MHacks @ UMichigan: Preview
Strap on your leather seat-belts, folks, 'cuz the Major League Hacking season is blasting off this weekend with one of the largest student hackathons (ever) ready to rip up the Midwest! The Original Epic...
HopHacks @ Johns Hopkins University: Preview
Ahh, Baltimore. What a science-centric city it is. According to the Brookings Institute (based on the Wikipedia entry I found -- my apologies), almost a quarter of the city's jobs lie in the fields of...
Namecheap Powers Free Hackathon Domain Names With MLH
Namecheap is once again providing free hackathon domain names for Major League Hacking events this season. Nearly as important, they're offering students some opportunities to make money and earn swag, just by...
The Hacks of GeauxHack: Sign Language, Music Kinetics, and Turrets!
A simple idea that's done very, very well is a thing of beauty -- even more so when it's an idea that is, at its core, driven by a humane sensibility. This past weekend's GeauxHack, otherwise known as...
Video: “How GeauxHack Came to Be”
An Interview with GeauxHack Organizer Howard Wang GeauxHack is currently underway, where hundreds of Louisiana State University student hackers are busy cranking the best hacks that the South can offer. We...
Join Your First Hackathon This Season With Thiel and MLH
Student hackers going to their first hackathon this Fall season can compete for a new "Rookie of the Year" prize, Major League Hacking and Thiel Foundation announced. Thiel Capital is an investment company...
GeauxHack @ Louisiana State University: Preview
Geaux Geaux Gadget The Silicon Bayou is ready to rumble. This weekend, Louisiana State University (LSU) will host over 150 hackers that are set to hunker in and bust out all kinds of new, inventive...
Fall hackathon preview: VR in, pizza out
The fall 2014 hackathon slate is shaping up as the busiest yet: there are already 30 events announced, dozens more being planned, and uniqueness is promised from the very start. Keep reading our hackathon...
Mexican Hackathons Come to MLH: La Liga Mexicana de Hackatones
Hackathons are quickly growing around the world, and their latest expansion is south of the border: the fall 2014 season will see university hackers get their chance to collaborate, learn, and compete at...
Announcing Local Hack Day
In February of 2014 I found myself attending the first ever Hackcon. Just previously I'd gone to my first collegiate hackathon at MIT the October prior and knew immediately I wanted to kickstart a hacker...