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When she came to Wright State on May 17-18 the university was the center of American youthful innovation, with Ohio, as in pre-Rust Belt days, flexing plenty of intellectual muscle.<\/p>\n
Sixty middle school teams, including Lucy\u2019s from the Syracuse area in New York, and 60 high school teams qualified for the 29th annual Science Olympiad National Tournament after state competition.<\/p>\n
All 50 states were represented.<\/p>\n
In addition, Japan sent a team.<\/p>\n
Fifteen students on each team competed in 23 events that required both hands-on skills and knowledge in subjects such as genetics, earth science, chemistry, mechanical engineering, physics and anatomy. They used robot arms, model helicopters, other devices and pencil and paper.<\/p>\n
An estimated 5,000 people came to Wright State for the competition, including students, family members and friends.<\/p>\n
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