Terra Science and Education was founded in 2011 as a 501.c.3 non-profit organization for the improvement of K–16 education through consulting, scholarships, research, new program development, and public forums.
Mission
Terra Science and Education is dedicated to developing innovative young minds through project-based learning.
Our Key Initiatives:
We are committed to supporting those engaged in project-based learning with a focus on environmental and STEM education and constantly seek new programs and partnerships to enhance the educational experiences for students. Terra welcomes the opportunity to collaborate and tailor programming to meet your team’s needs.
- GENIUS Olympiad: A global competition where high school students from over 70 countries and 35 U.S. states come together to tackle environmental challenges through diverse disciplines such as art, business, coding, music, robotics, short film, speech, and STEM.
- STEM Fairs Program: Terra sponsors and manages six regional science and engineering fairs across New York City, Northern New Jersey, Buffalo, Potsdam, Rochester, and Duchess County, providing students with platforms to showcase their innovations.
- Terra Journals: Open-access and peer-reviewed, our journals include the International Journal of High School Research, International Journal of Undergraduate Research, and International Journal of educational practice and leadership—providing valuable publishing opportunities for students and researchers.
- Gerace Research Partnership: In collaboration with the Gerace Research Center of the University of the Bahamas, we offer immersive, hands-on marine ecology experiences for all US or international educators and students in San Salvador, Bahamas.
- ACASU Accreditation: Terra recently launched the American Council for Accreditation of Schools and Universities (ACASU), which supports schools abroad in aligning with U.S. higher education standards by guiding them through a customized accreditation process.
- Terra Educational Data (TED) Solutions: Our unique data management software tool helps educators manage data efficiently by streamlining processes such as student tracking, assessment, intervention, and registration, all aimed at increasing student success.
At Terra, we are passionate about empowering the next generation of leaders and innovators through project based learning in STEM. We are excited to collaborate with you to develop programs that inspire, challenge, and prepare students for success using extracurricular activities. We look forward to working together to achieve meaningful educational outcomes.
Terra Science and Education is pleased to be a partner in the international STEM Learning Ecosystem network. STEM Learning Ecosystems bring together various STEM educational stakeholders to collaborate with each other to improve STEM instruction in their communities for students and lifelong learners in a mutually beneficial relationship which helps to stimulate local economies. STEM Learning Ecosystems include members such as school districts, colleges and universities, museums, educational nonprofits, businesses, and other educational stakeholders. Partners use their shared resources to develop STEM programs in their local areas.
Diversity Statement
Terra Science and Education envisions a world in which all children and adults celebrate their shared humanity and seek the realization of each person’s potential. As we strive toward this future with a focus on STEM, Terra works tirelessly to meet the educational needs of the underserved and under-represented, including women in STEM, offering tools and support for students, their teachers, and advocates to establish justice and equality.
Transparency
Terra received Platinum Level Transparency Seal from GuideStar, a national non-profit data source to help givers find effective charities. The Platinum Seal puts Terra Science and Education in the top 0.1% of non-profits in terms of transparency.Terra consistently keeps its general management expenses (MGE) below 10%, which is below the national average for nonprofits (within 14-18% range over the years).
Dr. Fehmi Damkaci - [email protected]
Founder and Executive
Dr. Damkaci is the co-founder and the executive of Terra Science and Education. He is currently Dean of Arts and Sciences and Director of Center for Doctoral Studies and Research at DYouville University. He is an experienced Professor of Organic Chemistry with a demonstrated leadership experience in STEM teaching, program development, grant writing, recruitment, STEM outreach, and management. He is a strong leadership professional with an Executive Leadership Certificate on Non-profit management from Harvard University School of Business, Certificate on Higher Education Administration from Harvard University Graduate School of Education, and a Certificate focused on Public Diplomacy, Leadership, and Management from Syracuse University School of Maxwell. Dr. Damkaci has received several recognitions for his service, teaching, research as well as cultural activities, and these recognitions include SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Service, SUNY Oswego President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, SUNY Oswego President’s Award for Excellence in Research, SUNY Oswego Provost’s Award for Excellence in Mentorship, and International Educator Award from International Center of Syracuse.
