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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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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
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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…
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Society for Science & the Public
Inspiring and engaging middle school students around the promise of invention and the opportunity to be a change-maker
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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…
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SELCO Foundation
Improving lives and livelihoods in India with clean energy solutions that are sustainable business models and accessible to lower-income consumers
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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.
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Inventing for One Planet
Training engineering students to assess environmental responsibility improves the health of our planet
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TiE Oregon
Supporting invention and entrepreneurship education for students and teachers in Oregon through project-based curriculum and a state-wide competition
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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.
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AAAS-Lemelson Invention Ambassadors
Showcasing current inventors to inspire and inform key audiences about the need for a robust invention ecosystem.
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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…
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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…