CELT's Jill Abney and AI Initiatives in Launch Blue's U-Accel I-Corps Cohort

Launch Blue announces 11 teams have been selected for the Spring 2026 UAccel I-Corps program, including four teams that will participate in the UAccel: Health Care track.

Dr. Jill Abney's focus in the cohort is "Gen AI Instruction Tool: An educational resource that provides a common vocabulary for students and instructors to communicate about the uses of Gen AI in the context of their learning environments."

The UAccel I-Corps program offers an experiential learning opportunity to innovators in higher education interested in learning the best commercialization path for their solutions. The goal is to advance the solution toward commercialization, including preparations for federal grant applications, the creation of a startup or licensing of the solution to an established company. The UAccel: Health Care track includes tailored curriculum elements, coaches and mentors for those with health care-related ideas and solutions.

The cohort was selected through a competitive application and interview process by a selection committee appointed by the organizing partners.