Karen Valentino – [email protected]
Director of Operations
Karen Valentino is the primary contact for operation (i.e., Finance, Human Resources, etc.) and marketing inquiries as well as those related to the grant, scholarship, and fellowship programs. She is part of the management team at our regional science fairs, conferences, grants, and annual Genius Olympiad. She has more than twenty years of higher education experience in college teaching and management of programs committed to student learning and success. She also provides professional development on eartc sciences, geology, and related topics. She was Assistant Provost for Special Projects at SUNY Oswego and directed major NSF and DoE grants to support success of diverse transfer students and to implement special programs to increase retention rates in STEM programs. As Visiting Assistant Professor of Geology, Karen instructed courses in natural hazards, geology and environmental science at SUNY Oswego and Jefferson Community College. She holds a M.S. in Material Science and Engineering from Virginia Tech and a B.S. in Geology from Temple University.
Dr. Richard Beal – [email protected]
Director of International Programs & Accreditation
Dr. Beal is the primary contact for Bahamas, ACASU, GENIUS Olympiad, and professional services (grant writing, PD) and IJHSR Journal. He is also part of the management team at our regional science fairs, conferences, and grants. Dr. Richard Beal was the Assistant Dean of K-12 STEM Education and Director of ESF in the High School at State University of New York ESF for almost 20 years before joining Terra. He was also an Adjunct Associate Professor in Environmental and Forest Biology. Rick was the Director at Large of Environmental Science for the Science Teachers Association of New York. Rick received a B.S. degree in biochemistry from SUNY Buffalo in 1991 and a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the same institution in 1997. He was a Peace Corps teacher in Eritrea (East Africa) from 1997 to 1998 and a Fulbright Scholar in Cambodia Fall 2016. He specializes in University Teaching and Outreach, STEM Education, and University Partnerships and does extensive consulting in the Middle East on educational reform projects.
Mary Eileen Wood – [email protected]
STEM Engagement Coordinator
Mary Wood is the primary contact for Terra Regional STEM fairs and for its affiliates, Terra Fair Fellowships, and MakerHallsSM program showing at schools. She is part of the management team at conferences, grants, and annual Genius Olympiad. An educator and nonprofit director with decades of experience in grassroots organizing, STEM advocacy, and science and engineering fair development, Mary Eileen has been the bridge in providing funding and educational support to our Terra Fairs network of regional science and engineering fairs. She has extensive prior experience in K-12 teaching, outreach activities for K-12 schools in CNY region, non-profit management focusing on STEM engagement and regional STEM fair development.
Ryan Smith – [email protected]
K-12 Program Coordinator
Ryan Smith supports regional science fairs, summer STEM camps, and other K-12 Terra initiatives. Before becoming a team member at Terra, Ryan worked as a long-term substitute teacher, teaching both at the middle school and high school levels. Ryan received both his B.Sc. in Biochemistry and M.Sc. in Chemistry from the State University of New York at Oswego. While attending there, he earned an outstanding leadership award and an outstanding teaching assistant award. Ryan also was a volunteer with the Hall Newman Center as both a faith formation teacher and the Retreat Coordinator, serving many parishes in the Syracuse dioceses.
Dr. Harold Clark
Director of Terra Rochester and Fingerlakes STEM Fair
Dr. Harold Clark recently retired from the Rochester Museum & Science Center, Rochester, NY, where he was Senior Director for STEM Learning & Community. He had previously worked at Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, NJ, where he directed a team 20 STEM Educators and at AT&T/Lucent Technologies/Bell Laboratories, where he led initiatives in manufacturing systems engineering, supply chain management, and prior to that, conducted R&D in the manufacturing of optical fibers and photonic/optoelectronic devices. Dr. Clark has a Ph.D. in Materials Science from MIT and an A.B., magna cum laude, in Engineering & Applied Physics from Harvard College.
