U S s oldest high school science and mathematics competition finds promising young scientists
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February 11, 2021
As the world has been faced with a deadly pandemic, scientists worldwide have made extraordinary efforts to continue their research, whether it be from the bench, a research facility or from home. Many of this year’s top 40 Regeneron STS finalists’ research plans were disrupted. In order to adapt, some added new elements to their projects that could be done from home while others changed their focus altogether. This year, 27 of the 40 finalists (~67%) indicate that some part of their research was done at home.
Take Plano East Senior High School senior
, Parisa Vaziri, who wasn’t going to let anything get in the way of her project. When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, she was crushed to find out that returning to the University of California, Berkeley research labs was not going to be possible. What did she do?