Forty Young Innovators Named Intel Science Talent Search 2011Finalists U.S. High School Seniors Recognized in Prestigious Science CompetitionNEWS HIGHLIGHTSForty high school seniors from across the country were named finalists in the Intel Science Talent Search 2011, a program of Society for Science & the Public.For the first time ever, California has surpassed New York as the state with the highest number of young innovators in the competition.Finalists will gather in Washington, D.C. in Ma

Eight Society for Science & the Public Science Fair Alumni Participate in the First White House Science FairPresident Obama Praises the Next Generation of Innovators WASHINGTON, D.C. – October 18, 2010Eight Society for Science & the Public (SSP) science fair alumni attended the first ever White House Science Fair today where President Obama honored winners of the nation’s top science competitions and viewed their award-winning projects.  Eight of the participants were in at least one of

Elmer’s Products will be the Official 2011 Classroom Partner of the National Middle School Science Competition IRVINE, Calif. and WASHINGTON, D.C. – October 21, 2010Society for Science & the Public (SSP) and Broadcom Foundation welcome Elmer’s Products, Inc. as the Official 2011 Classroom Partner of the Broadcom MASTERS™ competition. As part of their commitment to the program, Elmer’s, a leader in providing science fair products and presentation supplies, will provide inspiring awards for mi

The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, a program of Society for Science & the Public, announced its top winners in San Jose, Calif. Amy Chyao of Richardson, Texas, received the first-place Gordon E. Moore Award, a $75,000 prize in honor of the Intel co-founder and retired chairman and CEO.  Two additional top winners – Kevin Ellis of Vancouver, Wash. and Yale Fan, of Beaverton, Ore. – each received prizes of $50,000 from the Intel Foundation.

New Mexico Teen Erika DeBenedictis Awarded $100,000 NEWS HIGHLIGHTSIntel Science Talent Search 2010, a program of Society for Science & the Public, announced its top 10 winners in Washington, D.C.Winners received $630,000 in awards with the top winner, Erika DeBenedictis of New Mexico, receiving $100,000 from the Intel Foundation.WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 16, 2010Honoring the next generation of American innovators, Intel Corporation and Society for Science & the Public today announced the

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