W. Michael Short

Preventable #ChronicDisease bankrupting America costing $7T! Join #NYTechWeek COLLECTIVE IMPACT: @CUNY @FireflyCUNY & @KPMG_US scale bold, game-changing, cost-cutting #DigitalHealth solutions w/ 9K+ network for a healthier US. @a16z @Techweek_ #Startups partiful.com/e/x20X81uellv5…

Join us during #NYTechWeek for COLLECTIVE IMPACT: Tech & AI for US. RSVP now — spots limited! Network with leaders & innovators driving bold change for a healthier, more prosperous US. @a16z @Techweek_ @fireflycuny @CUNY @KPMG_US #Startups #Tech partiful.com/e/x20X81uellv5…

Join us during #NYTechWeek for COLLECTIVE IMPACT: Tech & AI for US. RSVP now — spots limited! Network with leaders & innovators driving bold change for a healthier, more prosperous US. @a16z @Techweek_ @Michael_Short @CUNY @KPMG_US #Startups #MAHA #Tech partiful.com/e/x20X81uellv5…

Public Health Crises in the U.S. Are a National Emergency — Top-Ranked @CUNY Graduate School of Public Health Mobilizes Entrepreneurs to Fight Back. Apply Now for the 2025 CUNY Public Health Innovation Accelerator: The Nation’s Leading Program Scaling High-Impact Health Ventures at Top-Ranked Public Graduate School of Public Health (Deadline: April 11) The U.S. faces an unprecedented convergence of public health crises — a human tragedy weakening the foundations of our nation (@NIH , 2023). The toll is personal and pervasive: — Every 11 minutes, an American dies by suicide — rates among the highest since the Great Depression (@CDCgov , 2024, Suicide Data and Statistics). — Every six minutes, a life is lost to a drug overdose in the U.S., reaching unprecedented crisis levels, devastating countless families and communities (@CDCgov , 2024, Drug Overdose Deaths). — 40% of kids face chronic illness — the highest prevalence ever recorded, pressuring families, schools, and healthcare systems (@CDCgov , 2023, Childhood Chronic Conditions). — Pregnant women die from preventable complications at unmatched rates among developed nations (@CDCgov , 2024, Maternal Mortality Rates). — Cancer rates among young adults are rising at an alarming pace — posing one of the fastest-growing health threats of our time (@MSKCancerCenter, 2024; @AmericanCancer , 2024). Fight back with Firefly Innovations. linkedin.com/pulse/americas…

Now Accepting Applications: 2024 CUNY Public Health Innovation Accelerator The Premier Public Health Venture Accelerator Share to help us spread the word!

IN THE NEWS: 2023 City Health “By supporting community entrepreneurs with bold ideas, market-based solutions, & unwavering determination, we can solve our nation’s #CascadingCrisis of #PublicHealth challenges.” @Michael_Short ⁦@CUNY⁩ firefly-innovations.org/firefly-news-u…

Featured in 2023 City Health Magazine: Firefly Innovations @FireflyCUNY is the Internationally Recognized Entrepreneurship Platform of @CUNY Graduate School of Public Health ⁦@CUNYSPH⁩ “Entrepreneurship has the power to revolutionize #PublicHealth.” firefly-innovations.org/firefly-news-u…

Special thanks to Columbia University for hosting the nationally recognized @ReinventReEntry Simulation & @PrisonExpert for the 4th time — incredible success!! Join the movement for justice reform: ReinventingReEntry.org

@CourtReagan @CNBC @mtbert @cnbcevents @SaraEisen Thanks, @CourtReagan! You both did a really phenomenal job today.

@Michael_Short @CNBC @mtbert @cnbcevents Glad you liked the event, but my colleague @SaraEisen gets all the credit for this particular session!

Impressed with the #CNBCEvolve event today - Transforming Companies for the Future. Great discussion between @CNBC’s talented @CourtReagan & the brilliant @mtbert.

Representing our @IN2NYC Program at @UrbanFutureLab for a Symposium on #TechTransfer and #IP hosted by @NYUniversity and @NewsatMedgar

At NYU screening of #RedemptionProject @VanJones68 Incredible experience. Sunday April 28. 9 pm EST & PST. CNN. Do Not Miss!!!!!

Billion Dollar Economic Impact — FundingNavigator℠ is now supporting clients at hundreds of Small Business Development Centers in the U.S. thanks to the early help of #OnondagaSBDC Director Joan Powers. #SBDCDay @NYSBDC @ASBDC @SBALinda newhouse.syr.edu/news-events/ne…

Inspiring Success Stories — International entrepreneurs working w/ our #IN2NYC Program are having a big impact on our campus community — sharing expertise, mentoring student ventures, supporting faculty, helping student startups launch & grow. #Diversity #Inclusion #Innovation

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