Yvette Santana-Taveras – [email protected]
Director, Terra New York City Fair
Yvette has been with the ISEF affiliated NYC science fair since 2007. One of her greatest memories of the fair was hosting President Obama at the NYC Finals Round in 2011. She is an advocate for all things students and passionate about helping them gain access to experiential programs on all levels of education.
George Wolfe
Consultant
George Wolfe works with ACASU and has 40+ years of teaching, curriculum writing, and leadership experience. His teaching career started in Zaire, Africa where he taught Biology, Chemistry, Political Economics and Physical Education in the Peace Corps. Since then, he has taught in the Western NY region, spending 20 years in the Rochester City School District. In 2005, George moved to Loudoun County, Virginia where he was the founder and director of the Loudoun County Academy of Science. His contributions to education have been extensive, serving on multiple advisory boards including the Cornell Institute of Physics Teachers, the Cornell Institute of Biology Teachers and the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics SportSmarts curriculum project. He has received numerous awards throughout his teaching career including the NSTA Presidential Excellence Award, The National Association of Biology Teachers Outstanding Biology Teacher Award for New York State, The Shell Award for Outstanding Science Educator, and was inducted into the National Teaching Hall of Fame in 2005.
Anmol Rathi honoured with Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar for innovation
Anmol Rathi from Raipur has been honoured with Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar during a ceremonial programme held in Delhi. President of India Ramnath Kovind honoured Rathi who would soon be meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Besides, Rathi would also attend the Republic Day function in Delhi on January 26.
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Terra Science and Education awards two Cortland County schools over $6,000 in grant funding
McGraw Elementary School and Homer Intermediate School have been named recipients of Capacity Building Grants from Terra Science and Education, Inc.
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Morris Central School Awarded $4,000 Revitalization Grant
Morris Central School has been named a recipient of a Capacity Building Grant from Terra Science and Education, Inc. to expand its Elementary Science Laboratory.
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Brasher Falls Central School to use grant to expand its elementary science laboratory
Brasher Falls Central School District has been named a recipient of a capacity building grant from Terra Science and Education Inc. to expand its elementary science laboratory.
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Morris Central School Receives $4,000 Grant
The Morris Central School District receives a Capacity Building Grant from Terra Science and Education, Inc. to expand its Elementary Science Laboratory. The $4,000 grant will update the school’s science lab to accommodate STEAM education and implement the new New York State Science Learning Standards. The grant will be used to lab kits, technology, and durable supplies. Morris Central School is one of 23 organizations across New York State being awarded Capacity Building Grants.
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G9 Filipino James Talens wind Bronze Award at Genius Olympiad 2019 in SUNY, New York
While others were excited looking forward to last year’s Christmas break, Grade 9 student James Christopher Talento Talens was busy finalizing his entry for the 2019 Genius Olympiad to be held in New York.
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Irvington Student Awarded Second Place at Genius Olympiad
Congratulations to Irvington High School’s Elizabeth Lee for winning second place (a silver medal) in the international Genius Olympiad, held this past June at SUNY Oswego. Participants in the competition were the 500 top science research students from 70 countries.
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Life Scout’s Ingenious Method for Recycling Plastic Foam May Just Save the Planet
It can take a plastic foam cup 500 to 1,000 years — or longer — to biodegrade. Keerthin Karthikeyan refused to wait that long.
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Bakcell Supports USA Trip of Young Inventors
Bakcell, the First Mobile Operator and Fastest Mobile Internet Provider of Azerbaijan, together with the Embassy of the United States of America in Azerbaijan have supported the participation of Azerbaijani schoolchildren at the “Genius Olympiad” held in the USA.
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Briarcliff Junior Receives Honorable Mention at Genius Olympiad
Junior Chris Li represented the Briarcliff High School Science Research Team at Genius Olympiad at SUNY Oswego, June 17-22.
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Meet Afghan Who Achieved Gold Medal in US Contest
An Afghan 16-year-old genius student from the Afghan-Turk
High School has brought pride to the country–where consistently schools are
burnt down and education faces many hurdles – by winning gold and silver medals
and certificates at an international competition of ‘Science and Technology’ in the United States.
