Each year, the Lynbrook Science Research Program competes in the Junior Science and Humanities Symposium by submitting six student research papers. This year, four of the six authors were chosen to advance as semifinalists. The semifinalists were selected based on their exceptional research papers and the results of their experiments. more

John F. Kennedy High School’s most recent crop of Regeneron Science Talent Search semifinalists was announced on Jan. 7 by the Society for Science. Seniors Callie Burns, Tara Fusillo, Danielle … more

For the first time in John F. Kennedy High School history, there are two finalists in the Regeneron Science Talent Search, Andrew Brinton and Katherine St George. On the day of the announcement, amid … more

Audrey O’Brien, of Sea Cliff, is among 300 students nationwide who were recognized as Scholars in the 2018 Regeneron Science Talent Search, and is one of 46 from Long Island. Regeneron is the … more

Gene mutations, mercury emissions, tumor suppressants and text messaging were just a few of the issues researched by four Calhoun High School seniors who were honored by the Long Island Science … more

A Valley Stream Central High School senior was awarded the 2016 Intel Science Talent Search Research Report Badge last week, an award presented to students who present an “exceptionally well-written college-level report covering their own research.” more

Katherine Ratner thought the measurement system used to categorize hurricanes –– called the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale –– was inadequate. So the Calhoun High School senior, 17, set out to create a new system, one that better reflected the size and strength of these monster storms. more

On April 20, 2010, an oil tank in the Gulf of Mexico ruptured, and millions of gallons of oil began to spill into the gulf, creating one of the worst environmental disasters in U.S. history. The … more

Senior Rachel Mashal, the class of 2016 salutatorian, put fruit flies on a restricted diet to determine whether lower food intake would ward off drug addiction — specifically caffeine addiction — while also extending life. (As it turned out, it did both.) Meanwhile, classmate Sarah Moussavi took on one of neuroscience’s most perplexing, and intriguing, questions: How certain are humans in their own decision-making? To reach a conclusion, she conducted a computer-controlled experiment at the NYU Center for Neural Science. more

Kennedy High School junior Claire Kelly spent three weeks last summer at the University of Chicago, delving deep into the human brain, examining the connection between impulsivity and drug addiction. Senior Rachel Mashal, the class of 2016 salutatorian, put fruit flies on a restricted diet to determine whether lower food intake would ward off drug addiction — specifically caffeine addiction — while also extending life. (As it turn out, it did both.) And senior Alexis Tillman hung out on lonely street corners (with either her mom or dad nearby) for weeks, filming homeless panhandlers to determine what, precisely, might persuade charitable passersby to give them loose change or even a dollar or two. more