The following story was published by WCIA- TV 3 on Jan. 17, 2024.
All projects were judged on a 60-point scale with criteria like Novelty, Feasibility and Scalability/Replicability.
The students won a $2,000 grand prize for their presentation.Using acetaminophen while pregnant may lead to less focus in children: U of I study
The two runner-ups included a presentation by Iryna Maistrenko from the International Humanitarian University Odessa, who presented on organizing organic farming in Ukraine during the war and a proposal by Charles Wheeler, Lucas Baronello, Saharra Murphy, Caila Riggs, and Michelle Check from the University of Illinois-Springfield to expand farm-to-school food programs in the U.S.