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These Students From Hudson Valley Named Regeneron Semifinalists These Students From Hudson Valley Named Regeneron Semifinalists
These Students From Hudson Valley Named Regeneron Semifinalists More than two dozen Hudson Valley high school students 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…
COVID-19: College Student From Westchester Creates Makeshift Ventilator Prototype COVID-19: College Student From Westchester Creates Makeshift Ventilator Prototype
Covid-19: College Student From Westchester Creates Makeshift Ventilator Prototype A Binghamton University student from the Hudson Valley is doing his best to help those ailing during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. New Rochelle native Jacob Goodman, a junior studying mechanical engineering, was challenged by a professor to build a working ventilator. According to reports, Goodman took a trip to Wal-Mart on Friday, March 27 to get the supplies he required and went to work in his dorm room. He explains how he went about it in this video. By the following Monday, he had a working prototype made using, among other things, a lunch box, inflatable water bottle, vin…