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

For Second Year in a Row, Females Dominate Intel International Science and Engineering Fair 2009 in Reno, NV NEWS HIGHLIGHTS Three young women win top awards at world’s largest pre-college science competitionEach received a $50,000 scholarship from the Intel Foundation.RENO, Nev. – May 15, 2009The Intel Foundation today announced top winners of the world’s largest pre-college science fair, the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF), a program of Society for Science & t

Intel Science Talent Search 2009 Winners Announced Eric Larson of Oregon Awarded $100,000 Intel Scholarship  WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 10, 2009Honoring the next generation of American innovators, Intel Corporation today announced the winners of America’s oldest and most prestigious pre-college science competition, the Intel Science Talent Search, a program of Society for Science & the Public. Eric Larson, 17, of Eugene, Ore., won the top award, a $100,000 scholarship from the Intel Foundation

Society for Science & the Public Receives $120 Million Investment to Further Science ProgrammingIntel to Support Nonprofit’s Legacy of Advancing Science and Math with 10-year Commitment  WASHINGTON, D.C. – October 21, 2008One of the nation’s oldest non-profit organizations dedicated to advancing public engagement in scientific research and education, Society for Science & the Public (Society), announced Intel will invest $120 million into its prestigious science and math competitions ove

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