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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Portraits of the ten alumni named to the Notable Alumni List

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Regeneron renews sponsorship of the Regeneron Science Talent Search through 2036, committing $150 Million to empower the next generation of STEM innovators

Regeneron renews sponsorship of the Regeneron Science Talent Search through 2036, committing an additional $150 Million to empower the next generation of science and technology leaders

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John Capodilupo at STS 2010. Feature photo for Winter Signature Symposium.

Society Winter Signature Symposium examines the next era of health tracking

Portrait of Celina Zhao, the inaugural Winner of the Starks-Murcutt Prize for Excellence in Science Journalism

Science News names inaugural winner of the Starks-Murcutt Prize for Excellence in Science Journalism

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The 2026 Regeneron STS Top 40 are brilliant, talented and excelling beyond science

Western North Carolina plants new STEM educator research community Blog Post

Western North Carolina plants new STEM educator research community

Frank Lucci STS 2026 National Mentoring Month Blog Post

National Mentoring Month: 10 Regeneron STS 2026 finalists on how mentors shaped their journeys

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The Regeneron Science Talent Search 2026 Top 40 Finalists

Nation’s top 40 high school scientists to compete for $1.8 Million in awards at the prestigious Regeneron Science Talent Search

The Regeneron Science Talent Search logo in front of images representing some of the scholars' activities: books, the theatre, a typewriter and chessboard.

Fast Facts about the 2026 Regeneron STS Top 300 Scholars

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