2020 Annual Report

SOCIETY FOR SCIENCE

Letter 2 Society TopMoments of 2020 4 Virtual Competitions 6

Regeneron STS 7 Regeneron ISEF 8 BroadcomMASTERS 10 Alumni 11 Science News Media Group & COVID-19 14 SN 10 16 STEMResearch Kits 18 Expanded Access to Science News Resources 19 Science News in High Schools 20 Advocate Program 22 STEMResearch Grants 23 STEMAction Grants 24 Middle School Research Teachers Conference 26 High School Research Teachers Conference 27 Financials 28 Regeneron ISEF Sponsors 30 Giving 32 Leadership 42 Executive Team& Staff 45

SCIENCE NEWS | AUGUST 8, 2020 Coronaviruses use their spike proteins (shown in this illustration) to gain entry into cells where the viruses can replicate. Vaccines based on the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein stimulate the immune system to produce neutralizing antibodies, which can latch onto certain spots on the protein (red) and prevent COVID-19 infection or illness. DAVID VEESLER/UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

SCIENCE NEWS | OCTOBER 10, 2020 Lung cell images show how intense a coronavirus infection can be. Coronavirus particles (red) overwhelm a human lung cell (blue and purple) in this artificially colored scanning electron micrograph.

Mucus is highlighted in green. EHRE LAB/UNC SCHOOL OF MEDICINE