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

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