The 2023 Digital Equity Spark Grants funding cycle is now open from February 27th to March 13th for organizations doing work in California. In this webinar, Michelson 20MM hosts Ryan Kulas-Erikson, Director of Programs and Operations, and Cristal Mojica, Digital...
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California’s Best Practices for Students Transitioning From Prison to Campus
Presented by the Smart Justice Think Tank Incarcerated students are faced with what seem to be endless barriers as they seek to continue their education on-campus post-reentry. Although research shows that the odds of re-entering prison are 48 percent lower for...
California and the FCC Unite to Eliminate Digital Discrimination
On November 16, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) joined the Michelson 20MM Foundation to discuss how we can eliminate digital discrimination. FCC Special Advisor Sanford Williams took the stage and also shared special remarks from FCC Chairwoman...
How the Michelson Institute for Intellectual Property Makes IP Education Accessible to All
The Michelson Institute for Intellectual Property (Michelson IP) is a non-profit initiative that provides access to IP education to support budding inventors and entrepreneurs – no matter where they are in their journey. To learn more, visit MichelsonIP.com.
Eliminating Digital Discrimination with New Urgency
FCC chair calls for a renewed focus on solving the digital divide during the Michelson 20MM Foundation’s in-person town hall at The Beehive in South Los Angeles. By Justin Chapman “It’s time to address digital discrimination with new urgency,” said Federal...
Putting the ‘Fast’ Back in Fast Food
South Carolina State University student De’Marco Poole used what he learned from the HBCU IP Futures Collaborative, a program by the Los Angeles-based Michelson Institute for Intellectual Property, to apply for a patent for his automated food preparation invention....
Live Long and Prosper in the Utopic–Yet Realistic–World of Open Educational Resources
Open education has the potential to democratize education. By Cailyn Nagle Growing up, Star Trek was always on. My Mom is a Trekkie, which means I am too. It feels like I inherited a love for the series in the same way that I inherited eye color or curly...
Smart Justice Leaders Dive into How California Can Best Support Incarcerated Students
By Kenia Miranda Verdugo Guided by the belief that higher education can lead to a better quality of life for currently and formerly incarcerated students, their families, and entire communities, the Michelson 20MM Foundation, in partnership with Root and...
Dr. Michelson: To Be a Successful Inventor, Deconstruct the Status Quo
The DaVinci Hour's Episode 32 podcast with Dr. Maxwell Cooper features Dr. Gary Michelson discussing his physician-inventor career, funding early-career scientific investigators, and a new center for immunology research in California. In this DaVinci Innovators+...
The Michelson 20MM Foundation and Partners Bring Philanthropy Together to Launch Digital Equity Pooled Fund
The Digital Equity Pooled Fund aims to position equity at the forefront of how broadband infrastructure dollars are spent in California by ensuring digital equity advocates and communities most affected by the digital divide can make their voices heard in critical...
Nudge Texting: How Smartphones Can Improve Student Success
Nudge texting helps students remember key program deadlines and encourages them to reach their full potential. By Justin Chapman When the pandemic hit, Valdosta State University Admissions Director Ryan Hogan knew school administrators had to communicate...
Lighting a Fire: Faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities are Exposing Eager Students to IP Fundamentals
This article was featured as the August 2022 cover story in Inventors Digest Magazine. Click here to view the full magazine cover and story. By Justin Chapman A South Carolina State University student created a way to make meal preparation faster, and he...