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2023 Digital Equity Spark Grants Webinar

2023 Digital Equity Spark Grants Webinar

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...

California and the FCC Unite to Eliminate Digital Discrimination

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...

Eliminating Digital Discrimination with New Urgency

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

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....

Dr. Michelson: To Be a Successful Inventor, Deconstruct the Status Quo

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+...

Nudge Texting: How Smartphones Can Improve Student Success

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...