On March 14, 10 high school seniors in the US were awarded top prizes in a distinguished competition called the Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS).
What is the competition?
STS is the nation’s oldest and most prestigious youth STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) competition. It was launched in 1942 by a nonprofit organization now called the Society for Science, in partnership with Westinghouse Electric Corporation. In 1998, the technology company Intel began overseeing the competition, and in 2017, the drug company Regeneron took over. Each year, Regeneron awards $3.1 million in prizes to students and their schools. Past winners have gone on to create new companies, lead government agencies, invent medical treatments, and win awards, including 13 Nobel Prizes.
What happened this year?
Out of 1,929 students who applied…
