Science and Technology Policy

Philippine Math Olympiad winners gun for int'l honors

10 Feb 2012

The PMO is the oldest, most prestigious, and arguably the most challenging math competition held among public and private high school students in the country. It is organized by the Mathematical Society of the Philippines with the Department of Science and Technology’s Science Education Institute.

What You Missed: Open for Questions on Innovation for Global Development

9 Feb 2012

Yesterday, the White House hosted a live video chat with Dr. Rajiv Shah, Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development, Gayle Smith, Special Assistant to the President & Senior Director of the National Security Council and Tom Kalil, Deputy Director for Policy, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy & Senior Advisor for Science, Technology, and Innovation, National ...

Carnegie's Richard Meserve receives inaugural Garwin Award

9 Feb 2012

( Carnegie Institution ) The Federation of American Scientists presented Richard A. Meserve, the Carnegie Institution president, with the inaugural 2011 Richard L. Garwin Award on Feb. 8, for "his distinguished service and significant contributions to nuclear safety as chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and for more than 30 years of leadership in science policy." The award "reaffirms ...