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Seven Women Making History and Inventing the Future
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Seven Women Making History and Inventing the Future
In commemoration of Women’s History Month, read about these pioneering inventors from the past and present.
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Library Foundation of Los Angeles
The Library Foundation of Los Angeles (LFLA) is a private nonprofit organization that provides critical support to the Los Angeles Public Library through fundraising, advocacy, and programming.
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ASEE Awards 18 Grants to Infuse Sustainability in Engineering Education
The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), a Lemelson Foundation grantee, recently announced its 2024 cohort for the Engineering for One Planet Mini-Grants Program (EOP-MGP). Teams of educators from 18 engineering programs — representing schools of diverse sizes and geographical locations, including seven Minority-ServingMore
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Kory Murphy: A Legacy Defined by One Play and a Life of Innovation
Thirty years ago, Kory Murphy’s life took a pivotal turn on a football field in Hawaii.
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Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy
The Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy is an Indigenous-led nonprofit committed to supporting Native American tribes’ transition to a clean energy future.
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Oil Change International
Oil Change International (OCI) is a research, communications, and advocacy organization committed to raising awareness of the true costs of fossil fuels and promoting a global transition to clean energy. Founded in 2005, OCI’s international team works with local organizers to achieve climate goals across global sectors including policy, industry, and public finance. The Lemelson…
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American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) is the foremost national convener of the engineering education community. Dedicated to supporting excellence in the teaching and practice of engineering, ASEE is also committed to establishing sustainability as a core tenet of engineering education. With support from The Lemelson Foundation, ASEE administers the Engineering for OneMore
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Third Derivative and RMI Launch Industrial Innovation Cohorts to Accelerate Decarbonization of Steel, Cement, and Chemicals
RMI and Third Derivative are launching the Industrial Innovation Cohorts initiative supported by a $2 million grant from The Lemelson Foundation. Heavy industry produces the most widely used materials you see in your daily lives, from concrete and steel for buildings to chemicals and plastics for consumer products. Industry is responsible forMore
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Foundation Senior Program Officer Joel Clement discusses climate and scientific censorship
Before joining The Lemelson Foundation to lead its new Climate Action Initiative, Senior Program Officer Joel Clement was a forest ecologist, an official at the U.S. Department of the Interior, and in 2017, a whistleblower. He recently spoke to NPR about his experiences in the federal government helping communities in Alaska prepare for the effects…
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Escaping the Ordinary in the Classroom
Grant Kightlinger and Molly Grace, co-creators of the “FairPlay Challenge.” This innovative education curriculum uses an escape room model to engage students in important life lessons. Many of us have had that experience in school of feeling trapped in a boring lesson about a topic that didn’t seem to have any relevance to our lives.…
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RMI
RMI, founded as Rocky Mountain Institute, is a global, independent nonprofit with more than 700 experts committed to accelerating a global shift to clean energy.
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Action for the Climate Emergency
Action for the Climate Emergency (ACE) is a nonprofit mobilizing young individuals to take action against the climate crisis.
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Making Engineering Elementary
How a model for equity-oriented engineering curriculum is engaging students from all backgrounds and in the earliest grades Students engineering windmills that harness the wind’s energy. (Credit: Youth Engineering Solutions, Museum of Science, Boston) Engineers are crucial to building our future. And to harness the best solutions for tomorrow’s social and environmental challenges, we need…