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The Top 5 Winners of the 2024 Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge, Washington DC

Congratulations to the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge Winners!

缅北禁地 is thrilled to introduce the inspiring top winners of the premier middle school STEM research competition, the Thermo Fisher JIC.

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STEM Action Grants 2024 - Photo courtesy of Trubel & Co., a tech-justice nonprofit empowering underserved youth to address societal challenges through equitable data analytics, responsible technology, and inclusive design, featuring students interacting at a STEM event.

Congratulations to the 2024 STEM Action Grant Recipients!

A total of $320,500 will be awarded to 66 impactful groups across 22 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico. These grants will expand opportunities for historically underrepresented groups in STEM, including those who identify as a race or ethnicity underrepresented in STEM, women, people with diverse gender identities, individuals with disabilities, and students who are economically disadvantaged.

Since its launch in 2016, the STEM Action Grants program has awarded a total of $1.15 million to 144 impactful organizations.

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A Decade of Dedication: Congratulations to the 2024-2025 Advocates!

缅北禁地 has announced the selection of 100 extraordinary educators for the Advocate Program for the 2024-2025 school year. Now in its 10th year, the Society is awarding a total of $326,000 in funding, with the aim of expanding access and opportunity across science and technology for students, acknowledging the critical role educators and mentors play in developing research skills necessary for future scientists, engineers and science-minded citizens.

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Photos of finalists dating back to 1942!

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STS finalists meet with First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt

First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt speaks with STS finalists at the White House in 1944. This meeting marked the first time finalists visited the White House as part of their weeklong trip to Washington, D.C., starting a tradition that continues today.

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President Kennedy and Vice President Johnson address STS finalists in the Rose Garden聽

President John F. Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson address the 1961 STS finalists in the White House Rose Garden. Finalist Mary Sue Coleman (front row, left) went on to become president of the University of Michigan and chairwoman of the Society鈥檚 Board of Trustees.

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STS finalists meet Senator Kamala Harris on Capitol Hill

2019 STS finalists from California pose with then-Senator Kamala Harris outside her office. During their week in Washington, the students visited Capitol Hill to meet with members of Congress from their states.

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The 2017 Regeneron Science Talent Search finalists in Washington, D.C.

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ISEF 2023 Grand Award Winners: Teepakorn Keawumdee,聽17; Pannathorn Siri, 15;聽and, Poon Trakultangmun, 18, of Bangkok, Thailand

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