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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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Coffee crops brewing for Sustainable Harvest in East Africa
May 07, 2010

May 7, 2010 – Exciting news from our partners at Sustainable Harvest regarding their work at the Kanyovu Cooperative in Kigoma, Tanzania. The harvest has arrived, or – as we're told they say in Tanzania – 'kazi ipo' (now the work is here).

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Lemelson Center offering chance to help design their next exhibit
April 30, 2010

April 30, 2010 – Our friends at The Smithsonian's Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation – in collaboration with The Tech Virtual at the Tech Museum in California – is offering the public the chance to contribute ideas and prototype design concepts for the center's next exhibition, tentatively titled "Places of Invention."

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$100,000 Lemelson-MIT Award for Sustainability winner announced
April 28, 2010

April 28, 2010 – Congratulations to Dr. BP Agrawal, recepient of this year's $100,000 Lemelson-MIT Award for Sustainability. Dr. Agrawal’s creation of a community-driven rainwater harvesting system and mobile health clinics have the potential to improve the global public health system and better the quality of life for villagers in rural India.

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Philanthropy Chat: The Lemelson Foundation's Patrick Maloney and Jill Tucker discuss investing in innovation
April 20, 2010

April 20, 2010 – The Foundation Center has now put up a recent podcast in their "Philanthropy Chat" series featuring an interview with Patrick Maloney and Jill Tucker, The Lemelson Foundation's Program Director and Senior Program Officer. The podcast offers Patrick and Jill's thoughts about The Foundation's approach to strategic grantmaking – both in the U.S.

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More NCIIA in the news
April 16, 2010

April 26, 2010 – Our friends at the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA) keep getting well-deserved accolades! A couple of weeks ago, we shared a roundup of news about NCIIA in the wake of their annual conference and March Madness for the Mind showcase.

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New Column by Our Executive Director focuses on Innovative Collaboration to Bring Green Technology to a Local Economy
April 07, 2010

April 7, 2010 (Portland, Ore.) – The Lemelson Foundation's Executive Director Julia Novy-Hildesley has written a new column for Sustainable Business Oregon.

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NCIIA Videos and Roundup
April 02, 2010

April 2, 2010 – It's been a little over a week since the end of the Annual NCIIA (National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance) Conference last week in San Francisco. As major funders of NCIIA, it's always great to travel to the conference (which seems to alternate coasts each year) and see all the exciting work the next generation of innovators are doing, as well as reconnect with educators and others exploring the science, business and practice of technology innovation and entrepreneurship in higher education.

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