Society for Science selects 100 educators for the 2026–2027 Advocate Program, investing $326,000 to expand student access to scientific research and science competitions

Key takeaways: Society for Science selected 100 educators for the 2026–2027 Advocate Program. In total, the Advocates will receive $326,000…
Students of 2026–2027 Advocate Alyson Saunders, Dexter Regional High School (Dexter, Maine), receiving instruction on how to make observations using their senses to enrich Pasco sensor data collection in a glacially influenced coastal environment. Diamond Beach, Iceland.
Students of 2026–2027 Advocate Alyson Saunders, Dexter Regional High School (Dexter, Maine), receiving instruction on how to make observations using their senses to enrich Pasco sensor data collection in a glacially influenced coastal environment. Diamond Beach, Iceland. Erin Towns Photography

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Five questions with 2nd place winner of the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, Jagdeep Bhatia

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STS 2020 Seaborg Award Winner, Helena Jiang, Inspires

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Society for Science awards nearly $350,000 to 66 teachers mentoring students from underserved groups in science and engineering research at home

Mary Zhu, Society alum

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Reny Mathew, a science teacher at Greyhills Academy High School in Tuba City, Arizona, has been a part of the Society’s Advocate Program for the past two years.

How one Society Advocate has nurtured American Indian students in science

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Get a behind-the-scenes look at the first virtual Regeneron Science Talent Search 2020

Feng Zhang, Core Institute Member at the Broad Institute and Professor at MIT

CRISPR pioneer and STS alumnus on the “joy of doing science”

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Virtual Regeneron Science Talent Search 2020 top award winners

STS finallist, Kyra McCreery

Happy Hunting!: STS 2020 finalists go on #GEOCACHING Adventure

Preeti Krishnamani

Experiments in Social Distancing: STS alum interns virtually at Regeneron

Meet the Regeneron STS 2020 finalists virtually on July 25!

Nation’s 40 top young scientists will showcase their research in a virtual public exhibition

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