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  • NSF and Lemelson Foundation Launch Joint Awards Supporting Sustainability in Engineering Education

    NSF and Lemelson Foundation Launch Joint Awards Supporting Sustainability in Engineering Education

    The Lemelson Foundation and the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced the first awards in a joint initiative to fund projects supporting the integration of social and environmental sustainability into engineering curricula. Supported in part by a $3 million, three-year investment from The Lemelson Foundation and aligned with the goals of its Engineering for One Planet…

  • Lemelson-MIT Program expands invention education opportunities to middle and high school students

    Lemelson-MIT Program expands invention education opportunities to middle and high school students

    Free Invention Activity Guides Available to Educators Nationwide to Bring Hands-on Learning to the Classroom Cambridge, Mass – The Lemelson–MIT Program announced today the expansion of the Junior Varsity (JV) InvenTeam™ initiative, adding California to its geographic line up of student teams in Massachusetts, Oregon and Texas. The initiative launched in 2014 and equips educators with invention-based…

  • The Society for Science and the Public receives funding for article series on innovation

    The Society for Science and the Public receives funding for article series on innovation

    Washington, DC – Society for Science & the Public received a $94,928 grant from The Lemelson Foundation to expand innovation and invention initiatives aimed primarily at middle school students. This funding will support the development of an 18-article series, published in Science News for Students (SNS), each year from 2016 through 2018. Focusing on innovation and invention,…

  • High School Teams Awarded Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam™ Grant for Invention Projects

    High School Teams Awarded Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam™ Grant for Invention Projects

    14 Student Teams Nationwide Address Social and Environmental Issues through Invention  Cambridge, Mass.– The Lemelson-MIT Program awarded 14 teams of high school students up to $10,000 each in grant funding today as part of its 2015–2016 InvenTeam initiative to inspire young people to solve real-world problems through invention. Guided by the principle that invention can solve many of the…

  • The Lemelson Foundation to divest from fossil fuels

    The Lemelson Foundation to divest from fossil fuels

    Portland-based grantmaker joins more than 100 other foundations divesting from carbon-based industries like coal, oil and gas Portland, OR– The Lemelson Foundation, the world’s leading funder of invention in service of improving lives and promoting social and economic progress, today announced it will sign on in support of DivestInvest Philanthropy, a growing coalition of more than 100…

  • Inventor of first mass-produced low-cost, eco-friendly battery wins $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize

    Jay Whitacre, Ph. D., wins 2015 $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize

  • Indian Inventors Face Significant Challenges Bringing Life-Improving Products to Market

    Indian Inventors Face Significant Challenges Bringing Life-Improving Products to Market

    New report released by The Lemelson Foundation highlights gaps in financing, technical assistance, mentoring; provides concrete solutions to help invention-based businesses thrive Portland, OR – The Lemelson Foundation, the world’s leading funder of invention in service of social and economic change, today released a new report, Catalyzing Capital for Invention: Spotlight on India. The report examines India’s “impact…

  • The Lemelson Foundation grows its expertise with three new team members

    The Lemelson Foundation grows its expertise with three new team members

    Graham Pugh, David Coronado, and Kenneth Turner deepen the Foundation’s ability to foster young inventors and invention-based businesses  Portland, OR – The Lemelson Foundation, the world’s leading funder of invention in service of social and economic change, announced today that it has hired three new team members, expanding its capacity both locally and globally. Graham…

  • The Lemelson Foundation honors Dr. Arthur Molella with fellowship to advance invention and innovation scholarship

    The Lemelson Foundation honors Dr. Arthur Molella with fellowship to advance invention and innovation scholarship

    Endowment will support top thinkers’ collaboration with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History Portland, OR– The Lemelson Foundation, the world’s leading funder of invention in service of social and economic change, today announced endowment of the Arthur Molella Distinguished Fellowship at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History (NMAH). Honoring Dr. Arthur Molella’s long…

  • Lemelson-MIT announces National Collegiate Student Prize competition

    Lemelson-MIT announces National Collegiate Student Prize competition

    Students recognized for inventions in healthcare, transportation, food and agriculture, and consumer devices Cambridge, MASS.– The Lemelson-MIT Program today announced the winners of the Lemelson-MIT National Collegiate Student Prize Competition (NCSPC), a nationwide search for the most inventive team of undergraduate and individual graduate students. The Lemelson-MIT Program awarded $65,000 in prizes for inventions in the healthcare, transportation, food…

  • The Lemelson Foundation awards $706,000 grant for Oregon MESA

    The Lemelson Foundation awards $706,000 grant for Oregon MESA

    Gift will fund statewide program addressing critical need for invention and STEM education Portland, OR–The Lemelson Foundation has awarded a grant totaling $706,000 to the Portland State University Foundation to support Oregon MESA’s (Math Engineering Science Achievement) statewide invention education activities that build on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) skills. The new grant expands the work…

  • Lemelson gift honors former President Charles Vest, encourages MIT student invention

    Lemelson gift honors former President Charles Vest, encourages MIT student invention

    Cambridge, MASS. — MIT has received a $1 million gift from The Lemelson Foundation to establish a fund to encourage student invention. The gift was made in memory of the late Charles M. Vest, former president of MIT. Vest, who served as MIT’s president from 1990 to 2004, died in December 2013. The gift creates…

  • High School Teams receive Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam™ grant for invention projects

    High School Teams receive Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam™ grant for invention projects

    Cambridge, MASS– Incorporating hands-on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) opportunities into today’s high school learning environment will give tomorrow’s leaders the critical thinking skills needed to solve challenging problems. Today, the Lemelson-MIT Program awarded 15 teams up to $10,000 each in grant funding as part of its 2014–2015 InvenTeam initiative. The teams, representing schools nationwide, comprised of students, teachers…