University of Texas at Dallas students and alumni pitched their ideas spanning biotechnology, artificial intelligence, sustainability and digital community-building April 16 at the 2025 Big Idea Competition finals hosted by the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (IIE). “Zephyr watches the video of a game and automatically generates any statistic that the coach wants,” he said. “That’s why we built Gather, a single platform that connects college students to the events that they actually want to go to. Christopher Anthony, an MBA and innovation and entrepreneurship graduate student, received the Best Social Impact Award for nonprofit work aiding veterans. Competition judge Jeff Williams BS’87, partner at Interlock Partners, explained why Vaucluse Backpack stood out from the rest in the alumni track.