posted by JoZell Johnson on November 19 · Permalink
The 5th Annual Intel + UC Berkeley Technology Entreprenuership Challenge concluded tonight with “Ihealth” from Tsinghau University, China winning both the First Prize award of $25k and the People’s Choice Award. Second and third prize were respectively CaptchaAd and Zimplistic....
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posted by Hosam Haggag on November 18 · Permalink
When I heard that the Leonid meteor shower this year was predicted to be one of the most active in years past, I was determined to head out and catch the sight of the “shooting stars” myself. And boy was...
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posted by Suzanne LeGette on November 18 · Permalink
Intel and the Wall Street Journal have sponsored a contest called the Education Challenge, where people have provided their perspectives on what can be done to improve students’ engagement with science and math curriculum in the U.S. Five finalists have...
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tagged: education, math, mathandsciencecurriculum, science
posted by Lucy Kuria on November 03 · Permalink
We got to Thika late Monday night after traveling all day from Rusinga Island and encountering the dreaded Nairobi rush hour traffic on Thika Road. We spent four days at the Karibu Centre run by Orphan’s Overseas. Karibu Centre has...
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posted by Julie Clugage on November 02 · Permalink
What an exciting two months it has been for the Intel Education Service Corps! We launched the first pilot project in September when six employees from Intel’s Technology & Manufacturing Group (three from the US and three from Vietnam) went...
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tagged: care, classmatepc, edservice, education, iesc, intel, inteleducation, kageno, orphansoverseas
posted by Bibhuti Banerjee on November 01 · Permalink
Intel Education Service Corps, Bangladesh - Week 2 Four Intel employees recently took on the task of introducing computers in two primary schools in a remote corner of Bangladesh. Working with our Save the Children USA partners over 9 hectic...
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posted by Lucy Kuria on October 26 · Permalink
Our journey started on Saturday morning US time, arriving in Kenya on Sunday night Kenya time, after 3 plane transfers, missed connections and lost baggage. Flew to Kisumu on Monday morning to be received by Alphonce Okuku, Director of Kageno...
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posted by Bibhuti Banerjee on October 20 · Permalink
On Wednesday, Oct. 14th., the four members of the Intel Education Service Corps met for the very first time over breakfast in a Dhaka hotel, after travelling halfway around the world from Arizona (Bob), Mumbai (Surya), California (Noor), and Oregon...
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posted by Paige Johnson on October 15 · Permalink
Recently, at a conference on education reform, I heard a state superintendent from one of the country’s highest performing states share a comment I found concerning. He said he believed there would be a tension between meeting more rigorous common...
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posted by Lila Ibrahim on September 30 · Permalink
I was at the Clinton Global Initiative meeting last week and as I reflected on my time there, two experiences stand out. One is the power of the event itself. CGI brings together people from corporate life, from government, from...
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posted by Julie Clugage on September 25 · Permalink
This week I’m here in New York participating with the Intel team at the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting. It’s my third year here and each time I am thrilled to see the high wattage gathering of government leaders, private...
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posted by Brad Houser on September 23 · Permalink
After our week in Quang Tri, it was time to return to Ho Chi Minh City, which most people still call Saigon. The Mercedes passenger van that took us from Hue to the little village was ready to take us...
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posted by Sovinti Johnson on September 20 · Permalink
We are back in Saigon, a city of more 7 million people. Where as Quang Tri is a small sleepy town, Saigon or Ho Chi Minh City is like a modern day western metropolitan area. Like big cities everywhere, there...
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posted by Jason Cheah on September 16 · Permalink
From Thi Kim Ly, a volunteer at Intel: Time is flying quickly, just a blink of an eye and here we are; on the last day of training in Quang Tri. We’re all set to conduct the last training session...
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posted by Sovinti Johnson on September 14 · Permalink
This was our last night in the city of Quang Tri. The city is very much alive as I write this story at 11pm local time. For tonight the city is celebrating Autumn festival. I’m sitting in the lobby writing...
