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Kory Murphy: A Legacy Defined by One Play and a Life of Innovation
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Making STEM Education More Inclusive for Emerging Entrepreneurs
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A Champion for Sustainability
Transforming Engineering Curricula to Protect Our Planet
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Invention Education, a Transformational Approach to Preparing Students for an Ever-Changing Workforce, Debuts at SXSW EDU 2019
In recognition of the growing momentum behind Invention Education, The Lemelson Foundation will join with partners to discuss this new educational paradigm for the first time at SXSW EDU 2019.
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Foundation Executive Director Carol Dahl Discusses Early-Innovation Funding in Stanford Social Innovation Review
The MacArthur Foundation’s100&Change competition offers important lessons on how to conduct large award competitions in ways that can boost the field of philanthropy.
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Helen Lyons, Broadcom MASTERS’ 2017 Lemelson Invention Prize Winner
Helen Lyons was inspired to invent by a problem she encountered close to home. When she was in fourth grade living in New York City, her neighborhood was devastated by Hurricane Sandy. “The streets turned into rivers, and I remember watching the water pick up cars and move them blocks away. It was a scary…
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The Lemelson Foundation Expands Expertise in Science and Technology Leadership and Developing Country Entrepreneurship
New Program Officer and Advisory Committee Member Enhance Bench of Experts in Education, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Emerging Markets, Global Health and Social Enterprise.
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Ashoka-Lemelson Fellow Wins Talberg Foundation’s 2017 Global Leadership Prize
The Tällberg Foundation announced the selection of four new Tällberg Global Leaders, including the Ashoka-Lemelson Fellow Bright Simons. Read more.
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High School Teams Awarded Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam Grant for Invention Projects
Cambridge, Mass – The Lemelson-MIT Program today introduced the 2017– 2018 InvenTeams, 15 teams of high school students nationwide, each receiving up to $10,000 in grant funding to solve open-ended problems they’ve recognized from their local communities. Two examples of the types of technological solutions to problems InvenTeams are creating include reducing the population of mosquitoes…
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McKay High School Students Beat College Teams in Tech Competition, Win Nearly $23,000
A team of McKay High School students recently won a technology competition, going up against college engineering students. In the process, they won thousands of dollars for the team, school and students’ futures. Read the full story by Natalie Pate of the Statesman Journal.
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The Lemelson Foundation and partners release tools to help inventors and entrepreneurs integrate sustainability from the start
Portland, OR — The Lemelson Foundation today announced the release of an integrated package of new educational and business management toolkits for invention-based entrepreneurs. Sustaining Our Planet: A Toolkit for Entrepreneurs has been created by leading organizations in the field of entrepreneurship development- NESsT, Presidio Graduate School and VentureWell. The suite of materials – all available for free download –…
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Dr. Feng Zhang, Pioneering Gene Editing Technology Developer, Awarded $500,00 Lemelson-MIT Prize
Cambridge, Mass — Dr. Feng Zhang, a pioneer of the revolutionary CRISPR gene editing technology, TAL effectors, and optogenetics, has just been announced as the recipient of the 2017 $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize, the largest cash prize for invention in the United States. Zhang is a core member of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, an investigator at…
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Cindy Cooper Joins The Lemelson Foundation to Advance Opportunities for Collegiate Inventors and Young Entrepreneurs
Foundation Adds to Expertise for Collegiate Inventors and Young Entrepreneurs
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SiNode Systems Wins Sustainable Practice Impact Award for Creating Batteries that Last Longer and Charge Faster
Washington, DC – Chicago-based company SiNode Systems has won this year’s Sustainable Practice Impact Award to honor a company that develops clean technologies, implements sustainable practices, or provides exceptional educational opportunities to university students. The award will be presented during a luncheon on Saturday, March 25th in Washington, DC as part of VentureWell’s annual Open conference. SiNode Systems is being honored for their silicon…
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Nathan Deng, 2017 Broadcom MASTERS Lemelson Prize for Invention Winner
How many times have you stood at your sink, elbow deep in water scrubbing a pile of dirty dishes, and thought, “I wonder how soap works?” If you are like most people, you never have.