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<span id="docs-internal-guid-fa2abf0e-e133-c54b-625d-bddc9981f920"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Since the creation of Design for America, over 2,000 students have participated in campus studios, 37 campuses have gotten involved, and two start ups (SwipeSense and Jerry the Bear) have come to market. Jerry the Bear is a stuffed animal that helps children with Type 1 Diabetes monitor their blood sugar levels and build healthy behaviors through play. SwipeSense “uses sensors in hospital personnel badges and dispensers to capture hygiene activity” to help prevent hospital acquired infections. Currently, SwipeSense has raised $16.9 million in funding and employs over 35 people (Visit the Blog page on DFA’s website for more info).</span></span>
<div><span id="docs-internal-guid-fa2abf0e-e134-04b6-37f2-e9165c655ed0"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In addition to their increased involvement, DFA has received national recognition from appearances in the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Forbes, and MIT Technology Review. Design for America has received several awards, invites to conferences, and grants.</span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"br/></spandiv></spandiv><br/></div><div><span><span style="fontbackground-sizecolor: 12pt; font-family: Arialtransparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); backgroundfont-colorfamily: transparentArial; font-variant-numericsize: normal12pt; fonttext-variantdecoration-east-asianline: normal; vertical-align: baselineunderline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Colleges with Design for America studios:</span></span><br/></div><div><span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration-line: underline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Colleges with Design for America studios:</span><br/></div>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-fa2abf0e-e134-9767-6bff-a7e9957b4ff1"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Babson|Olin|Wellesley (BOW)</span></span>