15-YEAR-OLD HERMAN BEKELE IS NAMED TIME’S 2024 KID OF THE YEAR

Congratulations are in order for 15-year-old Heman Bekele. The talented young scientist has been named TIME Magazine’s 2024 Kid of the Year. View this post on Instagram A post shared by TIME (@time) “It’s an incredible feeling, it’s surreal,” Bekele told the outlet in regards to his honor. “To be honest, I haven’t even taken it in yet.” Bekele first made headlines at the age of 14 when he was named America’s Top Young Scientist after securing victory in the 3M Young Scientist Challenge. Bekele made history with his groundbreaking creation, a Skin Cancer Treating Soap (SCTS), that will hopefully, one day, bring relief to those who are suffering with basal and squamous cell skin cancers. In addition to being set apart from his competitors with the win, Bekele also won a cash prize of $25,000 in order to help further his research. Heman Bekele receiving award America’s Top Young Scientist Award. PR NEWSWIRE In regards to his invention, Bekele humbly told TIME’s Jeffrey Kluger during a visit to the lab where he’s conducting his research that, “Anybody could do what I did. I just came up with an idea. I worked towards that idea, and I was able to...