
A leader in African entrepreneurship shares how funders can support innovation-based enterprises in Kenya.

Free Invention Activity Guides Available to Educators Nationwide to Bring Hands-on Learning to the Classroom Cambridge, Mass – The Lemelson–MIT Program announced today the expansion of the Junior Varsity (JV) InvenTeam™ initiative, adding California to its geographic line up of student teams in Massachusetts, Oregon and Texas. The initiative launched in 2014 and equips educators with invention-based…

Washington, DC – Society for Science & the Public received a $94,928 grant from The Lemelson Foundation to expand innovation and invention initiatives aimed primarily at middle school students. This funding will support the development of an 18-article series, published in Science News for Students (SNS), each year from 2016 through 2018. Focusing on innovation and invention,…

Spark!Lab reveals the real story behind inventors’ work through hands-on activities that help kids and families learn about the history and process of invention. Opened by the Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History on November 21, 2008, Spark!Lab welcomed more than 600,000 visitors, introduced…