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<strong>The application deadline for Davidson Academy's online campus has been extended to April 15 - <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/823509/53568/5536/10/">Apply today!</a> The THINK Summer Institute <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/823509/53568/5537/11/">application deadline</a> of March 29 is rapidly approaching!</strong> See details below for each of these programs.</td>
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<h3>Regeneron
Science
Talent
Search -
Recognizing
America's
Brightest
Young
Scientists</h3>
Some of
America's
brightest
students
were
recently
recognized
when the
Society for
Science &
the Public
(SSP) and
Regeneron
announced
the winners
of the
<a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/823509/53568/4070/12/">2019 Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS)</a>. The Regeneron STS recognizes 40 high school seniors creating new technologies and solutions that can change the world through scientific innovation.
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<li>Ana
Humphrey<em>
(pictured,
center)
</em>won the top award of $250,000 for her mathematical model to determine the possible locations of exoplanets that may have been
previously missed. Her research could aid our understanding of the formation of planets and inform our search for life in outer space. </li><li>Samuel Weissman <em>(left)</em>
received
second
place
and
$175,000
for
analyzing
the
genetic
makeup
of HIV
in two
patients,
expanding
our understanding and
possibly
impacting future treatment approaches.
</li><li>Adam Ardeishar <em>(right)</em> received third place and $150,000 for his
project
combining
a
classic
previously
unsolved
math
problem
called
the
“coupon
collector
problem”
with
extreme
value
theory.</li></ul>View the
<a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/823509/53568/5538/13/">press release</a> and
<a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/823509/53568/5539/14/">detailed description
(PDF)</a> of each of the STS finalists' projects. Sources:
<a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/823509/53568/5540/15/">Washington Post</a>,
<a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/823509/53568/5541/16/">Science News for Students</a>,
<a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/823509/53568/5542/17/">Newsday</a>
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A number of
publishers
provide a
wealth of
information
for gifted
students,
their
parents,
educators
and more.
Here are
some of
their latest
releases,
with
numerous
additional
offerings
listed on
their
websites:
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<li><strong><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/823509/53568/4077/18/">Free Spirit Publishing</a></strong><br>
<em>-
<a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/823509/53568/5543/19/">Leadership Is a Life Skill
Preparing Every Student to Lead and Succeed</a><br>
-
<a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/823509/53568/5544/20/">Real Kids, Real Stories, Real Challenges
Overcoming Adversity Around the World</a><br>
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<li><strong><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/823509/53568/5545/21/">Great Potential Press</a></strong><br>
<em>-
<a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/823509/53568/5546/22/">Bust Your BUTS: Tips for Teens Who Procrastinate</a><br>
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</em></li><li><strong><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/823509/53568/5547/23/">Prufrock Press</a></strong><br>
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- <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/823509/53568/5548/24/">Creating Strong Kids Through Writing: 30-Minute Lessons That Build Empathy,
Self-Awareness, and Social-Emotional Understanding in Grades 4-8</a><br>
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<a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/823509/53568/5549/25/">The Caring Child: Raising Empathetic and Emotionally Intelligent Children</a><br>
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</em></li><li><strong><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/823509/53568/5550/26/">Royal Fireworks Press</a></strong><br>
<em>
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<a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/823509/53568/5551/27/">The
Inconvenient Student: Critical Issues in the Identification and Education of Twice-Exceptional Students</a></em></li>
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<h3>Davidson
Academy Online
Campus - A Stimulating Online Community Where Students Can Thrive</h3>
The
Davidson
Academy's
<a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/823509/53568/3957/28/">
<strong>Online
campus</strong></a> is a game changer for profoundly gifted students. Open to students in eighth grade and above living anywhere in the United States, the accredited Online
school builds off the one-of-a-kind, exceptional framework put in place by the
Davidson
Academy <strong>
<a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/823509/53568/473/29/">Reno Day School</a></strong>. The result is a robust online community where students thrive.
<a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/823509/53568/4707/30/">
<strong>A Day in the Life of a Davidson Academy Online Student ></strong></a><br>
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The Davidson Academy’s Online instructors build their virtual “teacher presence” in order for students to feel connected to them, as if they were in the same physical classroom. When asked what methods
they use to accomplish this goal,
<a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/823509/53568/4755/31/">
<strong>they shared a variety of approaches</strong></a>.<br>
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The Davidson Academy
Online
2019-2020 application
deadline has
been
extended
until
<strong>
April 15!</strong>
Scores from
the May SAT
will be
accepted if everything else in the application is completed on or before April 15. The last day to register for the May SAT is April 5. <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/823509/53568/5536/32/"><strong>View
the
admissions
process</strong></a>.
