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These Long Island Students Named Regeneron Semifinalists These Long Island Students Named Regeneron Semifinalists
These Long Island Students Named Regeneron Semifinalists More than four dozen Long Island 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 …
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Around Westchester Schools: Regeneron Scholar Idea To Help BP, Third-Grader Grows Giant Cabbage Around Westchester Schools: Regeneron Scholar Idea To Help BP, Third-Grader Grows Giant Cabbage
Around Westchester Schools: Regeneron Scholar Idea To Help BP, Third-Grader Grows Giant Cabbage A Westchester County third-grader won a contest for growing an eight-pound cabbage. Keric Roach of Springhurst Elementary School in Dobbs Ferry is the New York State winner in the National Bonnie Plants Cabbage Third Grade Cabbage Program which calls upon student to grow a colossal cabbage. He will receive a $1,000 savings bond towards his education for growing the large cabbage. Keric's entry was selected randomly by the New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets Each year Bonnie Plants, the largest producer of vegetable and herb plants in North America, with 70-plus greenhous…
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Energy, COPD, Pollinators, Contact Lenses Among Award-Winning Student Research In Greenwich Energy, COPD, Pollinators, Contact Lenses Among Award-Winning Student Research In Greenwich
Energy, COPD, Pollinators, Contact Lenses Among Award-Winning Student Research In Greenwich Lung disease, pest control and energy conservation are challenging concepts for leading scientists, but four teens from Fairfield County took them on, earning high marks. The local scholars are seniors at Greenwich High School and among 300 of the country's top participants in the Regeneron Science Talent Search, 2020 announced Jan. 9. They are Cynthia Chen for her project titled A Green Nanotechnological Approach for Energy Efficiency and Conservation: Tungsten-doped Vanadium Dioxide Thermochromic Smart Windows; Hiba Hussain for Non-invasive, Low-Cost Diagnosis of COPD (Chronic O…