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The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation announced today the 2009 recipients of the Kauffman Young Scholars Program. This program recognizes the achievements of three sets of young scholars who are making significant contributions to research in entrepreneurship. The awards were presented at the Allied Social Science Associations’ annual meeting in San Francisco, Calif. on Jan. 3, 2009. Read Full Story

The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation today announced an $8.1 million grant to the University of Kansas to establish the Institute for Advancing Medical Innovation, a unique life science proof-of-concept model that draws support from higher education, philanthropy and industry experts to move medical innovations from the lab to the market. Read Full Story

Twelve top-tier postdoctoral researchers will have the opportunity to turn their research and ideas into an entrepreneurial venture. The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation is now accepting applications for its new Entrepreneur Postdoctoral Fellowship program, which will train researchers with a penchant for entrepreneurship to commercialize their innovations into startup businesses. Read Full Story

Mark Nichols from Laidlaw College has compiled a series of e-primers . These are funded via Ako Aoteoroa and archived on their site. The site is now becoming an excellent resource for tertiary educators in New Zealand. #1 – elearning in context sets the scene with an overview and introduction to elearning in Aoteroa-New Zealand and within the tertiary learning context. #2 elearning & faculty explores how to engage and support faculty in using ICT and elearning in enhancing their own... Read Full Story

The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation released a study today that indicates placing limits on foreign workers in the U.S. is not the answer to the country's rising unemployment rate and may undermine efforts to spur technological innovation. Read Full Story

The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation has started a $10 million, five-year program to support research by leading legal and economic scholars on how to best shape the U.S. legal system to promote innovation and growth. Read Full Story

The University of Kansas has established an organization aimed at accelerating the development of new drugs and medical devices, helped by an $8.1 million grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. Read Full Story

The University of Kansas has established an organization aimed at accelerating the development of new drugs and medical devices, helped by an $8.1 million grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. Read Full Story

Britain’s prime minister, hip-hop superstars, Arnold Schwarzenegger and legions of leaders from Kansas City’s Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation teamed up last week to inspire millions of entrepreneurs. Read Full Story

The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation announced today a new fellowship program that will increase the number of experienced founders for startup companies and help the Foundation better understand the dynamics of firm formation, or what the Foundation calls the "science of startups." Read Full Story