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March 11, 2021 Join us for the Regeneron STS 2021 Public Exhibition of Projects on March 14. Photo courtesy of Society for Science.
Don’t have plans for Pi Day? How about spending it with the Regeneron Science Talent Search 2021 finalists?
This upcoming Sunday, March 14, each finalist will be at their virtual booths for the Public Exhibition of Projects and available to answer questions from 2-4pm ET. Their research spans a wide range of STEM topics, including possible therapies for neurodevelopmental disorders, plant-based scaffolds for cultured meat production and using machine learning to better control traffic lights. Learn more about five of the 40 finalists and their projects below.
February 11, 2021
As the world has been faced with a deadly pandemic, scientists worldwide have made extraordinary efforts to continue their research, whether it be from the bench, a research facility or from home. Many of this year’s top 40 Regeneron STS finalists’ research plans were disrupted. In order to adapt, some added new elements to their projects that could be done from home while others changed their focus altogether. This year, 27 of the 40 finalists (~67%) indicate that some part of their research was done at home.
Take Plano East Senior High School senior
, Parisa Vaziri, who wasn’t going to let anything get in the way of her project. When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, she was crushed to find out that returning to the University of California, Berkeley research labs was not going to be possible. What did she do?
January 29, 2021
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Society for Science (the Society) on Jan. 21, 2021 named 40 finalists in the Regeneron Science Talent Search 2021, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious science and math competition for high school seniors.
The seven Indian-American Regeneron Science Talent Search finalists were selected from 1,760 entrants, all of whom completed an original research project and extensive application process, according to a press release by the Society.
Earlier this month, the Society and Regeneron named the top 300 scholars out of which 69 were of Indian origin. (https://www.newsindiatimes.com/at-least-69-indian-american-high-school-students-named-regeneron-scholars/)
The finalists were selected based on their projects’ scientific rigor and their potential to become world-changing scientists and leaders, said the release.