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Promoting Diversity in U.S. Innovation, Invent Together

In case you missed our virtual event promoting diversity in the U.S., you can watch it here! We were very thankful to have Senator Mazie K. Hirono, USPTO Director Andrei Iancu, and other distinguished guest speakers. We highly encourage visitors to watch the video and witness the powerful message shared across all speakers.

Racism Impoverishes the Whole Economy, Invent Together

While the targets unquestionably suffer the most, denying people equal opportunities diminishes the finances of millions of Americans. Discrimination hurts just about everyone, not only its direct victims. New research shows that while the immediate targets of racism are unquestionably hurt the most, discrimination inflicts a staggering cost on the entire economy, reducing the wealth Racism Impoverishes the Whole Economy, Invent Together

Lisa Cook on Gender and Race in Economics (Podcast), Invent Together

Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz speaks with Dr. Lisa Cook, a professor in the department of economics and in international relations at Michigan State University. As the first Marshall Scholar from Spelman College, she received a second B.A. from Oxford University before earning her Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. She has served as Lisa Cook on Gender and Race in Economics (Podcast), Invent Together

New group aims to make patenting, inventing more diverse, Invent Together

A new coalition will work to change the status quo among U.S. patent holders, who are largely white males, and introduce more diversity in inventing and patenting, according to an announcement shared exclusively with Axios. Why it matters: The patent diversity gap limits opportunities for the majority of Americans and leaves the U.S. with less New group aims to make patenting, inventing more diverse, Invent Together

U.S. Patent Office Aims to Boost Innovation By Women, Minorities, Invent Together

Efforts to encourage innovation by women, underrepresented minorities and people from lower socioeconomic rungs will get a new push from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The agency aims to “expand the American innovation ecosystem” by pulling together venture capitalists, industry titans and educators to create a national strategy, Andrei Iancu, director of the patent U.S. Patent Office Aims to Boost Innovation By Women, Minorities, Invent Together

The Inclusion Payoff, Invent Together

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON, BYLINE: NPR. (SOUNDBITE OF DROP ELECTRIC SONG, “WAKING UP TO THE FIRE”) CARDIFF GARCIA, HOST: Hey, everyone. It’s Cardiff. This is THE INDICATOR FROM PLANET MONEY. Today I’m joined by an old friend of the show’s, economist Lisa Cook of Michigan State University, because Lisa has just released a study that offers new The Inclusion Payoff, Invent Together