The three Triangle universities have spurred the rise of technology companies here in the same way that Stanford University and Berkeley helped spur Silicon Valley, Fern said. But now they must do more.
Carolina hosted the annual Clean Tech Summit to discuss the future of electricity and examine ways to create safer and smarter communities in North Carolina.
The Eshelman School of Pharmacy owns three Double Robotics robots, two in Chapel Hill and one at the school’s satellite campus in Asheville. Each one is basically an iPad mounted on a remote-controlled base that looks something like a Segway.
This year, speakers will focus on the theme of “Assembly Required,” which aims to empower the community to consider the tools available to them to create something meaningful. The theme was inspired by the idea of being innovative by using the basics.