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President Obama hosts the second White House Science Fair celebrating student winners of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) competitions nationwide.

2012 Lemelson-MIT Invention Index reveals barriers and drivers to becoming U.S. inventors.

 Today, the Lemelson-MIT Program announced the 16 teams of students, teachers and mentors selected to participate in the 2011–2012 InvenTeam  initiative.

Alice A. Chen, a biomedical engineer and graduate student, received the prestigious $30,000 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize for her innovative applications of microtechnology to...

A new survey reveals a potential "innovation gap" in America.

Invention and innovation are essential to remaining globally competitive, and a new survey shows an untapped group of potential inventors in the U.S.

Students epitomize possibilities the InvenTeam initiative provides and serve as role models for 14 new high schools awarded InvenTeam grants for 2010-11.

The Boy Scouts of America, in collaboration with the Lemelson-MIT Program, announced the Inventing merit badge designed to encourage Scouts to be inventive and solve real...

Internationally renowned chemical biologist Carolyn Bertozzi, whose research is applied in the biopharmaceutical industry, has achieved extraordinary success for her...

Agrawal is the recipient of the 2010 Lemelson-MIT Award for Sustainability in recognition of his efforts to secure clean water for all.