NEWS HIGHLIGHTS:The Intel Science Talent Search, a program of Society for Science & the Public and the nation’s oldest and most prestigious high school science and math competition, will offer three new top awards of $150,000 in 2015. Overall awards for the Intel Science Talent Search 2015 will total $1,612,500; following an increase of $382,000 in awards from 2014.Awards in 2015 will include Medals of Distinction in three areas: Basic Research, Global Good, and Innovation.WASHINGTON, D.C.,

Broadcom Foundation and Society for Science & the Public (SSP) today announced the winners of the 2014 Broadcom MASTERS® national STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) competition for sixth, seventh and eighth graders. Broadcom Foundation and SSP also announced top winners in the categories of Science, Technology, Engineering, Math and Rising Stars.

IRVINE, Calif., and WASHINGTON, D.C. – September 3, 2014 –News Highlights:300 semifinalists selected to compete in fourth annual Broadcom MASTERS® – the nation’s most prestigious Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) competition for middle schoolersSemifinalists hail from 36 states and Puerto Rico—71 of the semifinalists are from California, followed by Florida with 31, Texas with 22, Oregon with 19, Ohio with 17, and Pennsylvania with 1430 finalists to be named September 17; winner r

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