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Announcements

We’re excited to share that this year’s GBE Student Research Symposium was a tremendous success!

With participation from over 80 schools and more than 300 participants, the event brought together an incredible community of students, educators, and judges from across the country. Both virtual and in-person presentations showcased innovative research, creative problem-solving, and a strong commitment to scientific exploration.

Our judges played a key role in providing thoughtful feedback and helping highlight outstanding projects, while students had the opportunity to share their work, learn from one another, and engage with experts in the field.

Thank you to everyone who helped make this year’s symposium such a meaningful and inspiring experience. We look forward to continuing to grow this community and seeing even more schools join us in the future.

We are excited to recognize this year’s top-performing schools across both virtual and in-person presentations:

Virtual Symposium – Top 5 Recognized Schools:

  • Bonnie Branch Middle School

  • Brick Memorial High School

  • East Rockaway Junior Senior HS

  • Ingenious Steam PR

  • Odyssey Early College and Career Options

In-Person Symposium – Top Honors:

  • First Place: BioTECH at Richmond (9–12) Team SAGE

  • Second Place: North Broward Preparatory School

  • Director’s Choice Award: Miami Palmetto Senior High School

Join us for upcoming Information Sessions to learn about program requirements:

  •  May 22nd, 2026 – 3PM EST – Zoom 

  •  June 5, 2026 – 12PM EST – Zoom

  • June 19, 2026 – 3PM EST – SPANISH – Zoom 

Our preliminary results for the 2025-2026 Prescribed research results are available! More data will be added. 

View information here.

The datasets from last year’s prescribed experiments are now available!

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