Scientific prizes and competitions
This illustration provided by LaGuardia Community College, shows a diagram in Korean explaining RNA vaccine technology used in the COVID-19 vaccines as a part of the LaGuardia Community College's second online Undergraduate Research Newsletter, which breaks down the science behind the coronavirus vaccinations. The multilingual project was spearheaded by professor Lucia Fuentes, who guided her honors biology students in researching, preparing and publishing information on the coronavirus and the vaccines developed to counter it. (LaGuardia Community College via AP)
Professor overcomes loss to craft COVID-19 student brochures

By Luis Andres Henao May. 04, 2021 04:53 PM EDT

This April 21, 2021 image shows Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham preparing to hand out stickers to people who just received their COVID-19 vaccinations at a health clinic in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Lujan Grisham on Wednesday, April 28, 2021, announced that the state would reopen and lift its capacity restrictions on restaurants and other businesses when at least 60% of residents 16 and older are fully vaccinated. She said that's expected to happen at the end of June. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
Governor: Vaccine progress means New Mexico can open soon

By Susan Montoya Bryan Apr. 28, 2021 04:15 PM EDT

State changes COVID-19 mask rule for non-contact sports

Apr. 26, 2021 07:01 PM EDT
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon has released new statewide mask guidance allowing people participating in non-contact sports to not wear a mask if they are...

In this Aug. 3, 2020 photo, Mickey Guyton is photographed during a remote portrait session in Los Angeles on Aug. 3, 2020, left, and Keith Urban appears at the 13th Annual ACM Honors in Nashville, Tenn. on August 21, 2019. Guyton and Urban will host the Academy of Country Music Awards in April. (AP Photo)
Keith Urban, Mickey Guyton have chemistry as ACM hosts

By Kristin M. Hall Apr. 16, 2021 10:33 AM EDT

Ron Nixon poses for a photo in the Washington bureau of The Associated Press in 2018. Nixon, The AP's global investigations editor, has won the first-ever News Leader of the Year award from the News Leaders Association. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
AP's Nixon wins News Leader of the Year award from NLA

Apr. 05, 2021 04:00 PM EDT

West Virginia health centers to get $15.9M in federal funds

Mar. 09, 2021 04:33 AM EST
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Five health centers in West Virginia will receive a combined $15.9 million from the federal government. The...

FILE - In this Dec. 22, 2020 file photo, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, prepares to receive his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md. Fauci won a $1 million award from the Israeli Dan David Foundation for “courageously defending science” during the coronavirus pandemic. On Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, the foundation named Fauci, President Joe Biden's chief medical advisor, as the winner of one of three prizes, saying he had earned it over a lifetime of leadership on HIV research and AIDS relief, as well as his advocacy for the vaccines against COVID-19. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool, File)
Fauci wins $1 million Israeli prize for 'defending science'

By Laurie Kellman Feb. 15, 2021 11:02 AM EST

A man wearing a face mask to protect against coronavirus attends during protest in front of the government building in Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, Feb. 15, 2021. Hundreds gathered outside the government headquarters to honor dozens of medical staff who died since the start of the outbreak. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
Serbian capital Belgrade sees clubbing flouting virus rules

Feb. 15, 2021 09:00 AM EST

FILE - In this Oct. 17, 2017, file photo, Stevie Wonder attends the TIDAL X: Brooklyn 3rd Annual Benefit Concert in New York. Wonder on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021, was awarded Israel's Wolf Prize, headlining a group of laureates in the arts and sciences receiving the prestigious recognition. He was recognized for “his tremendous contribution to music and society enriching the lives of entire generations of music lovers,” according to a statement from President Reuven Rivlin's office (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Stevie Wonder awarded Israel's prestigious Wolf Prize

Feb. 09, 2021 03:01 PM EST

President-elect Joe Biden's nominee to co-chair the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology Maria Zuber speaks during an event at The Queen theater, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Biden says his advisers will lead with 'science and truth'

By Bill Barrow And Seth Borenstein Jan. 16, 2021 04:49 PM EST

Oak Ridge National Laboratory announces its top awards

Nov. 23, 2020 04:34 AM EST
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (AP) — The Oak Ridge National Laboratory has presented its top science award to a researcher who developed a quantum computing code. ...

