HackNYU

Challenges

Best Use of Google Cloud

Build your hackathon project with a suite of secure storage, powerful compute, and integrated data analytics products provided by Google Cloud. See full list of products here: <a href="http://g.co/cloud" target="_blank">g.co/cloud</a>. Learn more about the tools and opportunities with Google Cloud by joining the Google Cloud Student Innovators program - <a href="http://goo.gle/student-innovators" target="_blank">goo.gle/student-innovators</a>. Winners will receive a Google Cloud branded backpack! Be sure to redeem your Google Cloud Credits as soon as possible through the <a href="https://hackp.ac/googlecloudcredits" target="_blank">Google Cloud Credit Form</a>. Use the promo code in your pre-event email to access the form!

Best Domain Name from Domain.com

Register a .Tech domain name using Domain.com during the weekend for your chance to win an awesome Domain.com branded prize for you and each member of your team! Each team may submit one entry per person on the team. The more creative the domain the better!

Most Creative Use of GitHub

GitHub is one of the best ways to collaborate, push code, get feedback, and show the world what you’ve built during a hackathon. To take it a step further, GitHub is now offering you access to industry tools, events & learning resources through something called GitHub Global Campus. Win this weekend’s Most Creative Use of GitHub prize category, first by signing up for GitHub Global Campus and second by using a GitHub repository to host your hackathon project’s code! Make sure your use of GitHub stands out with a detailed ReadMe page, meaningful pull requests and collaboration history, and even a GitHub pages deployment!

Most Creative Use of Twilio

Twilio allows you to incorporate mobile messaging, phone calls and a ton of other awesome communication features right into your hackathon project using a web service API. Are you building an e-commerce website and want to send text notifications or email confirmations once an order is completed? Or maybe you'd like to verify users based on their mobile numbers? Twilio makes all this possible and more. Build a hack that simplifies your life using any Twilio API for a chance to win some awesome prizes! Get started with $50 in free credit!

Best Use of Hedera

Hedera is a next generation blockchain technology that’s accessible from familiar programming languages like Java and JavaScript. Their goal? To make Web3 development even more accessible to hackers like you! Build a project on Hedera's test network for a chance to win amazing Compact Mechanical Keyboards for you and your team! <ul> <li>Build a decentralized application on Hedera using our JavaScript SDK. </li> <li>Build applications that never sleep using EVM compatible smart contract service. </li> <li>Say goodbye to cumbersome databases and hello to seamless scalability of Hedera Consensus Service. With no need for writing your own APIs your data is securely stored and easily retrieved. </li> </ul>

Best Hardware Hack Presented by Digi-Key

<h4>Grove Beginner Kit, with embedded Arduino Uno compatible board </h4>Grove Beginner Kit for Arduino is one of the best Arduino Beginner Kit for beginners. It includes one Arduino compatible Board and 10 additional Arduino sensors and all in one-piece of PCB design. New to hardware? No problem. We've put together some great resources for you to start hacking with the Grove Beginner Kit! ⇩ ⇩ ⇩ <ul> <li><a href="https://wiki.seeedstudio.com/Grove-Beginner-Kit-For-Arduino/" target="_blank">Seeed Grove Beginner Kit product page</a> </li> <li><a href="https://files.seeedstudio.com/wiki/Grove-Beginner-Kit-For-Arduino/res/Grove-Beginner-Kit-For-ArduinoPDF.pdf" target="_blank">Grove Beginner Kit Manual</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.arduino.cc/en/software" target="_blank">Arduino IDE download</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14BI6blBJj0" target="_blank">The Easiest Way to Get Started with Arduino (Video Walk-through)</a> </li> </ul>

