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From student to teacher: A full circle moment for the Society’s Lemelson Invention Fellow

In the last decade, Laurel Bingman has gone from being a curious student and science fair competitor to being a…
https://www.societyforscience.org/blog/full-circle-moment-for-lemelson-invention-fellow/
Chris RoDee and Rob Reis

Volunteer Viewpoints: Chris RoDee

The Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair is the largest STEM competition for high school students in the world. Each year,…
https://www.societyforscience.org/blog/volunteer-viewpoints-chris-rodee/
2025 STEM Research Grants

Empowering Classrooms: $58K in STEM Research Grants Help Educators Inspire Hands-On Discovery, Changing Students’ Lives

This year, Society for Science is proud to name 24 outstanding educators as recipients of its STEM Research Grants program,…
https://www.societyforscience.org/blog/stem-research-grants-2025/
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Earth Day 2025: These community organizations earn a “green thumbs” up on growing environmental awareness

Today, April 22, is Earth Day—a time to raise global awareness about environmental issues. But for some environmentalists, every day…
https://www.societyforscience.org/blog/earth-day-2025/
The green team collecting samples.

Ten tips for the 2025 Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge application

The Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge (Thermo Fisher JIC) is the nation’s premier middle school STEM competition. Each year,…
https://www.societyforscience.org/blog/ten-tips-for-the-2025-thermo-fisher-scientific-junior-innovators-challenge-application/
Anna-Katrina Shedletsky

Conversations with Maya: Anna-Katrina Shedletsky

April 2025: Maya Ajmera, President & CEO of the Society for Science and Executive Publisher of Science News, chatted with Anna-Katrina Shedletsky, Founder and CEO of Instrumental, a company that helps other companies optimize their manufacturing process. Shedletsky is an alumna of the 2004 Science Talent Search (STS) and the 2003 and 2004 International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), both programs of Society for Science.
https://www.societyforscience.org/blog/conversations-with-maya-anna-katrina-shedletsky/

Regeneron STS finalists are creating impact through AI innovations

AI tools and technologies are rapidly transforming systems across society. As emerging AI trends continue to inform facets of our…
https://www.societyforscience.org/blog/regeneron-sts-ai-innovations/
The Top 3 Award Winners from the 2025 Regeneron Science Talent Search: Ava Cummings, Matteo Paz and Zhang

Regeneron Science Talent Search 2025 awards more than $1.8 million to high school seniors for innovative research on classifying celestial objects, treating a rare muscle disease and solving a long-standing math problem

$250,000 top award goes to Matteo Paz in America’s longest running and most distinguished science and math competition  Regeneron Pharmaceuticals,…
https://www.societyforscience.org/blog/regeneron-sts-top-awards-2025/
2024 Science Talent Search finalist Achyuta Rajaram

Five Questions with Achyuta Rajaram, 1st place winner of the 2024 Regeneron Science Talent Search

Last year, Achyuta Rajaram won the top prize of $250,000 in the Regeneron Science Talent Search—the nation’s most prestigious math…
https://www.societyforscience.org/blog/five-questions-with-achyuta-rajaram-1st-place-winner-of-the-2024-regeneron-science-talent-search/
2025 STS Finalists group photo on stairs at the Conrad Hotel. Two blue Regeneron STS banners are placed on the sides of the group shot.

Regeneron Science Talent Search finalists “spring forward” into the Public Exhibition of Projects

As the clocks sprang forward Sunday morning, Regeneron Science Talent Search finalists woke up early for one of the most…
https://www.societyforscience.org/blog/sts-finalists-spring-into-project-exhibition/
STS 2025 finalist Aiden Sanxhaku

Getting started in STEM: Advice from America’s brightest young scientists

Every great scientist starts somewhere—and few are off to more exceptional beginnings than the Regeneron Science Talent Search 2025 finalists.…
https://www.societyforscience.org/blog/sts-finalists-advice/
2024 Science Talent Search finalist Michelle Wei

Five Questions with Michelle Wei, 3rd Place Winner of the 2024 Regeneron Science Talent Search

This week, as we welcome the 2025 class of Regeneron Science Talent Search finalists to the nation’s capital for Finals…
https://www.societyforscience.org/blog/five-questions-with-michelle-wei-3rd-place-winner-of-the-2024-regeneron-sts/