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IP Literacy: SMART.

IP Literacy: SMART.

2022 Michelson IP Educator awardees highlight the value of teaching IP at community colleges.   By Justin Chapman The Michelson Institute for Intellectual Property is expanding its support of infusing IP education into a broad range of educational curricula. At...

Philanthropy’s Role in Advancing mRNA Technology

Philanthropy’s Role in Advancing mRNA Technology

Maintaining mRNA’s momentum will require continued investment, effective collaboration, and philanthropic contributions, Dr. Thomas Conlon of Michelson Philanthropies said on a panel at the Milken Institute’s Future of Health Summit.     Hundreds of medical...

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...

Celebrating Science Journalism in Memphis

Celebrating Science Journalism in Memphis

Michelson Philanthropies attended the Science Writers conference in Memphis, Tennessee, and honored two journalists for winning a prestigious medical science reporting award.   By Justin Chapman Michelson Philanthropies celebrated science journalism in Memphis,...

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....