Teens win major science award

On March 11, a total of 10 high school seniors from across the US were awarded top prizes in the Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS), a prestigious national competition. This year, 2,471 students submitted entries, which was the highest number of applicants since 1967. What is the competition? STS is the country’s oldest and most distinguished youth STEM competition. It was started in 1942 by a nonprofit organization now called the Society for Science, in partnership with Westinghouse Electric Corporation. The computing company Intel began overseeing STS in 1998, and the drug company Regeneron took over in 2017. Each year, Regeneron awards $3.1 million in prizes to students and their schools. Past winners have gone on to start companies, lead government agencies, invent medical treatments, and win major awards, including…

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