What do a public health advocate, CEO and quantum physicist have in common?
Besides all being high school seniors, these individuals are members of the Regeneron STS 2021 class. Among their myriad interests lies the motivation to leave an impact in their community, whether it be through conducting outreach and fundraising on a global scale, improving their environment through youth activism or creating space for the next generation of scientists to thrive. Take a look at some of the causes championed by this year’s finalists!
Laalitya Acharya
William Mason High School (Mason, Ohio)
Move over Alexa! Laalitya Acharya’s AI tech is solving the world’s water crisis one drop at a time. As the founder of the Nereid Project, Laalitya’s innovation detects contamination in water that may cause waterborne disease. By implementing new methods of water testing, building awareness, research and education, she hopes to make clean water a reality for people everywhere. She says, “I hav
Two Nassau students named finalists in Regeneron science competition
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Long Island has 41 scholars in Regeneron science competition
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Penn State is one of many universities that had students return for fall classes during the coronavirus pandemic. Classes at Penn State and many other universities have now moved to remote learning at the Thanksgiving break. WPSU took a look how different universities handled testing and their COVID-19 numbers relative to Penn State.
Out of Penn State University Park’s more than 46,000 students, almost 5,000 contracted COVID-19. Some Penn State faculty have been critical of the university s handling of the situation.
Fellow Big Ten school, Ohio State University, had about the same number of positive cases, despite being bigger by about 15,000 students. At Ohio State, on-campus students were required to get tested once a week.