Intel Science Talent Search awards $600,000 to 300 student semifinalists and 166 schools; Prestigious science competition celebrates 60th anniversary.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-18 January 2001-INTEL: Intel Science Talent Search awards $600,000 to 300 student semifinalists and 166 schools; Prestigious science competition celebrates 60th anniversary (C)1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:17012001 SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Intel Corporation today announced that it is awarding $600,000 to 300 students from across the country, as well as the schools they attend, as semifinalists in the Intel Science Talent Search (Intel STS).

Americas oldest and most prestigious pre-college science competition, the Intel STS is often considered the Junior Nobel Prize. Each of the 300 students will receive $1,000 in recognition of their scientific achievements. In addition, each of the schools that placed a semifinalist in the...