15-year-old Designs Low-Cost Device to Monitor Airborne Bacteria in the Environment; Wins $25,000 Top Award at the 2026 Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge

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2026: The top five Thermo Fisher JIC winners pose onstage with their awards.
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Eva Ng, ISEF alumna who currently works at the Society's middle school competition sponsor, Thermo Fisher Scientific

Eva Ng’s inspiring journey: From science fairs to Thermo Fisher Scientific

Fun facts from the 2023 Thermo Fisher JIC top 30 finalists

A portrait of Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford

Conversations with Maya: Fatima Cody Stanford

Science News Learning Ambassadors series: Kehkashan Khan

Science News Learning Ambassadors: Susana Oliu

Thirty Exceptional Young Scientists Named Finalists in Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge - September 2023

Thirty exceptional young scientists named Finalists in Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge

Fun facts: Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge Top 300

Thermo Fisher Junior Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge Congratulations 2023 Top 300 banner

Society for Science announces Top 300 middle school innovators in Nation’s premier STEM competition

2023-24 Advocates photo grid

Society for Science celebrates 100 educators chosen for the Advocate Program, inspiring future STEM leaders

Frank Wilczek, theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate

Conversations with Maya: Frank Wilczek

Middle schooler devises tool to measure non-ionizing radiation from household appliances

Society for Science is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2023 STEM Action Grants Program. A total of $245,000 will be given to 53 dynamic community-centric STEM organizations spanning 24 states and Washington, D.C.

Advancing diversity in STEM: Society for Science gives 53 organizations $245,000 in STEM Action Grants

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