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posted by Brad Houser on September 13 · Permalink
Quang Tri Province, Thursday September 10 I awoke to a warm sunrise at 5:45 AM on Thursday, and soon after, the sound of truck horns blasting on the main highway through town permeated the air. A quick breakfast of Pho,...
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posted by Brad Houser on September 11 · Permalink
Things have been busy since my last blog, where you will recall, I had just arrived in Ho Chi Minh City. It was late, and I was ready for sleeping off some jet lag. The plan was to meet for...
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posted by Jason Cheah on September 11 · Permalink
Hello everyone, I just had my first day teaching kids at Quang Tri orphanage here in Vietnam, and what a memorable day it has been for me! I’m very excited to tell you about my experience, as this is also...
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posted by Sovinti Johnson on September 10 · Permalink
We are in the beginning of the third day of our educational classmate PC program in Vietnam. The US volunteers spent literally the whole first day travelling to get here. A couple of us left from Phoenix on Monday to...
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posted by Brad Houser on September 08 · Permalink
After a long day spent traveling, I am writing this from my hotel room in Saigon, before trying to get some sleep. I took the Super Shuttle from my home in San Jose to SFO around 9AM Monday, with one...
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posted by Brad Houser on September 06 · Permalink
San Jose, California This is the first of several blogs on an adventure I am about to take with several of my Intel colleagues, as part of the Intel Educational Services Corps. (See the Introduction blog of the IESC from...
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posted by Julie Clugage on September 03 · Permalink
Last week was a high point for me in my seven years with Intel. We launched the new Intel Education Service Corps, a program that will enable talented Intel employees from all over the world to travel to developing countries...
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posted by Shelly Esque on July 23 · Permalink
Intel turned 41 this month. The company isn’t visibly celebrating, but I know the spirit of our 40th anniversary programs live on and are being deepened. As I visit Intel sites around the globe, I’m struck by the depth of...
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posted by Gail Dundas on June 26 · Permalink
Science and Math rock stars hit the mainstream last night. The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien featured finalists from the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, held last month in Reno. Best thing about the segment, which was part of...
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posted by Michael Jacobson on May 20 · Permalink
Although I am now just two weeks into my new role as Intel’s Director of Corporate Responsibility, the topic of corporate responsibility is not something new to me. For over twelve years, I have had the privilege of managing Intel’s...
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tagged: citizenship, corporateresponsibilityreport, csr, g3, greenpower, intel, intelfoundation, intelteach, sustainability, volunteerism
posted by Raju Doshi on May 20 · Permalink
Last week, more than 1500 high school students from around the world gathered in Reno, NV to show off their incredible work at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF). For a second year in a row, three...
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tagged: inspire, intel, inteleducation, intelinternationalscienceampengineeringfair, intelisef, sciencefair
posted by Ken Kaplan on May 15 · Permalink
With little time to actually absorb the honor, the three young women winners at the Intel Science and Engineering Fair met with Intel Insider and host of Pop17, Sarah Austin, for a livecast interview in the event hall in Reno,...
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posted by Rita Holiday on May 13 · Permalink
This is day three of the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, taking place all week in Reno, NV. High School students representing 47 countries come to present their very complex research (some of them have patents pending) and exhibits...
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posted by Gail Dundas on May 12 · Permalink
One of the most passionate advocates for education and its ability to change lives is Intel’s own Chairman of the Board, Craig Barrett. Yesterday we walked around the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair in Reno, Nevada, where Craig was...
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posted by Kiesha Cochrane on May 11 · Permalink
Today is Day 1 of the Intel International Science Engineering Fair here in Reno NV. There is an incredible array of projects and so much to see on the show floor it's pretty overwhelming! As I mentioned in an earlier...
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posted by Raju Doshi on May 10 · Permalink
I am getting ready to go to Reno for the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, totally excited to meet the finalists and learn about the amazing science projects they have been working on. This year, we have 1200+ projects...
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posted by Kiesha Cochrane on May 07 · Permalink
Since joining Intel last July I've been involved in some pretty exciting events and programs including IDF, CES 09 and the Esquire House. The events I'm most proud of though are Intel's education programs like the Intel Science Talent Search...
