14-year-old combines origami and physics to engineer foldable structures for disaster relief shelters; Wins $25,000 top award at Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge

Young innovators recognized with $100K for STEM research advancing science and tackling global challenges Thermo Fisher Scientific and Society for…
The winners of the 2025 Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge
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Give to Science Day 2015

I #Give2Science: Kevin Cyr

Heidi Williams received a "genius grant" for her research on the effect of patent policies and technology on medical research and health care.
STS alumni Shaun Datta, Zarin Rahman, and Kathy Camenzind and Society guest Dr. Paul Gorenstein (far right) gather to have Frank Wilczek sign copies of his new book.