Higher Ed students can benefit from open educational resources. More than $3 billion worth of financial aid in the U.S. is spent on course materials. That doesn’t need to be the case. By leveraging open educational resources and free textbook degree...
"It is no longer sufficient to be non-racist; now it is time for everyone to be anti-racist.” - Dr. Gary Michelson “I now realize that expecting people to compete when deprived of an even playing field from the beginning is discriminatory. It is no longer...
The University of California, Irvine’s new Leveraging Inspiring Futures Through Educational Degrees (LIFTED) program extends the opportunity to earn a UC bachelor’s degree to a new demographic of students: currently incarcerated individuals. Funded in...
With two of every three families owning a pet and considering a pet an important part of their family, pet food insecurity has become a growing challenge. October 17, 2020 marked the third Pet Wellness Day, where Michelson Found Animals partnered with Anthony...
The Justice Spark awardees will address faculty turnover in prison-based higher education programs, make University of California bachelor's degrees available to incarcerated individuals, and further Fair Chance Hiring. In October 2020, the Michelson...
Dr. Gary K. Michelson encourages universities to prioritize intellectual property (IP) education in the same way they prioritize science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). As post-secondary institutions continue to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic,...
15 promising pet care startups collectively receive $90,000 in grant funding after graduating from the Leap Venture Academy Bootcamp. Leap Venture Academy, a pet startup accelerator launched by Michelson Found Animal Foundation and Kinship (a division of Mars...
Crowdsourcing ideas and innovative solutions to provide high-speed internet access to all Californians. Dr. Gary K. Michelson is calling on the State of California to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) to generate, via crowdsourcing, ideas and innovative...
Judges select grooming startup The Bark Shoppe as the winner of the competition’s $15,000 grand prize. The Bark Shoppe Is Building Community Through Its Business The Leap Pet Project Pitch Competition, which supports pet-focused startups, went virtual this...
The Michelson 20MM Foundation stands with protestors and affected communities as an ally in anti-racism efforts. While millions of Americans sheltered in their homes in 2020, many thousands poured into the streets to protest systemic racism and call for justice...
Jaseem Bhatti, Michelson IP 2020 Essay Winner Inspired by the Michelson Institute for Intellectual Property, an initiative of the Michelson 20MM Foundation, college student Jaseem Bhatti says he invents to solve real-world problems. Bhatti is now devising a robot for...
Even though scientific knowledge about COVID-19 grows by the day, the mysteries of the disease’s progression remain a major hurdle in stemming the pandemic. Researchers at the USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience are helping unlock these secrets...