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The
Online High
School is designed to be different from a traditional online education. Online students benefit from:
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Live,
synchronous
sessions</li><li>
Quality peer
interactions</li><li>
Small class
sizes</li>
<li>
Responsive,
caring
instructors</li>
<li>
Guidance
counseling</li>
<li>
College
planning</li>
<li>
Personalized
Learning
Plans</li>
<li>
Opportunities for socialization</li></ul>
If you
have any
questions,
please email
<a rel="noopener noreferrer" ymailto="mailto:online@davidsonacademy.unr.edu" target="_blank" href="mailto:online@davidsonacademy.unr.edu">online@davidsonacademy.unr.edu</a>.</td>
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<h3>
New Davidson
Academy Online
Campus
Overview Video</h3><br>
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<font color="000000"> Learn what makes the Davidson Academy Online campus unique from firsthand accounts of those who know the school best - students, parents, instructors and staff
- in the new
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<strong>Online Overview Video</strong></a>!
Hear about
the school's
curriculum,
social
atmosphere
and what
sets the the
Davidson
Academy
Online
campus apart
from all the
other online
schools out
there. <em>Also
see the
main </em>
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<em>Davidson Academy Overview Video</em></a><em>
and </em>
<a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/823509/53568/5488/36/">
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<h3>2019 THINK Summer Institute</h3>
Among the most academically rigorous summer programs is the
<a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/823509/53568/4013/37/">Davidson
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Summer
Institute</a>,
which runs July 13 through August
3. Students can earn up to six college credits at this three-week residential summer program on the campus of the University of Nevada, Reno. To qualify, students must be 13 to 16 years old during the program and submit an SAT or ACT score. Tuition is $3,950 and covers course credits, books and materials, room and board, and the cost of planned activities. Need-based scholarships are available.
<a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/823509/53568/4620/38/">Apply today</a> - space is limited and the application deadline is
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<h3>Davidson Young Scholars</h3>
The
<a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/823509/53568/3849/39/">Davidson Young Scholars</a> program provides FREE services designed to nurture and support profoundly gifted young people and their families, including talent development, educational advocacy, an online community
and the
Ambassadors
program. Young Scholars can also access annual get-togethers,
a summer
camp for 8
to 12 year
olds and accredited, online
middle
school
courses. Applications are due the first of each month. For more information, see the
<a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/823509/53568/3850/40/">How to Apply</a> and
<a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/823509/53568/3851/41/">Qualification Criteria</a> pages.<br>
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Meet the
<a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/823509/53568/5552/42/">Class of 2020 Young Scholar Ambassadors</a>! This group of 13 highly motivated students is working hard to make a positive difference in the world. Their projects include educating youth on various topics (genetics, civics, coding, etc.), encouraging environmental awareness, working with senior citizens, and so much more!
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NATIONAL</strong></a>
– The
Administration
recently released its Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Budget Request for the U.S. Department of Education, which proposes elimination of the Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Program. Javits previously had received $12 million in funding.
Source:
<a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/823509/53568/5553/44/">
NAGC</a>;
<a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/823509/53568/5554/45/">
What is a
Javits
Grant?</a><br>
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<a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/823509/53568/3967/46/"><strong>ALABAMA</strong></a> – The Lawrence County Gifted Program
recently
received a $30,000 grant from the Alabama Department of Education. Source: <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/823509/53568/5525/47/">Moulton Advertiser</a><br>
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<a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/823509/53568/3809/48/"><strong>MINNESOTA</strong></a> – Faced with a lack of diversity in its gifted and talented program in 2013-14, the Mankato school district adjusted its screening process and increased participation of underrepresented groups from 3 percent to 11 percent in 2018-2019. Source: <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/823509/53568/5494/49/">Education Dive</a><br>
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<strong><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/823509/53568/4277/50/">NEW JERSEY</a></strong> – Legislation that would strengthen gifted and talented programs in the Trenton school district recently cleared the Senate Education Committee and will next head to the full Senate for further consideration. Source: <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/823509/53568/5514/51/">Insider NJ</a><br>
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<strong><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/823509/53568/5555/52/">NORTH DAKOTA</a></strong> – A new program for gifted students in the Minot school district is offering a mix of weekly pull-out lessons and full-time self-contained classes. Source: <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/823509/53568/5495/53/">KFYR</a><br>
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<strong><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/823509/53568/4093/54/">TEXAS</a></strong> – A proposed school finance proposal would eliminate extra funding for gifted and talented students in the state, concerning gifted advocates. Source: <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/823509/53568/5527/55/">Houston Public Media</a><br>
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<strong><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/823509/53568/3823/56/">VIRGINIA</a></strong> – Administrators in the Charlottesville and Albemarle County school districts are pursuing changes to make gifted education programs more inclusive and fair to all students, and potentially impact statewide policy. Sources: <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/823509/53568/5556/57/">Charlottesville Tomorrow</a>; <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/823509/53568/5497/58/">The Daily Progress</a><br>
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WASHINGTON</a></strong>
–
Following a critical outside report,
the Spokane
school
district is
considering
making
changes to
its gifted
program for
all grade
levels.