[MLH] Most Creative Use of GitHub

Best Low-Code Hack

Best Failed Hack

Most Engaged Hacker

Most Magical Hack

Best Potential Hack

[MLH] Dream Big and Create More Cheers with AB InBev

Best Creative Hack by Meta

Best Use of Figma by Figma

Best First Time Hack

[MLH] Best Domain Name from Domain.com

[MLH] Best Use of Google Cloud

Track: Education

[MLH] Most Creative Use of Twilio

[MLH] Best Hardware Hack Sponsored by Digi-Key

[MLH] Best Use of DeSo

Most Outrageous Hack

[MLH] Best Blockchain Project Using Hedera

Track: Inclusion

The objective of the inclusive innovation track is to find creative approaches to advance global Inclusion, Diversity, Belonging, Equity, and Access (GIDBEA) within learning and working spaces. This track is suitable for teams committed to approaching this work from a growth mindset which includes learning about GIDBEA, unlearning personal implicit or hidden biases, and innovating with empathy and curiosity. While hackathons are aimed at identifying practical and concrete solutions to specific problems, it is important to take into account that systemic racism and structural inequities cannot be solved within a single hackathon. We cannot hack our way out of racism and injustice, but we can create innovative approaches to build global, inclusive, diverse, equitable, and accessible spaces at NYU and beyond. Teams should then consider the following in their projects: Projects should take an asset based approach (versus a deficit based approach) which aim to add instead of take away (ie, instead of trying to eliminate discrimination, which would be a tremendous undertaking, think about how you can create inclusion, diversity, belonging, equity, and access) Narrow your focus to address an issue as it appears within a particular setting (ie, instead of trying to create a more inclusive society think about how you can create a more inclusive NYU) Projects should be research based/informed and should check for assumptions or implicit biases Challenge Statements: How can we increase diversity within the fields of technology and innovation? How can we make hackathons more inclusive for people who are underrepresented within these spaces? How can we increase gender diversity within hackathons as well as technology and innovation spaces? How can we elevate the work of researchers and scholars from underrepresented and historically marginalized identities and backgrounds? How do we improve accessibility for people with physical and cognitive disabilities? How can we better educate the general community about microaggressions and how to address microaggressions when they happen? How can we increase funding for anti-racism initiatives? How can we better address the impact of anti-queer and transphobic acts of violence? How can we increase value in cultural awareness and cultural intelligence as a skill set in an emerging workforce? all challenge questions are suggestions, not requirements. Students can submit projects on any topics as long as it fits the track Resource: https://tinyurl.com/inclusion-track 1st place: prizes up to $200 per participant, 2nd place: up to $150 per participant All Prizes in amazon value

Track: Health & Wellness

This track is an intersection of finding creative solutions, building empathy, and developing transformative technologies that enable universal health for millions around the world. With the goal of bringing impactful change to practice and distribution of medicine, this track focuses on making healthcare both accessible and preventative. This track is suitable for teams dedicated to improving technologies in illness diagnosis, global health literacy, patient compliance, and information storage. This track is an intersection of finding creative solutions, building empathy, and developing transformative technologies that enable universal health for millions around the world. With the goal of bringing impactful change to practice and distribution of medicine, this track focuses on making healthcare both accessible and preventative. This track is suitable for teams dedicated to improving technologies in illness diagnosis, global health literacy, patient compliance, and information storage. Challenge Questions: How can we better improve health outcomes and access to the entire spectrum of physical and cognitive function? How can technology optimize daily health outcomes? What role can technology play in addressing health outcome disparities (e.g., race, socioeconomic status, gender)? all challenge questions are suggestions, not requirements. Students can submit projects on any topics as long as it fits the track 1st place: prizes up to $200 per participant, 2nd place: up to $150 per participant All Prizes in amazon value

Track: Sustainability

The Sustainability and Social Impact track is for projects that promote social or environmental good. This can be anything from a hack that helps determine water usage through audio analysis or a website that can help find eco friendly clothing. What’s important is that the hack actively helps people, whether as a community or as a whole. Example problems include: How can we track emission data within cities? Are there ways to make it more relevant to daily life? Is there a way to explain the effects of global warming in a more clear, comprehensible and nuanced way to the general public. Challenge Questions: How can technology play a role in proper waste disposal and waste reduction? (e.g., batteries, textiles, food waste) How can we best monitor the impact of individual and collective sustainability efforts? How can technology make sustainability behaviors more habitual and enticing? all challenge questions are suggestions, not requirements. Students can submit projects on any topics as long as it fits the track 1st place: prizes up to $200 per participant, 2nd place: up to $150 per participant All Prizes in amazon value

Track: Financial Empowerment

Financial technology is critical to the global economy and people's daily lives. The fintech track is for hackers who want to use technology to improve the user experience by integrating it into financial transactions. all challenge questions are suggestions, not requirements. Students can submit projects on any topics as long as it fits the track Challenge Questions: Blockchain technology is still not entirely understood by the general population. How can awareness and application of blockchain address the racial wealth gap? In 2019, the FDIC reported that approximately 7.1 million households in the US were “unbanked”. What role can financial technology play in financial services to the unbanked? Are there solutions beyond banking? How can we imagine the concept of financial literacy to meet the generation needs/differences of Gen Z? 1st place: prizes up to $200 per participant, 2nd place: up to $150 per participant All Prizes in amazon value

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