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KickStart featured on PBS' NewsHour
July 15, 2010

July 15, 2010 – Last Tuesday's PBS NewHour has a great piece about KickStart International, one of The Foundation's Technology Dissemination grantees. KickStart is an international non-profit working in East Africa on innovative ways to increase access to clean water through the use of foot pumps.

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Former E-Team wins 'Solar For All' Design Contest
July 13, 2010

July 13, 2010 - Congrats to Greenlight Planet – which started a few years ago as a National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA) E-Team from the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign – for winning the "Solar For All" Design Contest.

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D.light wins Ashden Award for Sustainable Energy
July 09, 2010

July 9, 2010 – Congratulations to our friends at D.light Design, who are having a fantastic run the last couple of weeks. On June 24, it was announced they had just closed a $5.5 million (USD) Series B financing round, led by the Omidyar Network. To follow that up, on July 1, D.light Design was awarded the prestigious Ashden Award for Sustainable Energy, the world's leading green energy prize.

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Oregon MESA teams take 2nd and 3rd at MESA USA National Engineering Design Competition
June 29, 2010

June 29, 2010 (Portland, OR) – For the second year in a row, Oregon MESA’s (Mathematics, Engineering, Science, Achievement) teams placed near the top in the MESA National Engineering Design Competition. The middle school team from Ockley Green School placed second overall, and the high school team from Franklin High School placed third overall in the annual competition that was held in Denver, Colorado from June 24-26, 2010.

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MIPO launches their redesigned website for Oregon inventors
June 24, 2010

June 24, 2010 (Portland, OR) – About a month ago, we noted the launch of The Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation's LawForChange.org, an online legal resource for people and organizations in the social sector dedicated to improving lives and bringing about positive social change.

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Pictures and notes from this year's EurekaFest
June 21, 2010

June 21, 2010 – Last week was the annual EurekaFest, a multi-day celebration at the Lemelson-MIT Program designed to empower a legacy of inventors through activities that inspire youth, honor role models, and encourage creativity and problem solving.

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NCIIA Awards Top Collegiate Biomedical Engineering Teams
June 09, 2010

June 9, 2010 (New York, NY) – Congratulations to the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA) team from Johns Hopkins University for winning this year's Biomedical Engineering Innovation, Design and Entrepreneurship Award (BMEidea) Competition—a national competition celebrating student biomedical innovation.

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Chemical biologist and entrepreneur Carolyn Bertozzi awarded $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize
June 02, 2010

June 2, 2010 (CAMBRIDGE, Mass.) – Congratulations to chemical biologist Dr. Carolyn Bertozzi, this year's winner of the prestigious $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize. Bertozzi’s ability to identify unmet needs and craft innovative solutions has led to scientific advances with a broad range of applications in the biopharmaceutical industry.

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Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation Launches LawForChange
May 20, 2010

May 20, 2010 – This week Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation launched LawForChange.org, a unique and innovative online legal resource designed for people and organizations in the social sector dedicated to improving lives and bringing about positive social change.

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Congratulations to the Oregon MESA champions!
May 14, 2010

May 14, 2010 (Portland, Ore.) – Kudos to this year's Oregon MESA (Mathematics, Engineering, Science, Achievement) teams from Franklin High School and Ockley Green Middle School for taking the top honors at this year's Oregon MESA Day. The two teams will represent Oregon MESA at the 2010 MESA USA National Engineering Design Challenge held at the University of Colorado Denver campus on June 24-27.

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