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Junior Scientist Award: CT Student Earns Prestigious STEM Program Award Junior Scientist Award: CT Student Earns Prestigious STEM Program Award
Junior Scientist Award: CT Student Earns Prestigious STEM Program Award A Connecticut middle school student impressed a national STEM competition with a potential study that could be out of this world.  Fairfield County resident Ziggy Zhao, who attends the Pierrepont School in Westport,  won one of the five Junior Scientist Awards from the Genes in Space contest, which asks students from across the country to design biology experiments that address real-world challenges in space exploration.  The winning study will be carried out by astronauts aboard the International Space Station next year.  The 12-year-old Zhao created an exper…

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by Josh Lanier
Schools
Two Students From New England Advance To Finals Of Regeneron Competition Two Students From New England Advance To Finals Of Regeneron Competition
Two Students From New England Advance To Finals Of Regeneron Competition A pair of school students in New England were among 40 nationally that were chosen as finalists in the prestigious 2022 Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS). This year, approximately 1,800 students entered the Regeneron STS, where they “submit original research in critically important scientific fields of study.” The organization said that the search is “unique among high school competitions in the U.S. and globally, Regeneron STS focuses on identifying, inspiring, and engaging the nation's most promising young scientists.” Judges narrowed the field to just 300 semifinalists, based on the…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
These Students From CT Named Regeneron Semifinalists These Students From CT Named Regeneron Semifinalists
These Students From CT Named Regeneron Semifinalists Nearly a dozen high school students in Connecticut were among the 300 that were chosen as semifinalists at this year’s prestigious Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS). This year, approximately 1,800 students entered the Regeneron STS, where they “submit original research in critically important scientific fields of study.” The organization said that the search is “unique among high school competitions in the US and globally, (as the) Regeneron STS focuses on identifying, inspiring, and engaging the nation's most promising young scientists.” Judges narrowed the field to just 300, based on …

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by Zak Failla
Politics
Eight From Connecticut Named Regeneron Science Scholars Eight From Connecticut Named Regeneron Science Scholars
Eight From Connecticut Named Regeneron Science Scholars A total of eight of Connecticut’s best and brightest high school seniors, seven from Fairfield County, were among 300 chosen to compete with some of the nation’s top students in the Regeneron Science Talent Search competition. The 300 scholars were chosen out of 1,760 applications that were received from 611 high schools across 49 states. The 300 hail from 193 American and international high schools, Puerto Rico, and two other countries. Each of the scholars chosen and their schools will receive $2,000 for their school According to the Society for Science, “scholars were chosen based on th…

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by Zak Failla
News
Here's Where CT Ranks Among Most Innovative States, Bloomberg Report Says Here's Where CT Ranks Among Most Innovative States, Bloomberg Report Says
Here's Where CT Ranks Among Most Innovative States, Bloomberg Report Says Connecticut is among the “most innovative” states in the country, according to a newly released nationwide study. Connecticut was ranked the fourth most innovative state in the country according to a 2020 study from Bloomberg. The Nutmeg State was ranked behind only California, Massachusetts and Washington, just ahead of Oregon. The ranking was based on six metrics: research and development intensity, productivity, clusters of companies in technology, STEM jobs, residents with degrees in science and engineering disciplines and patent activity. This marks the third straight year that Calif…

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by Zak Failla