Emma Yang is a computer scientist who is passionate about empowering girls and women to pursue careers in male-dominated fields. She believes the world would benefit greatly from the groundbreaking ideas of the uncharted demographic. In 2015, Emma claimed second place in the Technovation Challenge, a technology entrepreneurship competition that encourages girls to practice code. After winning the competition, Emma went on to develop an app called ‘Timeless’.
Timeless helps Alzheimer’s patients and their loved ones to reestablish a sense of control and connectedness at times they feel most powerless. When addressing the matter of stimulating creativity and innovation she had the following to say: “There’s so many opportunities and possibilities. It’s really a time for you to experiment and see what you’re interested in.”
Elizabeth Villasenor, 15
"We want world leaders to hold polluters accountable," Alexandria Villaseñor told the audience at the 10th annual Social Good Summit on Sept. 22, speaking on behalf of her fellow members of the Youth Climate Strike. At 14 years old, Villaseñor is one of the youngest...
Hannah Watters, 15
A viral photo showing students in a Georgia high school crowded in hallways and with few visible masks resulted in the sophomore who posted it being suspended, she said. Hannah Watters, a student at North Paulding High School in Dallas, Georgia, saw a photo of packed...
Eddy Binford-Ross, 17
On Eddy Binford-Ross’s second night reporting on the protests in Portland, Ore., federal officers let off enough tear gas to fill the street in front of the federal courthouse and an entire city park across the street. The smokelike plumes sent her scattering along...
Alia Al Mansoori
In 2017, Alia’s research on heat shock proteins won her the Genes in Space Award. She discovered that these could potentially be used as a shield for the human body for conditions such as microgravity and radiation that are typically encountered in outer space....
Rohan Suri, 17
Rohan Suri is the founder of Averia Health Solutions, “The World’s Most Inexpensive and Accurate Concussion Test.” The method uses nothing more than the practitioner’s smartphone and a headset to perform the diagnosis via eye tracking tests. Rohan was motivated to...
Young Women Organize and Lead Protest in Nashville
On Thursday, local teenagers— Nya Collins, Zee Thomas, Jade Fuller and Emma Rose Smith—organized and led a massive march through the streets of Nashville to protest police brutality, making their way through Bicentennial Park to Broadway to the state Capitol. The...
Maanasa Mendu, 15
This brilliant 13-year-old figured out how to make clean energy using a device that costs $5 On Tuesday, Maanasa Mendu, a 13-year-old from Ohio, won the grand prize in the Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge for her work in creating a cost-effective...
Peyton Robertson
Peyton Robertson began inventing at only eight years old. He was brought up by his parents to find solutions to problems rather than complain about them. By the time he turned twelve, he had won first place in the Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge for...
Hannah Herbst
Hannah Herbst has a passion for learning, solving problems, and helping others. She graduated from Florida Atlantic University High School in 2019, and is finishing her bachelor's degree at Florida Atlantic University in 2020. Hannah created an ocean energy probe...
Marley Dias
When Marley Dias was age 11, she complained to her mother that all of her mandatory readings were books about white boys and dogs. She said, "There wasn't really any freedom for me to read what I wanted." After talking to her mother, Dias decided to start a book...
