10 high school teachers selected to build independent scientific research in their communities WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 10, 2010Society for Science & the Public (SSP) announced today selection of the second class of the SSP Fellows Program. Ten teachers from across the United  States were named for their unique plan to reach students in underserved communities and to inspire excellence in independent scientific research. Competitively selected from a large entrant pool of high school science

Forty Students Named Finalists in the Intel Science Talent Search 2010 U.S. High School Seniors Recognized as Most Promising Scientists of the FutureNEWS HIGHLIGHTS Forty high school seniors from across the country were named finalists in the Intel Science Talent Search 2010, a program of Society for Science & the Public.Finalists will gather in Washington, D.C. in March to compete for $630,000 in awards with the top winner receiving $100,000 from the Intel Foundation.SANTA CLARA, Calif. – J

Intel Science Competition Winners  Invited to State of the Union AddressBright Young Scientists to Sit with First Lady NEWS HIGHLIGHTS At tonight’s State of the Union address, President and Mrs. Obama will host two of the nation’s brightest young scientific minds – one a winner of the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair 2009 and the other a top finalist in the Intel Science Talent Search 2009; both competitions are programs of Society for Science & the Public.These young scienti

Three-Hundred Young Scientists to be Honored as Semifinalists  in the Intel® Science Talent Search 2010High School Seniors Selected from Largest Applicant Pool since 1996 WHEN: 4 p.m. EST Jan. 13 WHAT: Three-hundred seniors from 175 high schools across the country will be named semifinalists in the Intel® Science Talent Search 2010, a program of Society for Science & the Public. As America’s oldest and most prestigious pre-college science competition, the Intel Science Talent Search brings t

Society for Science & the Public Announces Sites for World’s Largest  International High School Science Competitions Through 2019  WASHINGTON, D.C. – October 18, 2009Society for Science & the Public (SSP) today announced Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, and Phoenix as host cities from 2011 to 2019 for the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, a program of SSP. The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) is the world’s largest international precollege science com

Science Service Evolves into Society for Science & the PublicLeading Nonprofit Organization Informs, Educates and Inspires WASHINGTON, D.C. – Jan. 11, 2008Science Service, one of the nation’s oldest non-profit organizations dedicated to public engagement in science and science education, today announced it has become Society for Science & the Public (SSP). Founded by E.W. Scripps and William Ritter in 1921, SSP continues to own and administer the world’s leading pre-college science compe