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Genre | Hackathon |
Location(s) | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States |
Founded | 2013 |
Website | Official website |
MHacks is an annual student-run hackathon held by the University of Michigan. The 36-hour event brings students from everywhere to develop solutions with the technology, including both software and hardware-based solutions. [1] MHacks is open to students of all majors and requires no prior coding experience.
MHacks Number | Date | Location | Number of Participants | Fun Fact |
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MHacks 1 [2] | February 1, 2013 | University of Michigan's Palmer Commons | 500+ | Largest student-run collegiate hackathon |
MHacks II [3] | September 20, 2013 | University of Michigan's Big House | 1200+ | Largest student-run collegiate hackathon |
MHacks III [4] | January 17, 2014 | Detroit's The Qube | 1200+ | First off-campus event |
MHacks IV | September 5, 2014 [5] | University of Michigan's North Campus [6] | 1100+ | Adopt-A-Noob system and focus on education |
MHacks V | January 16, 2015 | University of Michigan's North Campus | 1000+ | Bleeding-edge mentorship program |
MHacks 6 | September 11, 2015 | University of Michigan's North Campus | 1300+ | Introductory workshops and Women@MHacks |
MHacks: Refactor [7] | February 19, 2016 | University of Michigan's North Campus | 700+ | 1:1 female to male hacker ratio |
MHacks 8 | October 7, 2016 | Detroit Masonic Temple | 2200+ | Healthy Hacking initiative |
MHacks 9 | March 24, 2017 | University of Michigan's North Campus | 700+ | Empathy-driven design and focus on local community |
MHacks Nano | June 19, 2017 | On-line | 400+ | The first virtual MHacks [8] |
MHacks X | September 22, 2017 | University of Michigan's North Campus | 1200+ | |
MHacks 11 | October 12, 2018 | University of Michigan's Intramural Sports Building | 650+ | This was the first MHacks run in the IMSB. |
MHacks 12 | October 13, 2019 | University of Michigan's Intramural Sports Building [9] | ||
MHacks 13 Beta | August 21, 2020 | Online | 234 | The second virtual MHacks |
MHacks 14 | October 15, 2021 | Online | 167 | |
MHacks 15 | February 17, 2023 | Online | 372 | |
MHacks 16 | November 18, 2023 | University of Michigan's Duderstadt Center | 500+ | First in-person MHacks post-COVID |
MHacks was founded by Michelle Lu, Thomas Erdmann, Adam Williams, Dan Friedman and Dave Fontenot, who were inspired to create the event after attending a PennApps hackathon. [2]
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