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On World Engineering Day: Excellence in Engineering Redefined
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From Dream to Patent: The Lemelson Foundation’s Commitment to Equitable Invention
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On World Engineering Day: Excellence in Engineering Redefined
Every year on March 4, World Engineering Day provides an opportunity to reflect on the invaluable role engineering excellence plays in tackling global issues in pursuit of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These 17 goals exist out of a necessity to address global crises that limit humanity’s collective health and potential. Given the…
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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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Villgro
Incubating invention-based businesses in India and developing countries through mentorship and financial support systems for entrepreneurs addressing the needs of the poor
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Rice 360°
Engaging engineering students to invent solutions to global health challenges and cultivating invention education at African universities
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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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Immigrant Entrepreneurs Shape America’s Inventive and Economic Future
By Carol Dahl On August 21st The Lemelson Foundation joined thousands of organizations in celebrating World Entrepreneurs’ Day, an event designed to raise awareness of the importance of entrepreneurship, innovation and leadership in our lives. And from November 13-19, we will join 20,000 groups from across 170 nations celebrating Global Entrepeneurship Week. But this year’s…
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Resource Constraints Demand Smarter Approaches to Invention
By Carol Dahl, Executive Director, The Lemelson Foundation Spring is often a time when we have a heightened awareness of changes taking place in our environment, and last month was no exception. April 22 saw hundreds of thousands assemble in Washington, DC and dozens of other cities nationwide to celebrate Earth Day with a first-ever March…
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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…