Rivka Lipkovitz, STS 2025 fifth place winner, is still following the numbers
Aparna Paul
When Rivka Lipkovitz placed fifth in the 2025 Regeneron Science Talent Search, she had already spent years exploring how mathematical models could shed light on real-world questions. For her project, she analyzed decades of U.S. voter turnout data to examine the effects of strict voter identification laws. Her research has also been featured in Forbes and has been published in research publications.
Now a freshman at MIT, Rivka is continuing to pursue the kinds of quantitative questions that...