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TRIP: Go On Assignment with Nicholas Kristof

Posted on 19. Jan, 2009 by Charles Tsai.

All American university students (interested in international issues) take note: New York Times columnist Nicholas D. Kristof has just announced his third Win a Trip contest. The winner gets to go on a reporting trip with Kristof to blog and file videos about global poverty and its remedies. I’m doing this for two reasons. First, [...]

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EXHIBIT: Design for the Other 90%

Posted on 14. Jan, 2009 by Charles Tsai.

While the developed world obsesses over gadgets like the iPhone or Wii, the rest of the planet struggles daily for food, clean water, and shelter. Who’s designing for this “other 90%”? A lot of creative minds, apparently. Design for the Other 90% is an exhibit that pays homage to ingenious solutions for the developing world. [...]

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GRANT: Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams

Posted on 08. Jan, 2009 by Charles Tsai.

Status: Active Deadline: April 24, 2009 Application process for 2010 InvenTeams is now underway. Students and teachers at high schools across the U.S. are eligible to become an InvenTeam and work on an invention project in the 2009-10 academic year. Each team would receive a grant of up to $10,000. Invention Ideas InvenTeam projects span [...]