Innovation in Action at the University of Michigan is a campus-wide student competition centered on developing solutions for real-world challenges. Anthony Dang, a School of Public Health student studying nutritional sciences, earned the top prize with his teammates in the competition with their company Heard. The four-person team behind Heard designed a system to digitally connect individuals with chronic illness to peer support.
Along with Anthony, the Heard team includes Julia Dinoto (School of Information), Elisabeth Fellowes (School of Information), and Anne Fitzpatrick (College of Literature, Science, and the Arts).
The team earned the $10,000 first prize from a panel of industry judges to invest in their product.
