October 8–9, 2026 · Texas A&M

    TJAS 2026

    Three of our Summer Research students presented their research at the Texas Junior Academy of Science annual meeting in College Station. They were three of the 100 student presenters accepted from across Texas.

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    Three Lone Star Scholars Summer Research students with their chaperone outside the meeting venue at Texas A&M

    Dates

    October 8–9, 2026

    Venue

    Texas A&M University, College Station

    Event

    TJAS annual meeting

    Our presenters

    3 of the 100 accepted statewide

    The Research They Presented

    • ◆Sleep Duration & Self-Reported Mental and Physical Health Among U.S. Adults
    • ◆Sleep Duration & Subjective Cognitive Decline Among U.S. Adults Aged 45 and Older
    • ◆Socioeconomic Factors & Breast Cancer Screening Among Asian American Women

    Each study uses real CDC data. The students ran the models and wrote the manuscripts themselves.

    The three students and their chaperone at the TJAS annual meeting, Texas A&M

    From Summer to State

    One season, one study each

    Our Summer Research Program ran for the first time this summer. These students went from a first research question to a state science meeting in a single season.

    1. Summer 2026

      Ten weeks of research

      Each student built an original study on CDC data, ran the models and wrote the manuscript.

    2. August 9

      Summer Research Symposium

      Oral presentations and live Q&A in Frisco, before families, mentors and the community.

      See the symposium

    3. October 8–9

      TJAS annual meeting

      The same work on a state stage at Texas A&M, alongside student researchers from across Texas.

    From Our Blog

    82 of the 100 students presenting at TJAS 2026 are from North Texas

    What we found when we read the full presenter list, and what it means for students applying from here.

    Summer Research 2027

    Start with a question.
    Finish with a study.

    Ten weeks of original research on real federal health data, for rising 9th through 12th graders.

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