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  • More Room to Innovate: The Lemelson Foundation’s New Portland Offices Unlock a New Era of Innovation

    More Room to Innovate: The Lemelson Foundation’s New Portland Offices Unlock a New Era of Innovation

    The Lemelson Foundation today announced its relocation to a new office space at 2035 NW Front Avenue, Suite 501, Portland, OR 97209, in Portland’s Pearl District. The move reflects the Foundation’s growth and commitment to fostering groundbreaking invention, innovation, and entrepreneurship in Oregon, across the U.S., and worldwide. The environmentally-friendly and human-centered space represents a…

  • Nearly 2,000 Additional Educators Embrace Invention Education

    Nearly 2,000 Additional Educators Embrace Invention Education

    While September is when the public focuses on going back to school, every teacher knows that the real work happens before that – preparing classrooms, planning lessons and participating in professional development. When it comes to Invention Education, thousands of educators have participated in professional development programs this year with the goal of integrating new…

  • Top 30 Broadcom MASTERS 2019 Finalists Are Announced

    Top 30 Broadcom MASTERS 2019 Finalists Are Announced

    The Lemelson Foundation is proud to sponsor the Lemelson Award for Invention, awarded to a young inventor creating promising solutions to real-world problems. WASHINGTON, Sept. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Broadcom Foundation and Society for Science & the Public today announced the 30 finalists in the 9th annual Broadcom MASTERS®, the nation’s premier Science, Technology, Engineering andMore

  • Cody Friesen Awarded $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize

    Cody Friesen Awarded $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize

    CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (September 18, 2019) – Cody Friesen, Arizona State University Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and founder of both Zero Mass Water and Fluidic Energy, has just been announced as the winner of the 2019 $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize for invention. Friesen has dedicated his career to inventing solutions that address two of…

  • Society for Science & the Public

    Society for Science & the Public

    Inspiring and engaging middle school students around the promise of invention and the opportunity to be a change-maker

  • Teachers Who Inspire Students to Invent Can Transform Lives

    Teachers Who Inspire Students to Invent Can Transform Lives

    When teachers present their students with real-world challenges to solve, they show them that they have the power to improve lives in their community and beyond. For National Teacher Appreciation Week, we’re celebrating teachers who are inspiring their students through invention education. Clara Mabour was a student in Oakland Park, Florida, when she met a…

  • Top Collegiate Inventors Awarded Lemelson-MIT Student Prize

    Top Collegiate Inventors Awarded Lemelson-MIT Student Prize

    Students around the country are recognized for revolutionary solutions to women’s health, food waste, transportation systems and improving mobility and communication for people with disabilities.

  • Inventing for One Planet

    Inventing for One Planet

    Training engineering students to assess environmental responsibility improves the health of our planet

  • TiE Oregon

    TiE Oregon

    Supporting invention and entrepreneurship education for students and teachers in Oregon through project-based curriculum and a state-wide competition

  • Invention Education, a Transformational Approach to Preparing Students for an Ever-Changing Workforce, Debuts at SXSW EDU 2019

    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.

  • AAAS-Lemelson Invention Ambassadors

    AAAS-Lemelson Invention Ambassadors

    Showcasing current inventors to inspire and inform key audiences about the need for a robust invention ecosystem.

  • Invention Ambassadors Take on Society’s Challenges

    Invention Ambassadors Take on Society’s Challenges

    Over the past few years, inventor Jason Kang says he has developed his love for the “tangibility” of inventing, while discovering the impact he can have on the lives of others. At age 23, he has been involved in three startup companies and has helped invent an additive for disinfectants to combat life-threatening infectious diseases…

  • Teaching Green Inventing in 2018: Higher Education Workshop Highlights and Strategies for Action

    Teaching Green Inventing in 2018: Higher Education Workshop Highlights and Strategies for Action

    By Cindy Cooper, Program Officer, The Lemelson Foundation A sterile-yet-reusable device that enables providers to offer minimally-invasive biopsies at lower cost . . . Packing materials made from mushroom matter . . . Home insulation made from hemp stalks . . . These are just a few samples of how young inventors have embedded sustainability…