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Northwestern Students Make Football Recruiting Smarter With Zcruit

The ever-competitive college football recruiting landscape is about to get smarter … or at least, that’s Benjamin Weiss’ hope. A current senior at Northwestern University and one of four co-founders of Zcruit, Weiss and his colleagues are taking their data-driven startup and helping schools assess how likely a recruit is to commit to their university. “We’re helping programs […]

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Wearable Device Uses Body Movement to Charge Smartphones

Low Battery…the notification that causes daily anxiety for smartphone users all over the world. Scrambling for an outlet, we desperately try to keep our devices alive. More often than not, finding a convenient charging outlet is impossible, but fear no more, because a Chicago-based tech startup, AMPY, has heard your cries for help! Founded by three […]

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