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+title: Spring University Hackathons Roundup
+description: Introducing the winners from the recent University of California Cal
+  Hacks and CivHacks hackathon programs.
+author: PL Hackathon Team
+date: 2021-05-18
+permalink: "/2021-05-18-spring-hackathons/"
+translationKey: 2021-05-18-spring-hackathons
+header_image: "/spring-university-hackathons.png"
+tags:
+- recap
+- hackathon
+
+---
+Last month, the IPFS project partnered with two different universities to sponsor student-led and organized hackathons focused on introducing ground-breaking initiatives at both the global and local level.
+
+[Cal Hacks](https://helloworld.calhacks.io/), a nonprofit organization composed of University of California, Berkeley students, held a global hackathon to unite the innovators, creators, and troublemakers of the world, called [hello:world](https://helloworld.calhacks.io/). The goal was to inspire students to build something out of this world in the following categories: sustainability, connectivity, education, or community and civic engagement.
+
+Similarly, the Associated Students of the University of California (ASUC) also held [CivHacks](https://www.civhacks.com/), an annual hackathon focused on providing a welcoming, engaging and creative environment to support social good in tech culture, open to several categories including health, sustainability, student success, and civics.
+
+## Winning projects 🏆
+
+### Cal Hacks’ hello:world
+
+[Ecogift](https://devpost.com/software/ecogift)  
+Decentralised rewards system for waste management
+
+@[youtube](l-vlJeMRMdY)
+
+[Contentish](https://devpost.com/software/contentish)  
+A real-time social networking dapp built on top of IPFS & Node!
+
+![](../assets/2021-05-18-contentish.png)
+
+### ASUC’s CivHacks
+
+[Anonymous Hawk](https://devpost.com/software/anonymous-hawk)  
+Blockchain and IPFS based news reporting site for safety of reporters and tamper proof news.
+
+@[youtube](UywwmP-B6uc)
+
+[Void Replica](https://devpost.com/software/void-replica)  
+Using IPFS to detect plagiarized student assignments
+
+[Immutable](https://devpost.com/software/immutable-ipfs-for-storing-authentic-evidences)  
+Using the immutability of IPFS to maintain the authenticity of evidences in lawsuit.
+
+![](../assets/2021-05-18-immutable.png)
+
+[Sustainablox](https://devpost.com/software/roblox-sustainability-game)  
+A game teaching young children (ages 4-7) correct waste sorting.
+
+@[youtube](8BjgME5iBqw)
+
+## Workshop: Introduction to IPFS
+
+During these events, the IPFS project was happy to participate by introducing students to IPFS and the Web3 ecosystem.
+
+### 🕸️ Introduction to IPFS - NFTs, P2P and Web3 - by Protocol Labs
+
+<iframe src="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nhO8kPD66F8t9nBcBkBilq_bjjFkIQTH/preview" width="640" height="480"></iframe>
+
+Dietrich Ayala, developer onboarding and ecosystem development lead, led a quick introduction to IPFS, the content distribution protocol used for NFTs and Web3 dapps, which uses peer-to-peer networking and content-addressing (instead of location!) to securely and resiliently transfer data and files on the internet.
+
+## Want to get involved in a future hackathon?
+
+Follow us on Twitter at [@IPFS](https://twitter.com/ipfs) or [@Filecoin](https://twitter.com/filecoin). You can also subscribe to the [IPFS weekly newsletter](https://ipfs.us4.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=25473244c7d18b897f5a1ff6b&id=cad54b2230), or the [Filecoin monthly](https://filecoin.us16.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=a1dfb670c4f1fb042e82a1f1d&id=cf409026a0). Or, join us in chat in the [Filecoin Slack](http://filecoin.io/slack) or the [IPFS Discord](https://discord.com/invite/vZTcrFePpt). We’ll see you there! 👋