Tamica Stubbs, a science teacher at E.E. Waddell High School, is one of 10 educators nationwide selected to participate in the Society for Science and the Public (SSP) Fellows Program.

Stubbs was awarded $8,500 to prepare low-performing and minority students at her school for a nationwide science competition. Her students are working on five projects, including studying the effects of coffee on healthy mouths, soil ecology and treatments for filarial diseases.

“This is such an awesome opportunity for our students,” she said. “Very few schools and students are able to work on this kind of research in high school.”

Stubbs will use the money to provide materials for the projects and to invite local, regional and national scientists to visit her class and work with students.

The competition is a joint effort between SSP and the Intel Science Talent Search project.

The Intel Science Talent Search is America’s most prestigious pre-college science competition. It provides an opportunity for students to participate in original research that is recognized and reviewed by a national jury of professional scientists.

Each year, Intel STS semifinalists and finalists compete for $1.25 million in scholarships and awards.

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Dr. Ronea Harris-Stith has joined the Lakeside Cosmetic Surgery & Dermatology Center in Cornelius

Harris-Stith received her medical degree from the University of South Florida in 2001 and completed her dermatology residency at Howard University in 2007. She was chief dermatologist at Malcolm Grow Medical Center at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland prior to relocating here.

She will see patients for general and surgical dermatology as well as Botox, Restylane, and laser treatments.

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