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My Message to Naysayers in the Nonprofit World

First prototypes are not perfect, and ideas will always have naysayers, but the one should embrace this rather than letting it defeat her.

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Design for America: A Network of Students and Designers Solving Real-World Challenges

Design for America pulls together teams of volunteer faculty, students, and professional mentors to work on solving community challenges.

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A Step Closer to Solar-Powered Clothing

Scientists have designed the world's first fiber-optic solar cell, which could eventually be used in clothing.

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How a Beetle Inspired Our Clean Fresh Water Technology

Society is facing a vital struggle to meet fresh water demand. New technology—inspired by biomimicry—can help supply clean water with low energy use.

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Citizen Engineers Rally to Solve Real-World Problems

Citizen engineers in the tech community seek real meaning in their work and use their knowledge of science and society to help solve real problems.

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At the Imagine Cup: Flash Food, a Hunger Fighting App

Flash Food, a project created by six Arizona State students, gives extra restaurant food destined for the garbage to people who need a meal.

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Czech Engineers Design Awesome, Impractical Flying Bike

A group of Czech engineers has been working to design a six-motored flying bike. Sound too good to be true? Well, it probably is.

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How Tragedy Bred an Award-Winning Student Scientist

Good mentors and a desire to prevent fires helped 18-year-old Rachel Davis earn a spot at a prestigious science competition.

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Should Engineering Students Pay More Than English Majors for Their Degrees?

A new survey shows that "differential tuition" programs are increasing in popularity.

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Inspiring Students Combine STEM and Storytelling to Power Green LEGO City

Thanks to LEGOs, hands-on STEM learning just got a lot more enjoyable.

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New Software Could Help Engineers Create Greener Products

For companies like Walmart, going green means making products that use fewer resources. Software companies are helping them get there.

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Irish Students Design Software to Make Drivers Safer

More than  3,000 people die every day because of traffic accidents, and that number is on the rise. The problem's so bad that the World Health...

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Education Event Recap: A Conversation About Growing Los Angeles' Tech Workforce

Our panelists and audience were full of ideas on how to educate the STEM professionals of the future.

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Infographic: Solving the STEM Dilemma

Find out how recruiting and maintaining a steady supply of classroom STEM teachers insures the competitiveness and strength of America's workforce.

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NASA Creates Awesome iPad App for Science Education

The new "Visualization Explorer" app takes NASA's trove of satellite data and brings it to life in a free app.

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Education Event: Growing Los Angeles' Tech Workforce

We're hosting a panel discussion on how schools, businesses and government can work together to educate the workforce of the future.