Source:
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The <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/823509/53568/4778/61/">Summer Institute for the Gifted (SIG)</a> is in full swing for the 2019 season, their 35th year of providing summer enrichment programs for gifted, talented and creative students. This summer SIG will continue to have residential and commuter programs (spanning ages 9-17) at Bryn Mawr College in Philadelphia; Emory University in Atlanta; Princeton University in Princeton, NJ; UC Berkeley in CA; UCLA in Los Angeles; University of Chicago in Illinois; University of Miami in Florida; and, Yale University in New Haven, CT. SIG will also continue to have 14 day programs (for ages 5-12) around the country, including new sites in the Dallas, TX area, New Haven, CT, Seattle, WA, and Sarasota, FL. SIG’s online courses for ages 5-12 run year round, summer, fall, and winter.<br>
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<h3>Challenging Summer Option - Epsilon Camp</h3>
<a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/823509/53568/3194/62/"><strong>Epsilon Camp</strong></a> admission season has extended into rolling admissions – there are still multiple spots available for student ages 7-11 who can qualify.<br>
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Epsilon Camp is a two-week summer residential camp
serving the
mathematically
promising
and their
families
through an
intensive
student
program and
a parent
workshop.
The mission
of Epsilon
is to
connect
precocious
children
(7-11) to
professional
mathematics
and build a
supportive
community
with peers
and
families.
The camp
also
includes a
parent
program of
parent
interaction
and
discussion
on the work
of bringing
up a child
who is
precocious
in
mathematics.
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The
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The article <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/823509/53568/5560/69/">When your gifted child disappoints</a> provides parents advice on how to prepare for the roller coaster ride of parenting.</li></ul> </td>
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<li><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/823509/53568/5480/74/">Creating Change for Gifted Children <em>(radio clip)</em></a> <font size="2">(Blog Talk Radio)</font></li>
<li><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/823509/53568/5564/75/">Rampant grade inflation is harming vulnerable high schoolers</a><font size="2"> (The High Flyer)</font></li>
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<li><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/823509/53568/5467/77/">Talented low-income, minority students too often overlooked</a> <font size="2">(Post and Courier)</font></li>
<li><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/823509/53568/5468/78/">Gifted Programs in High-Poverty Districts Aim to Create Pipeline to Opportunity</a> <font size="2">(Wall Street Journal)</font></li>
<li><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/823509/53568/5566/79/">America Lets Too Much Young Talent Go to Waste</a><font size="2"> (Bloomberg)</font></li>
<li><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/823509/53568/5567/80/">Is it good to be a perfectionist?</a> <font size="2">(The Lighthouse)</font></li>
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<em>Rahul Subramaniam of Cos Cob, Conn.
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<strong>What kind of impact can your Fellows project, “<em>An Early Warning System for Zika Virus in Mosquito Populations Based on Real-Time Field Detection of Viral RNA in Mosquito Saliva</em>” have on society?</strong></font><br>
The main impact is enabling health workers to rapidly quarantine and isolate areas that could be harboring Zika virus. My project works by detecting Zika virus in live mosquito populations in real time, so it can tell you almost immediately if a certain area is carrying Zika virus or not. Considering that current methods used to detect Zika virus used in mosquitoes can take 2-4 weeks to obtain results, my system is a major improvement on this turnaround time. It also provides a yes-or-no result with a color change that is visible to the naked eye, and does not require any laboratory processing or analysis for data interpretation, so a health worker sent to collect the warning system trap could simultaneously obtain results. All of this allows health workers to evacuate areas immediately and prevent people from getting infected with the virus by targeting its most crucial vector. It also enables health agencies to concentrate their more detailed tests
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In college, I definitely want to continue studying biology, especially microbiology and immunology. Both of these subjects are really interesting to me, and studying them in college would be a great way to hone my interest. I also plan on doing science research in college, either on my own or in a university lab, probably either in microbiology or biomedical engineering (another field covered by my project). I do plan on getting an MD after undergrad, but beyond that I'm open to various professions in biology. While a career in infectious disease is of course a major option for me, I'm still open to see where college takes me and maybe discover a new passion.
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I conducted all my research at my high school (Greenwich High School) in my school's science research class. This is a science elective that students sign up for and take as a class during the day, in which they design and conduct their own science research project through the school year. The class is run by Mr. Andrew Bramante, who I am very thankful to have as my mentor. His help in not only providing funding and equipment for experimentation but also his constant support and encouragement throughout the scientific process has been incredible to me. He also opens the school lab on weekends and over breaks, which is invaluable time for conducting longer experiments or tests. Without Mr. Bramante, my project would not have been possible. I would also like to thank Mr. Michael Thomas at the CT Agricultural Experiment Station for graciously helping me with the live mosquito testing in my project, another critical component that would not have been
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<em>“Parents are often the first to notice their child learns more rapidly, remembers more, does things in more advanced ways or learns differently from their peers . . .
Parents also have a key role to play in helping their child understand what it means to learn differently from one's peers, to value their interpretations and achievements and how they can interact socially with peers who may operate differently.”
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-- John Munro, in the </em>Phys.org<em> article, <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/823509/53568/5428/87/">How to identify, understand and teach gifted children</a></em></td>
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