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posted by Gail Dundas on April 30 · Permalink
I can’t wait for the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair to kick off in only 10 days. It is always incredible to see more than 1,500 of the world’s smartest young scientists to gather in one place at one...
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posted by Theresa Champagne on March 18 · Permalink
I remember sitting in my cubicle and hearing about the Small Things Challenge launched by Intel Chairman Craig Barrett. I thought, “hmm, that’s neat”. 2 weeks later, I was sitting in my cubicle reading the announcement of our Chairman’s retirement...
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posted by Pia Wilson-Body, Intel Diversity Education Mgr on March 17 · Permalink
Recently, 26 young people who are members of the Intel Computer Clubhouse Network saw their HOPES for a higher education get closer to being fulfilled. They are recipients of an Intel Computer Clubhouse to College scholarship for the 2009-2010 academic...
posted by Shelly Esque on March 10 · Permalink
This week I am in Washington DC with forty of our nations most promising young innovators - all finalists at this year's Intel Science Talent Search (Intel STS). It is an extraordinary experience to listen to these high school seniors...
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tagged: competition, education, innovation, inspire, intelsts, science, sciencefair, sciencetalentsearch, scientificamerican
posted by Raju Doshi on January 29 · Permalink
Yesterday I met one of the Intel Science Talent Search finalists during a visit to his school as part of the surprise prize patrol. Michael Loy from Oregon Episcopal School in Portland was among the 40 students who found out...
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tagged: competition, education, innovation, inspire, intelsts, science, sciencefair, sciencetalentsearch, scientificamerican
posted by Tony Salvador on January 20 · Permalink
Intel and ePals were invited to sponsor and attend the Huffington Post Technology Inaugural Ball on the 19th January 2009. Somewhat more cutting edge than most of the standard inaugural celebrations, nearly 2000 people packed - and I mean packed...
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tagged: classmatepc, education, huffingtonpost, inaugularball, inauguration, intel
posted by Julie Clugage on January 11 · Permalink
Intel Chairman Craig Barrett gave the opening keynote this year at the Consumer Electronics Show program on Technology and Emerging Countries. The main message of his keynote was that “small deeds done are better than big deeds planned,” and it...
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tagged: adamduritz, adamlevine, countingcrows, csr, education, kiva, maroon5, savethechildren, smallthingschallenge
posted by Julie Clugage on January 11 · Permalink
Intel Chairman Craig Barrett gave the opening keynote this year at the Consumer Electronics Show program on Technology and Emerging Countries. The main message of his keynote was that “small deeds done are better than big deeds planned,” and it...
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tagged: adamduritz, adamlevine, countingcrows, csr, education, kiva, maroon5, savethechildren, smallthingschallenge
posted by JoZell Johnson on November 19 · Permalink
Exploring new materials for clothing that help maintain working conditions in extreme environments, developing guitars that are eco friendly and sustainable both musically and in manufacturing, exploring neural devices that help rehabilitate brain injuries and support increased motion. These are...
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posted by Gail Dundas on October 31 · Permalink
“Everything you do makes a difference” is a quote from Philippe Cousteau, who brightened an already great day considerably last week in Washington, D.C. He is the grandson of legendary explorer Jacques Yves Cousteau. Philippe is the co-founder and CEO...
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tagged: csrblogs, earthechointernational, education, educationprograms, inspire, intel, inteleducation, intelisef, intelsciencefair, philippecousteau
posted by Gail Dundas on October 28 · Permalink
View imageOn Friday, San Jose State University’s Department of Television, Radio, Film and Theatre was kind enough to invite us to a play directed by Professor Buddy Butler. (Buddy Butler was the university professor who inspired Omar Benson Miller to...
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posted by Wendy Hawkins on October 20 · Permalink
Intel Foundation has just announced its largest single commitment in the 20 year history of the Foundation. With this, Intel Science Talent Search is funded through 2016 and the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair through 2019. These programs of...