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Syracuse High Schoolers Capture Gold Medal at GENIUS Olympiad Robotics Competition
It’s the gold medal for three students from the Syracuse Academy of Science Charter School at the GENIUS Olympiad hosted by SUNY Oswego.
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Chengelo Students Win Awards at 2019 Genius Olympiad Competition
Five students from Chengelo School participated in the 2019 Genius Olympiad which was hosted by the State University of New York at Oswego in the United States of America. These included Tokoza Thawethe and Nkosikazi in the Music Category and Mubanga Mutimushi, Sibeso Mapani and Natalie Ngosa in the Business Category. The Genius Olympiad is an International high school project competition about environmental issues and this year it hosted over 1500 finalists from around the world.
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Young Ukrainians Perform Well at America’s GENIUS Olympiad
A team of young Ukrainian scientists took prizes during this year’s Genius Olympiad held by the State University of New York. The five Ukrainians were among 1,450 entrants from 70 countries who took part in the competition between June 17-22 at the university’s Oswego College in the northern part of New York state.
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Oxford Student Wins Silver at GENIUS Olympiad
Keerthin Karthikeyan, a rising freshman at Oxford High School, won a Silver Medal at the Genius Olympiad International Project Competition at SUNY Oswego in New York City, with his project “Styro-Carbon: An Effective Approach to Recycle Styrofoam.”
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SUNY Oswego Awards GENIUS Students
Keerthin Karthikeyan, a rising freshman at Oxford High School, won a Silver Medal at the Genius Olympiad International Project Competition at SUNY Oswego in New York City, with his project “Styro-Carbon: An Effective Approach to Recycle Styrofoam.”
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High-School Students from BiH won Four Medals at GENIUS Olympiad in the USA
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s (BiH’s) high school students have won four medals at the Genius Olympiad which took place in the United States of America (USA), Genius Olympiad stated on its website on Saturday.
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Romanian Students Win Gold at the GENIUS Olympiad with their Robot Firefighter
Three Romanian students from the Octavian Goga National College in Sibiu won the gold medal at the Genius Olympiad in the U.S., with a robot firefighter they created. However, that’s not all, as another project also brought them a silver medal.
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New Rochelle Science Students Win Big at GENIUS Olympiad
The program’s advisor said New Rochelle High School Science Research is competitive at an international level.
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Ossining HS Wins Most Successful School Award at GENIUS Olympiad
Ossining High School was recognized as the “Most Successful School” award recipient at the ninth annual GENIUS Olympiad, which took place between Monday, June 17 and Saturday, June 22 at SUNY Oswego.
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Austin Bagby Excels at GENIUS Olympics
Today, we have youth who are passionate about making improvements in our agricultural practices and production challenges. One such youth is Austin Bagby, a Sr. graduate from Bell High School and member of Bell FFA.
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Alva’s Student Wins Silver at Science Fair
Amogh Narayana, a class 10 student from Alva’s English High School, Moodbidri, has won silver medal at the Genius Olympiad International Science Fair held in the U.S.
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Stateless Student Wins Consolation Prize from US’s GENIUS Olympiad Program
A stateless high-school girl, from Thailand’s southern province of Ranong, has won a consolation award from the Genius Olympiad program held recently in the United States.
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Indonesian Students Strike Gold at International Olympiad
Indonesian senior high school students took home two golds, two silvers and one bronze medal from the Genius Olympiad held in Oswego, the United States, from June 17 to 22, 2019. Reyna Kamila Arifin and Siti Halimah Indrani Anwar from senior high school SMA Kharisma Bangsa bagged a gold medal each in the creative writing contest. They composed poems on the environment.
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PMHS Science Symposium Highlights Student Research
The Pelham Science Research program, led by teachers Steven Beltecas and Joe DiBello, is one of the most successful in the region. Students work alongside mentors in a variety of professional fields and have routinely taken home impressive awards, such as a “Best in Fair” award at the New York State Science and Engineering Fair, a semifinalist award at the Regeneron Science Talent Search and several honors at the Westchester Science and Engineering Fair, Genius Olympiad International Fair and NYS Junior Science and Humanities Symposium.
