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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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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…
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Biosense
Developing innovative medical devices for point-of-care diagnosis of chronic medical conditions for underserved populations in India Biosense is a company in India conducting research, development and assembly of innovative, network-connected medical devices that provide accurate point-of-care diagnostic solutions in low-resource settings in India. It began as an Indian dorm-room startup in 2008, and has grown…
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Foundation Executive Director Carol Dahl Discusses Early-Innovation Funding in Stanford Social Innovation Review
The MacArthur Foundation’s100&Change competition offers important lessons on how to conduct large award competitions in ways that can boost the field of philanthropy.
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Gearbox
Improving the ecosystem for hardware inventor entrepreneurs in East Africa by providing makerspace, training and other support services
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VentureWell
Cultivating the next generation of inventors and entrepreneurs in higher education to bring innovative products to market for social and environmental impact
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Broadcom MASTERS 2018 Lemelson Award for Invention Winner
At the 2018 Broadcom MASTERS (Math, Applied Science, Technology, and Engineering for Rising Stars) competition, The Lemelson Foundation awarded the Lemelson Award for Invention to Salem, Oregon student John Madland for his project: Terrella Aurora Model: A Demonstration of Charged Particle Shielding for Space Exploration. John Madland He was one of the 30 middle school student…
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Helen Lyons, Broadcom MASTERS’ 2017 Lemelson Invention Prize Winner
Helen Lyons was inspired to invent by a problem she encountered close to home. When she was in fourth grade living in New York City, her neighborhood was devastated by Hurricane Sandy. “The streets turned into rivers, and I remember watching the water pick up cars and move them blocks away. It was a scary…
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WGBH Design Squad Global
Helping student inventors make an impact through engineering by using the design process to solve real-world problems