MSU’s Axia Institute to Host Go Green!! AIDC Hackathon

ABOUT GO GREEN!! HACKATHON

The Go Green!! Hackathon brings together secondary (high school) and collegiate interdisciplinary teams for an immersive two-day collaborative learning experience in Midland, MI.

Teams (comprised of two to five students) will be challenged to create solutions in support of circularity in the healthcare, manufacturing or food and agriculture industries. Prizes will be awarded to the top two high school and collegiate teams.

Solutions are encouraged to use digital technologies such as barcodes, radio frequency identification (RFID) and other real-time location systems in the development of their solutions.

More information can be found HERE!


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