Published since 1922, Science News magazine is now available on newsstands nationwide WASHINGTON, D.C. – May 26, 2010Society for Science & the Public (Society), publisher of Science News magazine, announced today that Science News can now be found on newsstands. Science News is a vital element of the science community. It is now available at 534 newsstands in the United States, from Washington, D.C., to San Diego to Anchorage, Alaska. Published since 1922, the biweekly print publication reac

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

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

Council of the American Meteorological Society awards Sid Perkins annual award for Distinguished Science Journalism WASHINGTON, D.C. – November 3, 2009Society for Science & the Public (SSP), publisher of Science News magazine, announced today that the Council of the American Meteorological Society voted to designate Science News writer Sid Perkins recipient of the Distinguished Science Journalism Award in the Atmospheric and Related Sciences.  At its recent meeting, the Council selected Sid

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