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One Ashoka-Lemelson Fellow's innovative approach to science education highlighted
March 08, 2010

March 8, 2010 – As a follow-up to her preview of Tech4Society (Feb. 10, Dispatch from India: Calling all Changemakers), last Friday our executive director – Julia Novy-Hildesley – wrote a piece for GOOD.is discussing the innovative approach to science education that Ashoka-Lemelson Fellow Balaji Sampath is doing in India.

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Donate to relief efforts in Chile! Lemelson Foundation partner establishes support fund
March 04, 2010

March 4, 2010 – Want to help with the relief efforts in the wake of Chile's devastating earthquake last week? NESsT, The Lemelson Foundation's RAMP partner in Peru, has established the Levantando Chile Fund to support local Chilean nonprofit organizations that are channeling assistance to communities on the ground. In the short run, the Fund will support both immediate assistance and long-term reconstruction efforts in Chile.

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Winners of The Lemelson-MIT Collegiate Student Prizes announced
March 03, 2010

March 3, 2010 – Congratulations to the winners of the $30,000 Lemelson-MIT Collegiate Student Prizes! The four awarding universities – Massachusetts Institute of Technology, California Institute of Technology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign – announced their respective student winners today, featuring innovation in a range of fields.

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AshokaTECH podcast #8 now available!
March 01, 2010

March 1, 2010 – Another AshokaTECH podcast was released last Thursday, featuring Ben Rattray, the founder of Change.org.

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Vote for your favorite March Madness for the Mind 2010 E-Team!
February 26, 2010

February 26, 2010 – Last week the NCIIA announced the 16 student E-Teams that will be displaying their innovations at this year's annual March Madness for the Mind showcase. Now you can view videos about each team and help your favorite team win a cash prize.

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Lemelson Foundation Executive Director speaking in free lecture at MIT
February 25, 2010

February 25, 2010 –  Julia Novy-Hildesley,The Lemelson Foundation's Executive Director, is speaking next Monday at the Legatum Center for Development and Entreprenuership at MIT.

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Catch-up with The Lemelson Foundation via RSS
February 25, 2010

February 25, 2010 – Quick Tip: As you may have noticed, with the launch of our new website in December, we've been posting regular updates about The Lemelson Foundation, our grantees, and our network on our newsblog. You can also subscribe to our news posts using GoogleReader or any other RSS reader.

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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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