Gayle DeBruyn (she, her, hers)

Attention West Michigan high school students and parents: applications are open for KCAD’s Wege Prize High School Collaborative Studio! fox17online.com/morning-mix/ap…

The full 2023 Wege Prize Awards will be posted on our YouTube channel shortly. In the meantime, it's never too early to start thinking about next year! Wege Prize 2024 starts now. Applications open later this summer! Sign up for our newsletter at wegeprize.org/connect

As a former STEM educator, it was such a treat to meet the 2023 @WegePrize finalists & collaborate with them on the future of their work. Congrats to the winners - Team Banana Leaf on ‘Banofi’ a vegan leather product set to begin manufacturing in India this summer! @KCADofFSU

Check out this year's Wege Foundation Speaker Series event – Featuring the Honorable Shalanda H. Baker, Director of the Office of Economic Impact and Diversity at the U.S. Department of Energy and Secretarial Advisor on Equity. eventbrite.com/e/wege-speaker…

Global Collegiate Competition for Sustainable Innovation Opens: Wege Prize 2023 csengineermag.com/global-collegi… via @Civil + Structural Engineer magazine

Accepting team applications for #WegePrize 2022 now–Nov. 1! @KCADofFSU's international student competition returns with an expanded $65K prize pool, strengthened feedback loops + a reimagined collaborative #circulareconomy design challenge. Full details at bit.ly/3yzcLWq

SPONSORED: In a world defined by rapid change and daunting challenges, the future depends on people who can think creatively. That’s why @KCADofFSU created the Advanced Studies in Design and Innovation Management Certificate. Learn More Below!#KCAD #Design bit.ly/4KCAD

Congrats to @mmmusiimenta & @SsekimpiDennis of Hya BioPlastics-1st place in #WegePrize 2020! They were selected to join Cohort 14 Fellows of @HalcyonInspires! Check out their website for more information about their project: hyabioplastics.com #circulareconomy

Phase 2 of #WegePrize 2021 is now complete! Judges have advanced 11 teams to the semifinals! These students are promising future innovators committed to providing solutions for the world’s most pressing problems. #designthinking #circulareconomy bit.ly/3jqMCDD

What are #wickedproblems & why is diversity the key to solving them? Read op-ed on @uniworldnews by @KCADofFSU professor Gayle DeBruyn on how #design can driver better decisions. #WegePrize #circulareconomy #wickedproblems #designthinking bit.ly/3i6BMRo

“With food being so interwoven into daily human life, we found it relevant to focus on food in a campus setting.” Check out this feature on #WegePrize 2020 2nd Place winner, Further Food! bit.ly/31bCnvI @GVSU

How can we create a circular economy? @WegePrize final pitches are being live streamed today from Michigan. The Foundation's @co1inwebster also participates as part of the judging panel. #competition" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">wegeprize.org/#competition

Congratulations to Team Considered Furniture for winning second place of @10k on #wegeprize 2019! @KCADofFSU @UofT

Second #wegeprize finalist is NKUNIM. They are addressing #Ghana's widespread #plasticwaste prob by designing a #mobile app that integrates w/ a #circulareconomy-inspired plastic waste mgt system. Watch 10am May 31 at wegeprize.org! @aituniversity GIMPA @palm_institute

Don't miss your chance to collaborate across boundaries, solve #wickedproblems, design for the #circulareconomy, and compete for $30k in total cash prizes, all while helping show the world what the future of problem solving looks like! Apply by Nov. 18 at wegeprize.org/apply

Congratulations Grand Rapids, Michigan! twitter.com/BloombergCitie…

What is #desertification and how do we stop it and reverse #climatechange? Listen to @AllanRSavory's amazing lecture at @TEDTalks ow.ly/odKJ30iApmS

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