Science News Media Group named a new Publisher. Michael Voss will be the senior executive responsible for the leadership of the media group’s business strategy and operations beginning in January 2023.

Middle School student Keertana Jillella is developing an app and automated process to scan backyards for snakes. She hopes this will prevent snake encounters and bites. Keertana was awarded the Lemelson Early Inventor Prize for her project.

Middle School educators gathered in Washington, D.C. in July for the Middle School Research Teachers Conference. Keynote speaker Laura Smith-Velazquez shared how important failure can be in STEM.

Society for Science is pleased to present our 2020 Annual Report, Defending Science, which shares the extraordinary work we accomplished during a worldwide pandemic. In this report, we detail a year like no other. From equipping our readers with accurate information about the virus, to providing educators with resources to excite STEM students, to encouraging young people to conduct scientific research, our team engaged the wider public during a time when science could not have been more important.

During the Society for Science Middle School Research Teachers Conference, one teacher provided insight to attendees on how to inspire empathy and creativity through science research.