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Pathways to research: Problem-solving

By Daniel Strain / September 9, 2012

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Young researchers can become local heroes for taking on projects that help their friends and neighbors

Posted in Science & Society, Teaching Science | Tagged ADHD, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, Brandon Li, Brett Gossett, cerebral palsy, diesel, Dominique Evans-Bye, electric bicycle, feature, geographic information systems, GIS, Intel, Intel ISEF, Intel STS, International Science and Engineering Fair, Lexus Eco Challenge, linoleic acid, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Micah Toll, Michelle Lee, Morgan Sinko, MRSA, ozone, PAHs, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, Pulse PEVO, Science Talent Search, Society for Science and the Public, Sydney Bergman

Pathways to research: Connecting with scientists

By Daniel Strain / August 2, 2012

That’s no hairnet: Emily Prentiss and brain scientist John Butler practice attaching special probes to the head of a fellow researcher at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City. These probes record the brain’s electric pulses and helped Prentiss study how the organ reacts to sudden changes in the environment. The young student was able to complete the project with Butler’s guidance. Credit: Courtesy of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Budding researchers get ahead by spending their free time working side by side with real scientists

Posted in Teaching Science, Young Scientists | Tagged barefoot running, Brooke Ellison, Claire Leibowicz, Emily Prentiss, Evan Olin, feature, featured, Gregory Gutierrez, Intel Science Talent Search, John Butler, Lilly Mujica-Parodi, Matthew McIntyre, Miriam Rafailovich, Paul Roepe, science fair, Science project, science projects, Science research, topstories, Wendy Hawkins

Young scientists’ ‘outside’ lives

By Daniel Strain / May 1, 2012

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Science fair finalists include firefighters, musicians and even magicians

Posted in Young Scientists | Tagged Anna Sato, Benjamin Van Doren, feature, Intel Science Talent Search, Intel STS, intelsts, Jordan Cotler, Juliana Coraor, Rachel Davis

Competing with math

By Daniel Strain / April 18, 2012

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Five high schoolers are the new faces of mathematics

Posted in Young Scientists | Tagged Adam Kalinich, Anirudh Prabhu, Cherednik algebras, David Ding, feature, graph theory, high school, Intel Science Talent Search, Intel STS, intelsts, math, Nim, perfect numbers, rotor-router, science fair, Sitan Chen, Xiaoyu He

Young scientists win big in Washington

By Daniel Strain / March 15, 2012

The 2012 Intel Science Talent Search finalists eagerly await the announcement of the top 10 finalists. Credit: Chris Ayers

2012 Intel Science Talent Search recognizes the nation’s top high school researchers

Posted in Young Scientists | Tagged feature, intelsts

The White House welcomes science

By Daniel Strain / February 27, 2012

Benjamin Hylak, 14, a Broadcom MASTERS 2011 finalist, talks to the President about the robot he invented to communicate easily with his grandmother. Credit: White House

Students are honored at a special science fair at the president’s home

Posted in Young Scientists | Tagged feature

Science at the White House

By Daniel Strain / February 10, 2012

Taylor Wilson, 17, an Intel International Science and Engineering Fair 2011 finalist, explains his project to the president. Credit: White House

Students with big achievements in science, engineering met with the president February 7

Posted in Young Scientists | Tagged getinvolved