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Kory Murphy: A Legacy Defined by One Play and a Life of Innovation
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Envisioning a Safer Eye Exam
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NSF and Lemelson Foundation Launch Joint Awards Supporting Sustainability in Engineering Education
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A Champion for Sustainability
Invention Education Initiative
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Library Foundation of Los Angeles
(Pictured above: “BEACON” by Shervone Neckles in collaboration with Beam Center and Lewis Latimer House Museum, 2020-2021; Courtesy Los Angeles Public Library/Library Foundation of Los Angeles.) The Library Foundation of Los Angeles (LFLA) is a private nonprofit organization that provides critical support to the Los Angeles Public Library through fundraising, advocacy, and innovative public programming.…
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Oregon MESA
Providing Oregon students underrepresented in STEM with invention education opportunities through real-world problem solving
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LMIT InvenTeams®
Celebrating inventors through recognition awards and inspiring youth through hands-on, STEM-based invention activities
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Mentorship in STEM and Invention Education
These ten educators are empowering teachers and the rising generation of inventors and innovators.
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From Waste to Wattage
This student inventor uses an innovative renewable energy source to help monitor natural disasters.
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Celebrating Hispanic Inventors, Educators, and Trailblazers
Working in classrooms, laboratories, hospitals, and even outer space, these innovators have pushed the boundaries to improve lives for people everywhere.
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This High-Schooler is Harnessing Chemistry to Combat Pollution
An award-winning student inventor, Tarun Batchu has discovered an eco-friendly way to convert plastics into fuel.
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Building Trust and Confidence Through Invention Education
Teacher Natalie Mondesir supervises recess at Liberty Elementary School in Midway, GA. In a rural Georgia elementary school, teacher Natalie Mondesir is inspiring hundreds of students to think outside the box. One year at Christmas time, Natalie Mondesir bought a package of candy canes for her students. Like all fourth graders, the children were excited…
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From STEM to Spotify: How an After-School Invention Program Helped Launch a Career in Big Tech
After moving from Vietnam to the U.S. in fourth grade, Spotify engineer Thien Nguyen discovered his love for math, as well as a supportive community, through his new school’s MESA program. Engineer Thien Nguyen discovered his facility for numbers and a supportive community through Invention Education. Thien Nguyen was born in Vietnam and lived there…
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This College Inventor Is Making Medicine More Equitable
University of Iowa sophomore Dasia Taylor has created low-cost, infection-sensing stitches. Inventor Dasia Taylor is one of those people who seems destined to change the world. At just 14 years old, she was consulting at Harvard on the topic of equity. Now 19, Dasia is in the process of patenting her first medical device —…
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Envisioning the Future of Education
Dr. Yong Zhao offers steps to help create a more diverse and inventive education system. Imagine an education system in which every child — regardless of race, gender, ability, or economic status — could realize their full, unique potential and become part of the innovation workforce. Instead of gauging success through standardized tests and benchmark…
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How To Keep Kids Inspired During Quarantine
“STEM-thusiast” Nate Ball Recommends Shifting Gears and Thinking Like an Inventor As pandemic life persists, millions of parents are facing the same daily dilemma: How to keep kids engaged and inspired in a time when so much of the world is off limits. For inventor and father of two Nate Ball, the solution involves equal…
