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field--name-field-media-oembed-video field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item"><iframe src="https://lemelson.mit.edu/media/oembed?url=https%3A//www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DuyvBYEtzZyE&max_width=0&max_height=0&hash=XWLUtJGoM8W0cc-Gw8LgGZKe3AoRTTYKlHGMalssEjU" frameborder="0" allowtransparency width="200" height="113" class="media-oembed-content" loading="eager" title="Empowering Young Inventors!"></iframe> </div> </article> </div> <div class="video-summary-container"> <div class="field field--name-field-video-summary-header field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Empowering Young Inventors</div> <div class="field field--name-field-video-summary field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">AT LMIT we know the power of Invention Education, but the best people to tell the story are our young inventors themselves! <br /> In addition, note the article written by USPTO's Jennifer MacIntosh about Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam member Katia Avila Pinedo of Garey High School in Pomona, California. <br /> <br /> Katia's story is one of many of the thousands of students whose lives have been changed through the power of invention education. </div> <div class="field field--name-field-video-more-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="https://www.uspto.gov/learning-and-resources/journeys-innovation/field-stories/heart-invention">Read about Katia's Invention Journey Here.</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--image-with-caption paragraph--view-mode--default" > <div class="container"> <h2 class="field field--name-field-section-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item" id="students-inventing-with-their-community">Students Inventing with their Community</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><article class="media media--type-image media--view-mode-default"> <div class="field 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