Congratulations to the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge Winners WASHINGTON, D.C. — Thermo Fisher Scientific and Society for Science today announced the winners of the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge (Thermo Fisher JIC), the nation’s premier middle school science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) competition. Tina Jin, 13, from San Jose, Calif., won the $25,000 Thermo Fisher Scientific ASCEND (Aspiring [...]

YouthSTEM Webinar-Preparing for College On Sunday, October 20, 2024, at 6:00pm Mountain Time,  YouthSTEM will host a webinar about preparing for college. Students, teachers and parents are invited!    

Angela Zhan meets with Governor Cox to discuss STEM On Friday, September 20, 2024, Angela Zhan met with Governor Spencer Cox, where she was presented with a formal recognition letter in honor of her selection as a 2024 Research Science Institute (RSI) Scholar. During the meeting, Angela shared insights from her experiences at RSI and [...]

YouthSTEM receives a Utah STEM Action Center Community Impact Sponsorship Award On August 23, 2024, YouthSTEM received a $500 Community Impact Sponsorship award from the Utah STEM Action Center. This award will support YouthSTEM's middle school STEM programs in northern Utah, helping more students get involved in STEM activities.

Angela Meets with US House Representative Blake Moore On Monday, August 26, 2024, Angela Zhan met with U.S. Representative Blake Moore and Lisa Roskelley, Director of the First District of Utah. Angela shared her experience at the Research Science Institute at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology this summer, where she conducted research on Parkinson's disease. [...]

YouthSTEM Webinar Research in Climate Science: My Journey from Rural GA to MIT & Academia YouthSTEM will host a webinar at 5:30pm MST on Friday, June 21, 2024 for K-12 students. Professor Jessica Haskins from the University of Utah will share her college experience and research journey. Dr. Haskins received her BS from MIT and [...]

YouthSTEM Science Fair Workshop YouthSTEM will host a Science Fair Workshop at 5:00pm PST on Saturday, March 30, 2024 for K-12 students who are interested in conducting research and participating in science fairs. A group of Boradcom MASTERS and ISEF finalists are invited to present at this workshop. Students, teachers and parents are invited!

Harmony in numbers - Math through music As part of the YouthSTEM club’s educational outreach program, Vivaana Yash led a workshop as part of a 5-part online music series aimed at teaching math concepts to elementary and middle school students in Charlotte and the surrounding areas. During this session, we explored the concepts of ratios [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Thermo Fisher Scientific and Society for Science today announced the winners of the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge (Thermo Fisher JIC), the nation’s premier middle school science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) competition.

“It is exciting to celebrate these students that will help shape our future. With their stories, we are increasing awareness of the benefits and practice of pollution prevention,” said EPA Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention Deputy Assistant Administrator Jennie Romer. “I congratulate these talented students for their creativity in highlighting innovative pollution prevention [...]