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Long Beach Student Wins Pair Of Awards
The high school senior was recognized for her science and math skills.
LONG BEACH, NY — A Long Beach High School senior is an award winner. Uma Arengo was honored at the Charles Duggan Long Island Science and Engineering Fair.
Arengo earned a second place Grand Award and took home a special Mu Alpha Theta award for her process in mathematics, Long Beach Public Schools posted to its website.
Her project, "Using Box-Counting Dimension to Quantify the Progressive Stages of Diabetic Retinopathy," was also submitted in the "Math, Physics and Astronomy" category.
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The Long Island Science and Engineering Fair is an annual competition featuring some of the most advanced projects.
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