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GENIUS Olympiad Again Anticipates Record Participation June 17 to 22
Heading into its ninth finals competition in June on the campus of SUNY Oswego, GENIUS Olympiad again looks forward to increasing attendance from nations around the world and new features. A potential 1,450 finalists and their mentors from up to 78 countries and 43 states are expected for the June 17 to 22 global high school environmental fair.
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Massena surgeon keynotes Terra Science and Education Fair
Dalkeith Facey, DO, general surgeon, from Massena Memorial Hospital was the recent keynote speaker at the Terra Science and Education Fair at SUNY Potsdam. Facey shared his journey to where he is today with the middle and high school students from the surrounding areas who were demonstrating at the fair, said a press release from the hospital.
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Chancellor’s Award Honors Fehmi Damkaci For GENIUS, Many Other Service Contributions
Fehmi Damkaci, professor and chair of SUNY Oswego’s chemistry department and founder and director of the GENIUS Olympiad environmental competition in Oswego for high school students from scores of countries around the world for nearly nine years, has earned the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Service.
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The Battle Over the ‘A’: STEM v STEAM
Usually everyone wants an ‘A,’ but when it comes to educational initiatives, it’s divided. You have STEM, which stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. Then there’s STEAM, with the ‘A’ standing for arts. “We need to bring the arts into the STEAM because that’s what’s giving the creativity to be creative and to incorporate that into the STEM process,” said Jaime Alicea, Syracuse City School District Superintendent. But, that’s not the feeling across the board.
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Student Wins Numerous Awards for Work with Styrofoam
Karthikeyan, an eighth-grader at Oxford Middle School, is making an impact on the environment with his work on recycling Styrofoam. At the State Science fair on Friday, April 5th, with his project titled, “Styro-carbon: An effective approach to recycle Styrofoam” Karthikeyan won several awards.
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SH High Science Research Students Win Awards At WESEF
Congratulations to the 14 Sleepy Hollow High School students who competed in the Regeneron Westchester Science and Engineering Fair (WESEF) on March 16 at Sleepy Hol¬low High School (SHHS). Approximately 600 students from Westchester and Putnam counties competed in the event where they presented their science research projects.
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Winners of the 2019 Central NY Science & Engineering Fair
The 40th annual Central New York Science & Engineering Fair (CNYSEF) took place on Sunday at the SRC Arena on the campus of Onondaga Community College. Three of the top senior-level winners – as selected by the judges – earned all-expense-paid trips to the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair to be held May 12 to 17 in Phoenix, Arizona.
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Medina Student Named WNY Regional Science & Engineering Fair Champion
This past Saturday March 23, at the 77th annual Western New York Regional Science and Engineering Fair at D’Youville College, Medina Clifford Wise Intermediate School sixth grader Ryder Jones was named the Orleans County Science Champion, and he was awarded a certificate and one hundred dollars.
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Kamiah High School Projects Earn Top Honors at North Idaho Science Fair
Judges at the Northern Idaho Science and Engineering Fair declared projects from Grangeville and Kamiah high schools the Best of Fair award winners and one from Moscow High School as the Fair runner-up. They were among 76 projects presented by 119 students from 12 North Idaho schools at the third annual event, which the Idaho STEM Action Center staged March 2 at the Coeur d’Alene Resort.
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South O’Brien Freshman Does Well At Western Iowa Science and Engineering Fair
South O’Brien Freshmen placing at the South O’Brien Science Fair held at Paullina on February 25 had at the opportunity to improve their project for a bigger and tougher competition. That Science Fair, Western Iowa Science and Engineering Fair, was held at Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge on Saturday March 14, 2019.
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Remarkable achievement from GENIUS Olympiad 2018
Horizon International Bilingual School has successfully participated in Genius Olympiad in Oswego, New York. Horizon International Bilingual students competed in different categories such as Robotics, science, short movie and VPA (art and music). Students had an amazing two day trip in Washington D.C and then New York for another two days.
