USM What About This? Innovation Challenge

USM news story on the first What About This? student innovation challenge.

Fifteen students on five teams pitched after a March 5, 2026 prompt. Team Oceancycle won a trip to Iceland Innovation Week. The Office of Commercialization co-organized the event. Organizers hope it becomes annual.

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