Monday, March 16, 2009
Eight South Asian innovators among 40 finalists meet Obama
A ll forty Intel Science Talent Search finalists, including eight of Indian descent offered President Barack Obama their ideas in a meeting at the White House on March 9. They discussed the role of math and science education in solving some of today's most important global problems, said Intel in a press release.
"What's cool is that President Obama is really on board in terms of supporting science education," said Aniruddha Deshmukh from Cupertino, Calif., one of the finalists. "He said he's supporting policies that would increase funding towards science and education programs on a very large scale in the U.S. That's really key."
The students had to cut short their science project presentations to respond to the President's invite.
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"What's cool is that President Obama is really on board in terms of supporting science education," said Aniruddha Deshmukh from Cupertino, Calif., one of the finalists. "He said he's supporting policies that would increase funding towards science and education programs on a very large scale in the U.S. That's really key."
The students had to cut short their science project presentations to respond to the President's invite.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: education programs, finalists meet Obama, Intel, Intel Science Talent Search finalists, President Barack Obama, President's invite, role of math and science education, White House
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