Society for Science & the Public AppointsMaya Ajmera CEO, President and Publisher  WASHINGTON, June 12, 2014 – H. Robert Horvitz, chairman of the Board of Trustees at Society for Science & the Public, today announced the appointment of veteran nonprofit leader, author, and social entrepreneur Maya Ajmera as president and CEO of Society for Science & the Public and publisher of the Science News family of media properties, effective July 31.In this position, Ajmera will assume overall

Eight Society for Science & the Public Science Fair Alumni Participate in the Fourth White House Science Fair President Obama Praises the Next Generation of Scientists WASHINGTON, D.C., May 27, 2014 — Eight Society for Science & the Public (SSP) science fair alumni attended the fourth White House Science Fair today where President Obama honored winners of the nation’s top science competitions and viewed their award-winning projects.All eight students were participants in at least one of

Society for Science & the Public, in partnership with the Intel Foundation, announced Grand Awards of the Intel ISEF 2014. Student winners are ninth through twelfth graders who earned the right to compete at the Intel ISEF 2014 by winning a top prize at a local, regional, state or national science fair.

The world’s largest high school science research competition, the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, a program of Society for Science & the Public, announced its top winners in Los Angeles.  Nathan Han of Boston received the Gordon E. Moore Award, a US$75,000 prize named in honor of the Intel co-founder and fellow scientist.  Two Intel Foundation Young Scientist Awards winners – Lennart Kleinwort of Germany and Shannon Lee of Singapore – each received prizes of US$50,000 from the Intel Foundation.

Society for Science & the Public, in partnership with the Intel Foundation, announced the Special Awards of the Intel ISEF 2014. Student winners are ninth through twelfth graders who earned the right to compete at the Intel ISEF 2014 by winning a top prize at a local, regional, state or national science fair.

The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and Society for
Science & the Public (SSP) today announced winners of the Science, Play and Research Kit
(SPARK) Competition, a challenge to reimagine the chemistry set for the 21st century. Winners
were selected in two categories: prototypes – projects that are operational and demonstrable –
and ideations – fleshed out project ideas that have not yet been developed into prototypes, but
have a strong potential for development.