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US Student Design Awards

US Student Design Awards

The culmination of the first RSA-US Student Design Awards and recognition of some very talented young Award Winners took place April 27 in New York City. ...

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Walter Isaacson, Purveyor of Knowledge

Walter Isaacson, Purveyor of Knowledge

The 2013 Benjamin Franklin Medal will be awarded to Walter Isaacson at a ceremony in New York on October 8, 2013. Mr. Isaacson is being recognized ...

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Meet and Greet: Rose Kue – first Diebold Scholar

Meet and Greet: Rose Kue – first Diebold Scholar

Rose Kue is the first recipient of a Diebold Scholarship. Learn more about Rose and what she brings to the Fellowship in this recent interview: Why ...

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Pitch Salon Receives Challenge Grant

Pitch Salon Receives Challenge Grant

Congratulations to Blair Glencorse for being awarded a grant from the US Challenge fund to develop the Pitch Salons. The Pitch Salon is a cross between ...

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FAQs for Fellowship

FAQs for Fellowship

The American Coffee House is a virtual meeting place for US-based RSA Fellows and collaborators.  To post a new announcement, please send a camera ready notice ...

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The 2013 Benjamin Franklin Medal

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The 2013 Benjamin Franklin Medal will be awarded to Walter Isaacson at a ceremony in New York on October 8, 2013.

Mr. Isaacson is being recognized for significant contributions to global affairs and social progress during his international career. Writing about Mr. Isaacson for the Time 100 for 2012, former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright wrote, “Both as an author and as president of the intellectually fertile Aspen Institute, Isaacson is a purveyor of knowledge, a supplier to addicts who seek a deeper understanding of all manner of things.”

Read more about the 2013 Benjamin Franklin Medal and Award Ceremony.

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US Student Design Awards

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The culmination of the first RSA-US Student Design Awards and recognition of some very talented young Award Winners took place April 27 in New York City. The Award Ceremony was prefaced by a presentation from Kevin Owens, FRSA, design principal for LOCOG/London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Read Kevin’s comments on serving as a judge and the importance of recognizing each individual student’s potential.

Briefs are currently being updated for the 2013/14 school year.

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Art with Me Inspires a Neglected Community

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Sharon Turner’s Catalyst-supported project, Art with Dad, was created to introduce art into an elementary school in one of the poorest and most under-served areas of Tennessee. The program is now in its fourth year, and it has a new name: Art with Me, reflecting the students’ pride in their artwork and their school. Sharon [...]

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eTalks | Entrepreneurial Talks : Build Institutions. Build the Nations

Marketing guru Prof. Dr. Philip Kotler recently cited: “I must compliment Niaz and eTalks on raising very good questions” Niaz is a fellow at Royal Society of Arts. He is founder of first ever online knowledge Hub, NiazBiz, of Bangladesh and founder and editor in chief of eTalks Magazine. He is a TEDMED Front Line [...]

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More on the Entrepreneurial Aspiration Gap

In response to the post highlighting a recent report out of the RSA’s Action and Research Center on entrepreneurship, Peter Sheldrake responds with his thoughts on the differences between the UK and the US in the context of entrepreneurial thinking: It was very interesting to read this report, and I hope it promotes an extensive [...]

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US-UK Entrepreneurial Aspiration Gap

The RSA’s Action and Research Centre (ARC) recently published a report on the opportunities and the challenges for young entrepreneurs. ARC’s research suggested ways to encourage more start ups, including easier access to financial support, mentorships and incubation. How can we challenge assumptions, and change the culture of enterprise? This got me thinking about encouraging [...]

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Housing The Future City

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Sponsored by Urban Research Unit Grimshaw Gallery   Wednesday 22nd May, 6pm — 8pm Grimshaw 637 West 27th Street New York, NY 10001 To RSVP please email events@grimshaw-architects.com. RSA Fellow Andrew Whalley, Deputy Chairman of Grimshaw Architects, a major sponsor of the US Student Design Awards, announces the launch of the Urban Research Unit (URU). Urban Research Unit [...]

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Pothra by Nooka

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Matt Waldman has recently added a new product to his unique line of Nooka products. The Pothra is a great little pot made out of used coffee grounds and bio-resins. Matt is refining the process and will no doubt expand his coffee grounds product line in the near future. Innovation is a much over-used word [...]

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