WHAT:    Three hundred high school seniors will be named semifinalists in the Intel Science Talent Search 2015, a program of Society for Science & the Public. Visit http://student.societyforscience.org/intel-sts at 12:00 p.m. EST on January 7 to see the list of semifinalists.Starting in 2015, the Intel Science Talent Search – the nation’s oldest and most prestigious pre-college science and math competition – will feature a new awards structure to further reward young scientists and to recogn

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.,