Google Science Fair

This week was the big finish to the first global Google Science Fair. Earlier this year, we invited students aged 13 to 18 to submit science projects to this new competition. More than 10,000 young people from more than 90 countries sent in their entries. Two months ago, 15 projects were chosen as finalists.
And last week, the members of those teams were flown to Google headquarters in Mountain View, California for the final judging. The winners:

• Lauren Hodge (13-14 age group) for a study about reducing carcinogens in grilled chicken.
• Naomi Shah (15-16) for her project relating better indoor air quality to a reduced need for asthma medication.
• Shree Bose (17-18), who found a way to improve ovarian cancer treatment for certain patients.

Congratulations to the winners and to everyone who participated!