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WATCH: Teen Uses Piano To Invent Landmine Detector

Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Landmine Detector, Intel-Science-Competition-2012, Marian Bechtel, Teen Inventors, Nithin-Tumma, Intel Science Talent Search, Samantha Garvey, Teen Scientists, Landmines, Video, Teen News

Meet Marian Bechtel. She's a 17-year-old pianist, scientist, 2012 Intel Talent Search finalist, and passionate anti-war activist. Oh, and a normal hig...

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Whoa. Teen Wins $100,000 Science Prize!

The Huffington Post | Marissa Piazzola | Posted 03.15.2012

Read More: Breast Cancer Research, Video, Angela Zhang, Intel-Science-Competition-2012, Nithin Tumma, Intel Science Talent Search, Google Science Fair, Samantha Garvey, Teen News

An amazing high school senior's research is making waves in the science community this week -- and may impact in the future of cancer treatment. 17-ye...

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Once-Homeless Science Wiz Moves Into New Home

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 03.30.2012

Read More: Video, Ny News, Intel Science Talent Search, Samantha Garvey, Samantha Garvey New Home, New York News, Suffolk County, Bay-Shore, New York News

BAY SHORE, N.Y. -- A New York teen who was living at a homeless shelter when she was picked as a semifinalist in a prestigious national science compet...

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Homeless Teen Attends State Of The Union

Posted 01.25.2012

Read More: Long Island, Video, Ny News, Intel Science Talent Search, Samantha Garvey, Representative Steve Israel, New York News, Suffolk County, State of the Union, New York News

Samantha Garvey-- the Long Island high school student nominated as a semi-finalist for the prestigious Intel science award while she and her family we...

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Homeless Science Whiz Knocked Out Of Scientist Contest

AP | Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Science Competition, Video, Teenager, Homelessness, Intel Science Talent Search, Samantha Garvey, Science, Science Contest, New York, Intel, Science News

BRENTWOOD, N.Y. — A New York high school student who attracted national attention after it was reported that she was living in a homeless shelte...

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David Ramirez

Homeless Latina Science Competition Semifinalist Finds Inspiration In Family's Setbacks

HuffingtonPost.com | David Ramirez | Posted 01.20.2012

Read More: Video, Intel Competition, Intel Science Talent Search, Samantha Garvey, Latino Voices News

New York -- America is slowly taking notice of the inspirational details that mark the life of a young woman from Long Island named Samantha Garvey, w...

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Conspiracy of Love Leads to Remarkable Scientific Achievement

Elizabeth Marincola | Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Intel Science Talent Search, Science Education, Samantha Garvey Science, Achievement Education, Corey Booker Newark, Science Fairs, Conspiracy Love Booker, Impact News
Elizabeth Marincola

How did this impressive young woman, despite her unsettled circumstances, achieve a distinction coveted by students with much greater comfort and resources? She appears to have benefited from a "conspiracy of love."

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Homeless Teen Up For Prestigious Science Prize Gets House

AP | By FRANK ELTMAN | Posted 03.15.2012

Read More: Homelessness, Intel Science Talent Search, Ny News, Samantha Garvey, Homeless Teen, Brentwood-Ny, New York News, Suffolk County, Brentwood-High-School, New York News

BRENTWOOD, N.Y. -- Samantha Garvey and her family had been living in a shelter for several days when they got word the 17-year-old aspiring marine bio...

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Homeless Teen Is Semifinalist In Prestigious Science Competition

Wall Street Journal | Posted 01.12.2012

Read More: Intel Science Competition 2012, High School News, Intel Science Talent Search, Intel Science Competition, Samantha Garvey, Homeless Teens, Teen Impact, High School News

A 17-year-old homeless teenager from Long Island is a semifinalist of the prestigious national Intel science competition. Samantha Garvey is one of 61...

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The Intel Science Talent Search and the Growth of American Scientists

James M. Gentile | Posted 06.19.2011

Read More: Society for Science & the Public, Scientific Innovation, Dudley Herschbach, Research Corporation for Science Advancement, Intel Corporation, Research Competitions, Long Island, Intel Science Talent Search, Success With Science, Education News
James M. Gentile

Bringing science and scientific research into American mainstream culture is one of the crucial challenges of our nation. The Intel Science Talent Search plays an important role in that regard.

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Science Transcends the Lab -- and the Silver Screen

Elizabeth Marincola | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Natalie Portman, Brian De Palma, STEM Education, Broadcom MASTERS, Acadamy Awards, Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, Intel Science Talent Search, Education News
Elizabeth Marincola

While it may seem on the surface that Portman's Oscar is incongruous with her background in scientific inquiry, there are many interesting connections between Hollywood and the science world.

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Natalie Portman: Science Geek

Newser | Posted 05.25.2011

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You probably already know that Natalie Portman is an Academy Award-winning actress, but did you know that she's also a science prodigy? ...

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Make Educating Future Scientists a Top Priority

James M. Gentile | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Success With Science: The Winner's Guide to Highschool Research, Research Corporation for Science Advancement, & Technology, President Obama, Harvard, State of the Union Address, Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, Science Education, Science Teaching, Stuyvesant High School, Nation's Report Card, Intel Science Talent Search, New York Post, Science Teachers, Science, Siemens Competition in Math, Public Education, Education News
James M. Gentile

The Nation's Report Card released information on the performance of students in science. The results should be a call to action for all who care about the economic preeminence of our nation.

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Harvard Students Promote Science Education in New Book

James M. Gentile | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Research Corporation for Science Advancement, Rancho Palos Verdes, Science Education, Harvard College, National Science Foundation, 2011 State of the Union, Science Research, President Barack Obama, Terence M. Considine Fellow, The Siemens Competition in Math Science and Technology, Harvard Business School, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Harvard University, University of Pennsylvania, Graduate Research Fellow, Intel Science Talent Search, High School Science Competition, Fun With Science, High School Science, Books News
James M. Gentile

Five current or recent Harvard undergraduates hope to inspire high school students to become involved in science with a new book titled Success with Science: The Winners' Guide to High School Research.

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Young Scientists Inspire the President and the Nation

Elizabeth Marincola | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: White House Science Fair, Nobel Prize, Elizabeth Marincola, Society for Science & the Public, President Obama, Dudley Herschbach, Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, Intel Science Talent Search, Education News
Elizabeth Marincola

At the White House Science Fair some of the brightest minds in the country discussed projects and policy to promote the kind of learning environment that supports the success of young scientists.

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