march madness for the mind 2010

E-Teams in the news

Submitted by dave on Wed, 04/21/2010 - 13:05

 

NCIIA-funded E-Teams keep making the news!

Miss the 2010 March Madness for the Mind showcase of student innovation in San Francisco? You can see the teams in this Voice of America video.

Former E-Team Sproxil is making progress in the fight against fake drugs in Nigeria. Read the story on Discovery.com.

Want to advance your student team? Apply for E-Team funding now! Grants of up to $20,000 are available. Deadline, May 7.

How college students can become social entrepreneurs

Submitted by dave on Wed, 04/14/2010 - 10:45

A growing number of NCIIA's student grantees and innovators are going on to become social entrepreneurs. In her article in Good Magazine, Grants Manager Jennifer Keller Jackson talks about this trend, indicators for success, and what we can do to support these students.

 

 

 

 

News: Voice of America highlights student innovation teams!

Submitted by dave on Fri, 04/09/2010 - 09:43

Our March Madness for the Mind teams did a great job showcasing their innovations at the Exploratorium in San Francisco last month. Voice of America was there - read the story!

 

 

 

 

And the 2010 winner is...

Submitted by dave on Wed, 03/31/2010 - 13:57

                               

Student teams participating in 2010 March Madness for the Mind exhibition created short videos that tell the story of their innovation. These videos were open for public viewing and voting March 8-19, 2010 and over 3,000 votes were cast.

First place went to OsmoPure from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Watch the Video. The OsmoPure team won $800 to help advance the project.

The other two video competition finalists were:

  • The Enhancing Bio-Morphological Helmet from Michigan Technological University Watch the video
  • The Human-powered Nebulizer from Marquette University Watch the video

 

Watch all 2010 video submissions here. 

 

News: Student teams shine in San Francisco!

Submitted by dave on Tue, 03/30/2010 - 13:23

                               

National and regional media enjoyed our 2010 March Madness for the Mind showcase of student innovation, held at the Exploratorium on Saturday, as much as we did!

Great SF Appeal slideshow (photos taken at the Exploratorium)

Local NPR story on the Human Powered Nebulizer team (Marquette University)

NextBillion.net report from the Annual Conference 

 

Vote for your favorite MMM2010 team!

Submitted by dave on Fri, 02/26/2010 - 16:21

Cast your vote for the best March Madness for the Mind 2010 video now!We've partnered with Inventors Digest to showcase some of the top student invention teams during the March Madness for the Mind public exhibition at the Exploratorium in San Francisco on March 27. Participating teams have created very cool short videos that tell the story of their innovation. Watch the videos and vote for your favorite team! The winning team will be announced at the Exploratorium, and will be awarded $800. Cast your vote by March 19! 

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