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Faces of Invention, General, Impact Spotlights, Invention Education, Invention Notebook, Inventor BioUsing Invention to Increase Mindfulness
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Delta40
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Faces of Invention, General, Impact Spotlights, Invention Education, Invention Notebook, Inventor Bio
Using Invention to Increase Mindfulness
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Evergreen Innovation Platform
The Lemelson Foundation
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Delta40
Delta40 builds life-changing ventures with founders on the frontlines that improve lives, income, and planetary health across Africa.
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Mentorship in STEM and Invention Education
These ten educators are empowering teachers and the rising generation of inventors and innovators.
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From Waste to Wattage
This student inventor uses an innovative renewable energy source to help monitor natural disasters.
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New Year’s Resolutions for the Impact Incubation Industry
What all accelerators and funders should know for being a successful social impact incubator
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New Climate Action Initiative Invests in Five Organizations for a Sustainable Future
The climate emergency is the greatest challenge of our time, and the need for solutions is immediate. The Lemelson Foundation believes that invention and innovation are essential to addressing this crisis. Earlier this year, the Foundation launched a $50M Climate Initiative with a focus on supporting innovative approaches to decarbonize the global economy and remove…
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The Lemelson Foundation and the U.S. National Science Foundation Partner to Advance Environmental and Social Sustainability in Engineering Education
The Lemelson Foundation has signed an agreement with the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) to amplify and accelerate the integration of sustainability across engineering programs nationwide as part of the Engineering for One Planet (EOP) initiative. Over three years, The Lemelson Foundation will provide up to $3 million to co-support qualified engineering education projects selected…
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The Foundation and ABET partner to launch the Engineering for One Planet (EOP) Innovation in Sustainability Award
The Foundation and ABET are pleased to announce the launch of the “ABET and The Lemelson Foundation Engineering for One Planet (EOP) Innovation in Sustainability Award.” Inspired by the mission of the Engineering for One Planet initiative, which was catalyzed by the Foundation and VentureWell, the Foundation and ABET created thisMore
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Building Climate Innovation Opportunities in Africa
Next month, at COP 28, leaders from across the globe will meet to take action toward the biggest issues in climate change, including financing for Africa. The continent is at the forefront of the world’s most acute climate disasters, yet it receives just 4.7% of total global climate financing — a fraction of the US$2.7…
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Celebrating Hispanic Inventors, Educators, and Trailblazers
Working in classrooms, laboratories, hospitals, and even outer space, these innovators have pushed the boundaries to improve lives for people everywhere.
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This High-Schooler is Harnessing Chemistry to Combat Pollution
An award-winning student inventor, Tarun Batchu has discovered an eco-friendly way to convert plastics into fuel.
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To Empower Impact Entrepreneurs to Solve the World’s Problems, First Support the Incubators
In its early days, the Covid-19 pandemic brought most activities to a grinding halt. But there’s one activity that it absolutely ignited: medical innovation. Imagine microbrewers in North Carolina jumping lanes to make hand sanitizer instead of beer, or a 3-D printing startup in Kenya using its machines to manufacture personal protective equipment (PPE), or…
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The Lemelson Foundation Commemorates Founder’s 100th Birthday with the Launch of a $50 Million Climate Initiative
This new global effort will focus funds on innovation, justice, and learning PORTLAND, ORE., July 18, 2023—The Lemelson Foundation today announced a targeted Climate Initiative that will invest $50 million to support climate action. This announcement deepens the Foundation’s commitment to the most urgent issue of our time. It comes on the 100th birthday of…
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Helping Inventors Get “Unstuck”
Engineer and entrepreneur Sorin Grama focuses on sustainability and innovation in his work. Read more about Grama’s path to entrepreneurship here. At The Lemelson Foundation, we believe that inventors and inventions are critical to making the world a better place. Our grantees and partners are supporting the creation of innovative products that address some of our…