UMD students aim to inform community about AI through hacking competition
HackAPrompt challenges participants to outsmart large language models like ChatGPT by tricking the AIs into saying certain phrases.
McLean-based software company Empower looks to challenge Uber, Lyft
Founded in 2019, Empower’s mission statement focuses on giving drivers more control over pricing and the opportunity to earn higher salaries.
Student, alumni businesses win funding at annual Pitch Dingman Competition
The annual competition, organized by the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship, featured young ventures from the University System of Maryland schools.
UMD student repurposes food waste into renewable energy
Fermented food waste is a product that has already been partially broken down, as opposed to non-fermented. Once it is converted to methane, it can be used for applications such as heating, electricity and fertilizer.
UMD team places in top three in national marketing case competition
A five-person team from this university developed the “Wall Street Journal pathway” — a combination website redesign-marketing strategy.
UMD student starts company to help small farmers find funding
The company makes agricultural lending easier by enabling people working with small farmers and lenders to have access to data on soil fertility, yield estimates and more.
UMD sociology alum starts company teaching virtual cooking classes
By founding her own company — Fancy & Spicy — Brin Xu is able to provide interactive cooking classes and connect home chefs from around the world to anyone who wants to learn.
From tennis courts to beauty labs: UMD alum creates successful skincare company
Talent has four products: a cleanser, moisturizer, exfoliator and probiotic serum — all of which use vegan ingredients and are EWG and PETA certified.
UMD alum Tyler Denk on Forbes 30 Under 30 for $20M-valued newsletter platform
Tyler Denk co-founded beehiiv in 2021, an all-in-one platform for creating newsletters. He’s served clients like The Boston Globe, Overtime and Exec Sum.
UMD student turns interest in AI prompting into beginner course
Learning prompting, giving proper instructions, how to hack prompts and fine-tuning your prompts are among the topics covered in the course.