Tag: education

  • Meet U of Michigan alum Shalin Zarboulas, Co-Founder of Skala

    Meet U of Michigan alum Shalin Zarboulas, Co-Founder of Skala

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    Tell us about your company: Skala connects high school students with college students for personalized conversations and campus tours—offering authentic insights for students and flexible income for college guides. Available in-person or virtual, Skala supports students before and after admission by helping them explore schools, majors, and campus life through real, one-on-one connections. What inspired…

  • Meet UCSB alum Evan McCall, Founder of RazeMath

    Meet UCSB alum Evan McCall, Founder of RazeMath

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    Tell us about your company: RazeMath is an AI-powered education platform transforming how college students learn math. Instead of just giving answers, RazeMath acts like a personal tutor—breaking problems into clear, step-by-step explanations and adapting to each student’s skill level. Students get real-time feedback and personalized learning insights, while instructors receive class-wide performance analysis and…

  • Meet Penn State alum Colleen Kelley, Founder of Kids’ Chemical Solutions

    Meet Penn State alum Colleen Kelley, Founder of Kids’ Chemical Solutions

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    Tell us about your company: Creating fun and accessible chemistry stories has been a labor of love for Colleen as a retired University of Arizona chemistry professor and author of a series of kid’s chemistry comic books. In 2023, the PBS short documentary, “Comic Book Chemistry” was awarded an Emmy. This documentary centered around Colleen’s…