-disease research.