In the News: Recognition Through Major International and National Awards
Regeneron Science Talent Search 2026 – Top 40 Finalist:
- Regeneron Science Talent Search 2026 Finalist – Uma Sthanu
- Uma Maya Sthanu – Science Talent Search Finalist Profile
- Nation’s Top 40 High School Scientists to Compete for $1.8 Million in Awards at the Prestigious Regeneron Science Talent Search
- Center for Excellence in Education Program Alumni Among Top 40 Scholars as Regeneron STS Finalists
- CEE Program Alumni Among Top Scholars in Regeneron STS
International Science & Engineering Fair 2025 First Award & Top Award Winner:
- Uma Sthanu – Winner of Mary Sue Coleman Award for Life Science Innovation & Impact
- Regeneron ISEF 2025 Media Kit
- Westwood High School student wins $10,000 national award for neuroscience research
- Regenerating the Future – Uma Sthanu ’26 Achieves Global Acclaim for Cutting-Edge Work on Neuron Repair
- Rickoid Receives Top Honor in Regeneron ISEF
- Meet Uma Sthanu, winner of the Mary Sue Coleman Award (Regeneron ISEF 2025)
International Science & Engineering Fair 2024 Finalist & Grand Award Winner:
- Grand Award in Mathematics at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair 2024
- Round Rock ISD Students Shine Bright at Greater Austin Regional Science and Engineering Fair
Science Research Evangelism:
Academic Success & Other Awards:
- Uma Sthanu – Coca Cola Scholars Foundation Visionary Leaders 2026 Semifinalist
- Three Round Rock ISD students achieve a perfect score on AP exams
- Perfect Scores all around
- Three Round Rock ISD students achieve perfect scores on college admission standardized tests
- National Merit Finalists commended for academic achievement
Additional Media Recognition
Additional Media Recognition for STS Top 40 2026 Finalist:
- Research Science Institute (RSI) 2025 alumni are among the top 40 finalists in the 2026 Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS) science and math competition for high school seniors
- Congratulations former Broadcom Coding with Commitment winner Uma Sthanu, named Top 40 2026 Regeneron Science Talent Search Finalist!
- Congratulations former Broadcom Coding with Commitment® winners Leanne Fan, and Uma Sthanu, on Top 40 2026 Regeneron Science Talent Search Finalists!
- Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) announces that four of CEE’s Research Science Institute (RSI) 2025 alumni are among the top 40 finalists in the 2026 Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS)
- RSI alumni names as finalists in the 2026 Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS) science and math competition for high school seniors
Regeneron Science Talent Search 2026 – Top 300:
- Congratulations to the 2026 Regeneron STS Scholars
- 300 Exceptional Teen Scientists Recognized for Innovative STEM Research in Nation’s Oldest and Most Prestigious High School Competition
- Center for Excellence in Education Program Alumni Among Top Scholars in Science Competition
Additional Media Recognition for ISEF 2025 Finalist, First Award & Top Award Winner:
- 75th Annual Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair Awards Teen Scientists from Around the World More Than $9 Million in 2025 Competition
- 75th Annual Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair Awards Teen Scientists from Around the World More Than $9 Million in 2025 Competition
- 75th Annual Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair awards teen scientists more than $9 Million
- Qatar Research, Development, and Innovation Council award
- Central Texas students excel at world’s largest science fair, earn top awards, scholarship
- 17-year-old Uma Sthanu won the inaugural Mary Sue Coleman Award for Life Science Innovation & Impact for her research on regenerating nerve cells
- 17-year-old Uma Sthanu won the inaugural Mary Sue Coleman Award for Life Science Innovation & Impact for her research on regenerating nerve cells
- 17-year-old Uma Sthanu won the inaugural Mary Sue Coleman Award for Life Science Innovation & Impact for her research on regenerating nerve cells
- 17-year-old Uma Sthanu won the inaugural Mary Sue Coleman Award for Life Science Innovation & Impact for her research on regenerating nerve cells
- Big congratulations to GARSEF student Uma Sthanu featured by Society for Science for her outstanding project at ISEF 2025 — representing the future of science with brilliance and heart.
- Shoutout to our incredible GARSEF student Uma Sthanu featured by the Society for Science!
- Meet the brilliant young minds representing our community at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair
- Central Texas Student Wins Big at the World’s Top Science Fair!
Greater Austin Regional Science & Engineering Fair 2025:
Additional Media Recognition for ISEF 2024 Finalist & Grand Award Winner:
- ISEF 2024 Grand Award Winner Uma Sthanu on Science Fair experience
- Uma Sthanu – ISEF 2024 Spotlight
- Uma Sthanu – ISEF 2024 Spotlight
Greater Austin Regional Science & Engineering Fair 2024:
Texas State Science and Engineeging Fair 2022:
Greater Austin Regional Science & Engineering Fair 2022:
Broadcom MASTERS Finalist 2022
Broadcom Coding with Commitment Award 2021
- Broadcom Foundation – Coding with Commitment National Award Winner
- City of Austin General Manager Report
Science Research Evangelism:
- Real Science, Not Résumé Science – a webinar for STEM students by Uma Maya Sthanu
- STEM Lyceum: Real Science, Not Resume Science
- Uma Sthanu, RSI 2025 alum and Regeneron ISEF Mary Sue Coleman award winner, discusses how to engage in authentic, high-quality research through the lens of her own award-winning work
- Awesome opportunity to hear from Regeneron ISEF Mary Sue Coleman Award-Winning researcher, Uma Sthanu, about engaging in authentic research
- Distinguished speaker: Uma Sthanu is an internationally recognized young scientist at the intersection of computational biology and neuroscience. She is a 2025 alumna of CEE’s prestigious Research Science Institute (RSI) who also earned top honors at the 2025 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF)
- Hear from Uma Sthanu, RSI 2025 alum and Regeneron ISEF Mary Sue Coleman award winner, as she discusses how to engage in authentic, high-quality research through the lens of her own award-winning work.
- CEE’s STEM Lyceums for a very special bonus event! Hear from Uma Sthanu, RSI 2025 alum and Regeneron ISEF Mary Sue Coleman award winner
- Indiana Association of Biology Teachers – On Wednesday, November 19, 2025, join CEE’s STEM Lyceums for a very special bonus event! Hear from Uma Sthanu
- STEM & Technical Education Alliance – Hear from Uma Sthanu, RSI 2025 alum and Regeneron ISEF Mary Sue Coleman award winner
- Pennsylvania Science Teachers – join CEE’s STEM Lyceums for a very special bonus event! Hear from Uma Sthanu, RSI 2025 alum.