These past couple of weeks have been big for Apple as they just released their new iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iOS 13 upgrades. The iPhone 11 was released Sept. 20 and everyone has been raging about it since. The biggest feature that caught my eye was, of course,…
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Rapid Prototyping event unites student groups and addresses issues on campus
What do approximately 20 engaged students, 10 invested faculty and staff, and an inordinate number of Chipotle burritos have in common? They were all gathered in Yates Gill College Union 221 for a University Innovation Fellows (UIF) hosted Rapid-Prototyping and problem solving event, April 18. The event was headed by…
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To be honest…with Alexandria Acord
To be honest, I feel like “new” doesn’t always mean “improved.” In this world of growing technology and expanding markets, it can be easy to forget that sometimes innovation is just there for innovation’s sake. Consequently, the reason something hasn’t been invented yet is because nobody really asked for it.…
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Jewell students innovate at #OneDayKC
On Apr. 24, 2015, undergraduate and graduate students from around the Midwest came together for the 12-hour innovation workshop #OneDayKC. Kansas City is experiencing many technological and infrastructural developments, including Cisco’s Smart City initiative, the KC Streetcar and Google Fiber. #OneDayKC organized students into groups and introduced them to civic challenges…
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Students and faculty utilize grants for innovative business, creative ventures
Students, faculty and staff at William Jewell College (WJC) are bringing innovation into their respective fields of study. The Hilltop Monitor spoke with some of these innovators to learn about their projects and from where the opportunities to pursue them came. Gavin Hodges, a senior communications major; Luke Longfield, a senior…
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