{"id":20019,"date":"2024-05-15T10:45:52","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T14:45:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/?p=20019"},"modified":"2024-05-15T15:29:00","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T19:29:00","slug":"marymount-hosting-usa-biolympiad-finals-for-third-straight-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/blog\/marymount-hosting-usa-biolympiad-finals-for-third-straight-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Marymount hosting USA Biolympiad Finals for third straight year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cee.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Center for Excellence in Education (CEE)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> has announced that Marymount University will host the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usabo-trc.org\/usabo-mission-and-goals\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2024 USA Biolympiad (USABO) National Finals<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for the third consecutive year. The competition will be held on Marymount\u2019s main campus from May 25 to June 8.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The competition features 20 high school students from across the country participating in 10 days of high-level biology instruction, including laboratory training and conceptual understanding, followed by two days of testing. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/staff-members\/todd-rimkus\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dr. Todd Rimkus<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, professor of biology at Marymount, emphasized the importance of the University becoming a hub of STEM education and innovation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cHosting these exceptional students for the third year in a row allows us to showcase Marymount\u2019s remarkable scientific resources and educational environment,\u201d Dr. Rimkus said. \u201cThrough our continued partnerships with esteemed organizations like the CEE and USA Biolympiad, we can illuminate the outstanding achievements and research within the University\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/academics\/college-of-sciences-and-humanities\/school-of-natural-sciences-and-mathematics\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">School of Science, Mathematics &amp; Engineering<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThese students are some of the highest achieving biology students in the USA,\u201d said Joann DiGennaro, CEE president. \u201cCEE\u2019s USA Biolympiad program encourages excellence in biology education and challenges students and their teachers to reach the gold standard in science.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Of the 20 finalists, four students will be selected to represent the U.S. at the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibo2024.kz\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">35th International Biology Olympiad<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, a worldwide competition involving student teams from over 80 countries. It will be held from July 7-14 in Astana, Kazakhstan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThis is an incredible journey these students take, and it demonstrates the passion these students have for biological sciences,\u201d said Kathy Frame, director of the USA Biolympiad. \u201cFor high school USABO finalists to experience this level of excellence is an exceptional opportunity.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">See below for a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usabo-trc.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">full list<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of national finalists.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><b>California<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ava Tan Bhowmik<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, The Harker School, San Jose<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Sophia Chen<\/b>, Sage Hill School, Newport<\/li>\n<li><b>Hengzhou Li<\/b>, Northwood High School, Irvine<\/li>\n<li><b>Suzuko Ohshima<\/b>, North Hollywood Senior High School, North Hollywood<\/li>\n<li><b>Cloris Shi<\/b>, Troy High School, Fullerton<\/li>\n<li><b>Selena Yang<\/b>, Lynbrook High School, San Jose<\/li>\n<li><b>Zhe Zheng<\/b>, University High School (Clemson University), Irvine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><b>Illinois<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Abhinav Anne<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, Aurora<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><b>Maryland<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Kian Dhawan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Jason Wang<\/b>, Marriotts Ridge High School, Marriottsville<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><b>Minnesota<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Graysen Everet Hyunho Lee,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Minnetonka High School, Minnetonka<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><b>New Jersey<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Tei Dominic Kim,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Englewood Online High School, Englewood<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><b>New York<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Zirui Song<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Horace Greeley High School, Chappaqua<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><b>North Carolina<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Jerry Qirui Cao-Xue,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> William G. 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