A 14-year-old student won the $25,000 top award at the Broadcom MASTERS for developing a robotic hand to help with natural disaster recovery. The other top winners took on issues ranging from honeybee colony collapse to understanding human memory.

Society for Science announced the 45 community-based STEM organizations receiving $176K in STEM Action Grants. Grant funds will be used to develop inclusive STEM learning opportunities for groups historically underrepresented in STEM fields.

Albuquerque Academy 9th grader, Akilan Sankaran loves walking the halls and beautiful campus of his school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, a place that he says has afforded him many opportunities to learn about new concepts and ideas. One of the disciplines Akilan enjoys most is mathematics. He also loves physics and space science, and one day hopes to be an astrophysicist.