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E-Teams announced for the March Madness of the Mind showcase
February 22, 2010

February 22, 2010 – Last week the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA) announced the 16 Excellent and Entrepreneurship Teams (E-Teams) that will be displaying their state-of-the-art innovations at the NCIIA's annual March Madness for the Mind showcase. The free event will be held March 27 at the Exploratorium in San Francisco as part of the NCIIA's Annual Conference.

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Tech4Society: Notes from the field, day three
February 13, 2010

February 13, 2010 – After a fun and informative three days, Tech4Society has come to a close. The event, which brought together pioneers on the cutting edge of innovation in solar energy, clean water, mobile technology, science education, agriculture and healthcare, was sponsored by Ashoka and The Lemelson Foundation (with generous support from Microsoft). Here are some notes from The Lemelson Foundation staff after day three:

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Tech4Society: Notes from the field, day two
February 12, 2010

February 12, 2010 – A lot of really great notes from The Lemelson Foundation staff after day two of Tech4Society.

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Tech4Society: News roundup, day one
February 11, 2010

February 11, 2010 – Now that the first day of Tech4Society is over, it's a good chance to take a look at some of the news stories and blog posts coming out of Hyderabad today and the days leading up to the event:

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Tech4Society: Notes from the field, day one
February 11, 2010

February 11, 2010 – Over in Hyderabad, India, things have wound down after a packed first day at Tech4Society. The day's activities featured a keynote address on entreprenuership and innovation, as well as a panel with several Ashoka-Lemelson Fellows discussing the lessons they've learned as serial-entrepreneurs.

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AshokaTECH podcast with The Lemelson Foundation's Executive Director
February 09, 2010

February 9, 2010 – The latest AshokaTECH podcast was released today, featuring an interview with The Lemelson Foundation's Executive Director, Julia Novy-Hildesley.

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The Tech4Society celebration and how you can be (virtually) involved
February 09, 2010

February 9, 2010 – There's only a few more days until the opening of the Tech4Society event being held Feb. 11-13 in Hyderabad, India.

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Grantee Spotlight: RAMP India's support for innovative milk vending
February 05, 2010

February 5, 2010 –  As noted on the RAMP partner Villgro's blog, Anand Krishnaswamy, The Lemelson Foundation's consultant in India, wrote an interesting article about in innovative group in India that has created the 'Milk Tree' – a vending machine for milk for installation in apartment complexes and housing colonies in India.

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AshokaTECH Podcast with Elizabeth Hausler of Build Change
February 03, 2010

February 3, 2010 – Last Thursday the latest AshokaTECH podcast was released, featuring a timely interview with Ashoka-Lemelson Fellow Elizabeth Hausler, founder of Build Change. Hausler is an expert on sustainable building practices to prevent earthquake damage.

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Annual "Invention Index" survey of perceptions about invention and innovation released
January 28, 2010

January 28, 2010 (Cambridge, Mass) - The Lemelson-MIT program released today the findings of this year's Invention Index, an annual survey that gauges American's perceptions about invention and innovation.

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