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  • The Transformative Power of Invention Education

    The Transformative Power of Invention Education

    This approach to STEM learning ignites creativity, instills lifelong skills, and fuels the innovation economy. How do we ensure that school is not a limiting factor for creativity and innovation, but instead instills an inventive mindset in our students? Our answer is Invention Education. This op-ed in Invention Notebook — authored by Elizabeth Stock and…

  • Oregon MESA

    Oregon MESA

    Providing Oregon students underrepresented in STEM with invention education opportunities through real-world problem solving

  • LMIT InvenTeams®

    LMIT InvenTeams®

    Celebrating inventors through recognition awards and inspiring youth through hands-on, STEM-based invention activities

  • Celebrating National Mentoring Month

    Celebrating National Mentoring Month

    Cultivating the next generation of STEM leaders

  • Mentorship in STEM and Invention Education

    Mentorship in STEM and Invention Education

    These ten educators are empowering teachers and the rising generation of inventors and innovators.

  • From Waste to Wattage

    From Waste to Wattage

    This student inventor uses an innovative renewable energy source to help monitor natural disasters.

  • New Year’s Resolutions for the Impact Incubation Industry

    New Year’s Resolutions for the Impact Incubation Industry

    What all accelerators and funders should know for being a successful social impact incubator

  • New Climate Action Initiative Invests in Five Organizations for a Sustainable Future

    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…

  • The Lemelson Foundation and the U.S. National Science Foundation Partner to Advance Environmental and Social Sustainability in Engineering Education

    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…

  • The Foundation and ABET partner to launch the Engineering for One Planet (EOP) Innovation in Sustainability Award

    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

  • Building Climate Innovation Opportunities in Africa

    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…

  • Celebrating Hispanic Inventors, Educators, and Trailblazers

    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.