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tagged: education, inspire, intelfoundation, intelinternationalscienceengineeringfair, intelisef, intelsciencetalentsearch, intelsts, stemeducation
posted by Stephanie Kelly on October 17 · Permalink
Hello Everyone! I’d like to begin my first blog with a little introduction. My name is Stephanie Kelly and I’m the technology integrationist at DeLay Middle School in Lewisville, TX. That means I run computer labs, provide professional development for...
posted by Gail Dundas on October 16 · Permalink
Welcome to the improved Inspiredbyeducation.com. We created this community for people who care about education, and who are inspired by education, to share their stories in an online forum to inspire others. We’ve been getting your heartwarming videos-and if you...
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posted by Will Swope on October 09 · Permalink
I participated in a panel on this exciting topic last weekend at the annual Science and Technology in Society Forum in Kyoto, Japan (in the same conference center that hosted the famous Kyoto climate negotiations in 1997). I am passionate...
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posted by Manisha P Shah on October 09 · Permalink
…it seems like everyone’s trying to figure out how to make it happen. I spent one day last week at the Forbes Leadership Network Conference titled “America the Innovator”. As would be expected at an event in Silicon Valley, the...
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posted by Julie Clugage on September 26 · Permalink
I had the pleasure of being in New York this week with Intel Chairman Craig Barrett for our participation in the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting and several other events related to the UN General Assembly. It was an...
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posted by Raju Doshi on September 10 · Permalink
In Wendy Hawkins' blog "Spring, Science, Hope, Math" she talked about why we created and continue to invest in the Intel Schools of Distinction program. Since that post in April, we have had the pleasure of announcing six outstanding schools...
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posted by Ken Kaplan on August 21 · Permalink
This video has the “stuff” we don’t always hear of see at an Intel Developer Forum keynote. Sure Intel Chairman Craig Barrett talked about WiMAX, Digital Health and how technology is spreading across the globe. But that “stuff” was...
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posted by Wendy Hawkins on July 31 · Permalink
Got a story about education? I want to hear it. I especially want to hear about the people and events that have inspired you, changed your world, made a difference. “Inspire” (www.inspiredbyeducation.com) me!...
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posted by Hitesh Barot on May 21 · Permalink
“Are you kidding me?” She must have said it like five times. She was one of the educators that was invited and flown to Georgia by Intel to participate in Intel’s educator academy telling me about a gift basket from...
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posted by Wendy Hawkins on May 16 · Permalink
Intel ISEF has just sent 1500+ kids home with their heads awhirl. Most are high school seniors and they are here from 48 states and 51 countries and territories. I’m sitting in the Atlanta airport and they are everywhere around...
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posted by Ken Kaplan on May 15 · Permalink
We are hours away from the official announcement. Tomorrow at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Atlanta, three students will be ranked the top high school science students. The top three will return home with $50,000 each from...
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posted by Gail Dundas on May 14 · Permalink
I love being around happy people. Monday was a great day for just that reason… I’m at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, doing communications for Intel, hoping that by getting lots of attention for the Fair we’ll see...
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posted by Ken Kaplan on May 14 · Permalink
The judges are hours away from tallying their votes and selecting winners for this year’s Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. Intel sponsored Sciencewoman to participate as a expert blogger and “ology” science competition judge, and she has been sharing...
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posted by Ken Kaplan on May 13 · Permalink
The final hour before official judging began on Tuesday, I got to meet with four young scientists and learn about their projects. Caroline Wurden is from Los Alamos HIgh School in New Mexico. This is her second year at the...
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posted by Ken Kaplan on May 13 · Permalink
With a storyteller’s spark and an engineer’s eye, the Shelbinator whipped up this fun “for those who care about science” video. He shot it during his visits to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair on Sunday and Monday while...
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posted by Suzanne Fallender on May 13 · Permalink
I’ve been bogged down the last few weeks finalizing our newest CSR report (look for it on our CSR web site on May 21st). I was happy to take a break one night last week to attend a scholarship award...
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