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Rector Volodymyr met with GENIUS Olympiad winner Valentyn Frechka
On Tuesday, June 26, Professor Volodymyr Smolanka, the Rector of UzhNU, met with a pupil of the Minor Academy of Sciences, a graduate of Sokyrnytska Secondary Comprehensive School Valentyn Frechka, who recently became the winner of the GENIUS Olympiad in the USA.
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Yekaterina Malkina is a winner of Genius Olympiad
Over 1,300 schoolchildren from all over the world came to compete for the victory in the United States. Ukraine was represented by eight people, there was our Mariupol pupil. Ukrainians brought two gold, two silver and two bronze medals.
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Valentyn Frecka won a gold medal at the Genius Olympiad
This year, over 1,300 young geniuses took part in the contest, the Voice of America reports. Frechka won the award for his invention of obtaining paper from fallen leaves.
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‘GENIUS Olympiad’ at SUNY Oswego needs your help to pick winners
High school students from across the world are meeting at SUNY Oswego Tuesday to compete in a robotics competition – and they need you. Students from 70 countries and 34 states are putting their engineering and programming skills to the test for the “Genius Olympiad.” The opening ceremony is Tuesday from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Marano Campus Center Arena and it’s open to the public. The competition runs through Saturday.
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Founder of the GENIUS Olympiad selected for SUNY Chancellor Award
Known internationally as the founder and director of the GENIUS Olympiad high school environmental competition, hosted for all eight years by SUNY Oswego, Damkaci has had many students — several now pursuing doctorates in chemistry — who credit him as an exceptional teacher, mentor and role model.
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Girls World Expo
Girls World Expo is a day-long event created by local teen girls for local teen girls – our local Girls Advisory Board is made up of teens from Syracuse who have created a unique show just for you! We have also worked closely with our local media partner, The Post-Standard, to fill the day with seminars, performances, demonstrations and vendors that serve your needs in the Syracuse area!
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3 Utica schools receive grants for projects
Programs at three Utica schools have been awarded Capacity Building Grants from Terra Science and Education Inc. in Syracuse. Martin Luther King, Jr. was awarded $3,266 to expand its STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) program.
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$5,368.06 In Grant Funding Awarded To 2 County Schools
OSWEGO – Frederick Leighton Elementary and Paul V. Moore High School have been named recipients of Capacity Building Grants from Terra Science and Education, Inc. for a total of $5,368.06 in grant funding going into Oswego County Schools.
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Education Matter: LR Teen Wins Gold at GENIUS Olympiad
A local high school student is celebrating a big finish in an international competition. Central High School Junior Meghana Bollimpalli has won the gold for placing first in the world environmental competition “GENIUS Olympiad.” Just last year, the 16-year-old won the silver at the same event.
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Potsdam middle school students win honors at regional science fair
Kingston Middle School sent 32 seventh graders to the TERRA Regional Science Fair at SUNY Potsdam recently. Students won multiple awards including Honors (11 awards), Crossing Over Recognition for advancement to the senior division next year (11 awards), High Honors (4 awards), and Highest Honors (11 awards).
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Salmon River Middle School Students Attend Science Fair at SUNY Potsdam
On March 1st, Salmon River Middle School held their annual science fair. Out of all of the projects, a select few were chosen to move on to the Terra Northeast Regional Science and Engineering Fair hosted at SUNY Potsdam. Salmon River Middle School was the recipient of a Science grant of two thousand dollars for bringing the largest amount of students to this event from a single school district.
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Brushton-Moria student recieves highest honors at regional science fair
Monique Faubert, a sixth-grade student at Brushton-Moira Central School, recently participated in the Terra Northeast Regional Science Fair. She tested several brands of yogurt to determine if they did indeed contain beneficial bacteria. Monique received the top award, ‘Highest Honors,’ at the fair.
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SUNY Potsdam to Host Internationally-Affiliated Science Fair
SUNY Potsdam is proud to host the inaugural Terra Northeast Regional Science and Engineering Fair (TNRSEF) on March 11 for students in grades 6-12. Students from Clinton, Essex, Franklin and St. Lawrence counties will compete, earn scholarships and win awards at the College’s Barrington Student Union from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
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