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3 Midwood students receive Intel STS badges

Posted on Friday, January 22, 2016 by for Awards, STS.

Three Midwood students received digital badges for their entries in the 2016 Intel Science Talent Search. The Society for Science and the Public in partnership with the Intel Foundation awards digital badges to inspire learning, confirm accomplishment, and validate the acquisition of knowledge or skills.

  • Rumsha Javed
    received a Research Report Badge for her project "DNA-damage induced and p53-dependent nucleolin translocation in breast cancer cells." Rumsha worked under the supervision of Dr. Anjana D. Saxena in the Department of Biology at Brooklyn College.
  • Sabrina Bernstein
    received a Research Report Badge for her project "Autism and its impact on siblings". Sabrina worked under the supervision of Mr. Daniel Krieger in the Social Science Research program at Midwood High School
  • Leutrim Cahani
    received a Student Initiative Badge for his project "The role of vitamin D in Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection in human epithelial cells." Leutrim worked under the supervision of Dr. Nicolas Biais in the Department of Biology at Brooklyn College.
Intel STS Research Report Badge
An Intel STS Research Report Badge is awarded to an entrant who has submitted a well-written, college-level, journal-style research report based upon his or her own independent science research.
Intel STS Student Initiative Badge
An Intel STS Student Initiative Badge is awarded to an entrant who has exhibited extraordinary effort and dedication in his or her pursuit of scientific research and has made great accomplishments relative to the resources available to him or her.
Intel STS Entrant Badge
To earn an Intel STS Entrant Badge, all portions of the application must be completed at the high level expected, provide complete and thoughtful responses, and accurately cite sources and not claim the work of others.