In this Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020 photo provided by the Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, Gov. Cuomo holds a press briefing on the coronavirus in the Red Room at the State Capitol in Albany, N.Y. During the news conference, Cuomo predicted a "tremendous spike" in COVID-19 cases after Thanksgiving as he pleaded with people not to be lulled into a false sense of safety over the holiday. (Darren McGee/Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo via AP)
NY's Cuomo to receive International Emmy for virus briefings

By Marina Villeneuve Nov. 20, 2020 05:43 PM EST

Winners of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for 2020 at a press conference in Stockholm, Monday Oct. 12, 2020. Americans Paul R. Milgrom, left, and Robert B. Wilson have won the Nobel Prize in economics for "improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats." (Anders Wiklund/TT via AP)
2 Stanford economists win Nobel prize for improving auctions

By David Keyton, Frank Jordans And Paul Wiseman Oct. 12, 2020 05:51 AM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 20, 2018 file photo, a Sudanese refugee man sits on his bike after collecting food from a World Food Program (WFP) food distribution in Yida, South Sudan. The World Food Program on Friday, Oct. 9, 2020 won the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to combat hunger and food insecurity around the globe. (AP Photo/Sam Mednick, File)
World Food Program wins Nobel Peace Prize as hunger surges

By Dalatou Mamane, Frank Jordans And Vanessa Gera Oct. 09, 2020 02:11 AM EDT

This combination of photos shows, from left, Harvey J. Alter, Charles M. Rice, and Michael Houghton who jointly won the Nobel Prize for medicine on Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, for their discovery of the hepatitis C virus. The major source of liver disease affects millions worldwide. (Rhoda Baer/National Institutes of Health, Richard Siemens/University of Alberta, AP Photo/John Minchillo)
3 win Nobel medicine prize for discovering hepatitis C virus

By Marilynn Marchione, Maria Cheng And David Keyton Oct. 05, 2020 04:49 AM EDT

This 2016 photo provided by Tanisha Williams shows her in Cape Town, South Africa. Williams, a botanist at Bucknell University, knows exactly which plants she's looking for. But after being questioned by strangers in public parks, Williams, who is Black, has started carrying her field guides with her. “I've been quizzed by random strangers,” she said. “Now I bring my wildflower books and botanical field guides, trying to look like a scientist. It’s for other people. I wouldn’t otherwise lug these books.” (Beatrix D. Fields/Tanisha Williams via AP)
Black scientists call out racism in the field and counter it

By Christina Larson Sep. 13, 2020 09:03 AM EDT

This June 15, 2020 photo shows a Pepcid antacid label listing the active ingredient famotidine in Washington. The U.S. government's Pepcid project has revealed what critics describe as the Trump administration’s disregard for science and anti-corruption rules meant to guard against taxpayer dollars going to political cronies or funding projects that aren’t rigorously designed. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Pepcid-COVID study raised red flags weeks after $21M grant

By Richard Lardner And Jason Dearen Jul. 24, 2020 04:11 PM EDT

This photo provided by NASA/JPL-Caltech in June 2020 shows a 3-by-5-inch (8-by-13-centimeter) aluminum plate between the wheels at center and right, which commemorates the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and pays tribute to the perseverance of healthcare workers around the world, attached to the Perseverance Mars rover, in Pasadena, Calif. NASA is pressing ahead with a July 20 launch, despite the pandemic. (NASA/JPL-Caltech via AP)
NASA's next Mars rover honors medical teams fighting virus

By Marcia Dunn Jun. 17, 2020 05:20 PM EDT

This image captured on Friday, May 1, 2020 shows part of a flagged Facebook post incorrectly claiming it shows Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden kissing a young girl’s cheek. The man in the photo is Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. (AP Photo)
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

By Arijeta Lajka, Amanda Seitz And Beatrice Dupuy May. 01, 2020 05:25 PM EDT

FILE - In this Friday, Feb. 15, 2019, file photo, an Oscar statue is pictured at the press preview for the 91st Academy Awards Governors Ball in Los Angeles. Movies that debuted on a streaming service without a theatrical run will be eligible for the Oscars, but only this year. The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences on Tuesday announced the change for the 93rd Academy Awards as a response to how the coronavirus pandemic has impacted the film industry. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
Streaming films eligible for Oscars, but for 1 year only

By Lindsey Bahr Apr. 28, 2020 05:01 PM EDT