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ENTREPRENEURSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES
STUDENT TURNS HEALTHCARE
IDEA INTO BUSINESS WITH UC
ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUPPORT
Jason Murray, biomedical engineering ’24, co-founded Teravus,
a startup that uses arti昀椀cial intelligence to monitor patients in emergency room waiting
areas. Inspired by the personal story of Murray’s business partner, Teravus aims to optimize
CELEBRATING A DECADE OF THE JOINT
CO-OP INSTITUTE
I
n 2013, the University of Cincinnati and Chongqing University in China joined to create the Joint Co-op Institute,
which introduced the concept of co-op to China. Featuring programs in mechanical and electrical engineering,
patient care by prioritizing interventions based on patient conditions and wait times.
The startup advanced through the Venture Lab, UC’s startup incubator, and received
substantial support, including funding and mentorship. Murray’s connections with CEAS
faculty and UC’s Center for Entrepreneurship helped the company gain traction, and
Teravus is now preparing for clinical trials.
JCI students earn degrees from both universities. Students spend four years in China before completing their
昀椀nal year at UC. The program emphasizes cultural exchange and professional development, helping students
secure co-op positions and advance to graduate studies. With a decade of success, the collaboration has
enhanced educational models and global engagement between the two institutions.
CEAS JOINS NATIONAL KEEN NETWORK TO ADVANCE
ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSET
UC’s College of Engineering and Applied Science has joined the Kern Entrepreneurial
Engineering Network (KEEN), partnering with more than 65 leading engineering
MORE INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES
institutions to instill an entrepreneurial mindset in engineering students.
Through the Global Technical
UC has a longstanding partnership
Students can spend a semester
Supported by the Kern Family Foundation, this collaboration aims to foster curiosity,
Workforce course, students
with the French University of
or two working in international
Bordeaux, which was renewed in
connections, and value creation in graduates, preparing them to tackle real-world
spend the semester learning
research labs with UC’s partner
challenges while building careers that contribute to economic and societal progress. CEAS
how to work in global teams, communicate
2023. The two institutions have developed
universities through the Global Research
interculturally, and put these skills into
a collaborative degree program where
Labs program. In 2024, CEAS sent its 昀椀rst
practice through a short study abroad trip to
students spend one year at UC, one year in
cohort of co-op students to universities
one of several countries around the world. In
France, and graduate from the Aero System
in Taiwan, solidifying this partnership.
recent years, students have visited Ghana and
Operations Program (AESOP) with a
The program has expanded to France,
Germany.
graduate degree from each university.
Spain, and Japan. To date, over 30 students
more than 60% of all participation in campus-wide extracurricular entrepreneurial
have participated in this rapidly growing
activities, such as the Innovation Challenge pitch competition, hosted by UC’s Center
initiative.
will integrate entrepreneurial skills into its curriculum. Through shared resources, faculty
training, and development opportunities, KEEN provides support for faculty and students.
Membership in KEEN enhances UC’s portfolio of opportunities for students and faculty to
focus on leadership, innovative thinking and entrepreneurship. CEAS students represent
for Entrepreneurship and CEAS Tribunal.
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