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Bronx SciFest
Lehman College’s Bronx SciFest initiative provides access and opportunity to academic excellence by improving and developing a scientifically literate Bronx community that will transform our city and the world. Read the New York Times article.
Program Objectives and Activities
Lehman College's Bronx SciFest initiative is a collaboration between the School of Natural and Social Sciences, the Department of Biological Sciences, and the College Now Program. The focus is to develop scientific inquiry among Bronx high school students. Participating students have a strong interest in scientific research and they can work either individually or in team projects.
This initiative provides an awareness and exposure to areas in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math), as well as experience doing research in our state-of-the-art labs alongside Lehman College faculty. Students develop a research project and compete in the fair, where projects will be showcased in the Science Hall, followed by the awards ceremony in the Lovinger Theatre.
Students are assigned a high school science teacher who provides supplemental guidance with research. In turn, these lead teachers receive professional development sessions held on campus.
Bronx SciFest 2014 winners
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| First Place Winner- Raychell Vélez with faculty mentor Dr. Joseph Rachlin | Second Place Winners - Yesenia Castelán and Noor Fatima with faculty mentor Dr. Moira Saune |
Third Place Winners - Yaneska Mejía Nenekade Bah and Jose Ramírez with President Fernández and faculty mentor Dr. Andre Jitianu. |
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Intel Foundation
Established by Intel in 1988, the Intel Foundation fosters educational opportunities and quality of life improvements for communities worldwide.
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Keyko Sánchez
Keyko Sánchez, a senior at Herbert H. Lehman High School in the Bronx, came in first place at the 2013 Bronx SciFest .
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New York City Science and Engineering Fair (NYCSEF)
The New York City Science and Engineering Fair, the largest high school research competition in NYC, is sponsored by the New York City Department of Education and the City University of New York.
