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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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Envisioning a Safer Eye Exam
This young inventor created a synthetic model eye to help medical students train for optical procedures. With more than two million working parts, the eye is considered the second most complex human organ after the brain. So how can medical students train for treating such a complicated and sensitive part of the body? That’s the…
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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…
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Celebrating 20 Years of Improving Lives Through Invention
Last week, The Lemelson Foundation celebrated our 20th anniversary with a look at the work supported by our grantees and partners, and an optimistic look forward to the future of Impact Inventing. The celebration held at the Ronald Regan International Trade Center in Washington, DC consisted of a day of informative panels, invention spotlights, inspiring videos, and…
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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…
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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
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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…
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Inventions That Matter (Or “The Case Against Nonsense”)
By Carol Dahl, Executive Director For more than 20 years The Lemelson Foundation has been committed to the power of invention to improve lives. While inventions come in many forms, the Foundation’s work is focused on those that help solve the world’s most complex and systemic problems with true and lasting impact. We call this…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…