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“Hey Alexa, did I take my pills today?” One student wants to help the elderly remember to take their medications and maybe save a life
Middle School student, Om Guin, received the Lemelson Early Inventor Prize for developing a voice-enabled smart pillbox at the Fulton County Regional Science & Engineering Fair.
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Broadcom MASTERS finalists discuss disparities in healthcare with JASON learning
2021 Broadcom MASTERS learned from JASON learning about disparities in clinical drug trials, and worked together to find ways to increase diversity.
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Take five: Helping educators reduce stress in and out of the classroom
During the 2021 Society for Science High School Research Teachers Conference over 130 teachers from across the country attended workshops and sessions to solve challenges, improve teaching strategies and learn more about the Society for Science. The conference took place in October and had both in-person and virtual elements.
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Coyotes, raccoons and deer, oh my!: Broadcom MASTERS finalists discover biodiversity in their backyards
The 2021 Broadcom MASTERS ventured outdoors during this year’s Smithsonian Environmental Research Center challenge. The finalists set up trail cameras, collected data and learned about biodiversity in their communities.
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14-year-old mathematician discovers a new way to accelerate calculations and computing using ‘antiprime’ numbers; Wins $25,000 top award at the Broadcom MASTERS
Broadcom Foundation and Society for Science today announced that Akilan Sankaran, 14, from Albuquerque, New Mexico, won the coveted $25,000 Samueli Foundation Prize, the top award in the Broadcom MASTERS®, the nation’s premier science and engineering competition for middle school students. Akilan is the first student with a math project in the competition’s 11-year history to take home the Samueli Foundation Prize.
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Behind the scenes with the top 30 Broadcom MASTERS finalists
This year, the Broadcom MASTERS middle school competition is being held virtually. Despite continued obstacles brought on by the pandemic, the top 30 finalists are meeting challenges head-on and are excited to participate in finals week. Each of the Broadcom MASTERS 2021 finalists received laptops, webcams, backdrops and lighting kits to ensure they all have the technology they need throughout the competition. The finalists also received swag boxes, complete with competition t-shirts, sunglasses, facemasks and more. With guidance from Society staff, the nation’s top 30 middle school scientists and engineers are gearing up for finals week.
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Two middle school students hope to power the world with organic waste
Two Texas middle school students were inspired to find a way to harness methane gas released from compost and turn it into energy.
