2023-2024 NEXT Innovation Scholars Annual Report

Enschede, Netherlands

NIS students Carol Berger, Yale Miller, and Max Kemats with Fordham Professor Bozena Mierzejewska at the UIF Conference

Stanford University Innovation Fellows

Caroline Berger DAAP Class of ‘26

Max Kemats LCB Class of ‘27

Yale Miller CEAS Class of ‘26

This team of three NIS students were named University Innovation Fellows by Stanford University’s Hasso Plattner Institute of Design, a global community representing 68 higher education institutions in 15 countries, recognized for their work and accomplishments as innovators and agents of change in higher education.

Microsoft Cloud Cultures

Microsoft’s Cloud Cultures series features locations across the globe from Japan to right here in Cincinnati

1819 Innovation Hub

Program Director Aaron Bradley leads a student discussion on the future of AI with Microsoft Corporate VP Corey Sanders during the filming of Cloud Cultures

Ohio Voices

Vu Pham

Vu highlighted his experience in advocating for affordable textbooks for all students, a centerpiece of his platform during his time as the University of Cincinnati Student Body Vice President.

Aaron Bradley

Aaron spoke to the importance of transdisciplinary collaboration and empowering students see themselves as “more than their major”.

Max Kemats

Max shared his passion for utilizing a human-centered approach to help others, a method he learned in his

time at NIS.

Palo Alto, California

NIS students Cara Baah-binney and Lance Entsuah attend the 2023 UIF conference on Stanford’s Campus