First
Time in International Biology Olympiad History!! 
U.S. Four-Member Team -- Four Gold Medals
VIENNA, Virginia, July 19, 2004—In an unprecedented
feat of accomplishment in the 15 years of the International
Biology Olympiad Competition, the USA Team will bring home
four Gold medals. According to the Center for Excellence
in Education – sponsor of the USA Biology Olympiad – no
nation, including the U.S., has previously attained such
extraordinary success.
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Center for Excellence in Education Announces
Inauguration of
Research Science Institute at Caltech
VIENNA, Virginia, November 6, 2003 --- Virginia-based
Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) and Caltech today
announced
the inauguration of the Research Science Institute (RSI),
a six-week summer program for academically talented high
school science students. Read
full article.
Center for Excellence in Education Building
Understanding between Young Scholars from the US and the
Arab and Islamic World
The Research Science Institute Focuses on Scientific Excellence and Developing
Mutual Respect
Vienna, Virginia, July 18, 2003—The
Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) opened the twentieth
Annual Research Science Institute sponsored
in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts. CEE’s flagship program
, which started in June and will end in August, is one of
several that reflects the Center’s mission to nurture
careers of excellence and leadership in science and technology
for high school students.
Students from Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Pakistan, Singapore
and Turkey are among the 79 students (representing 33 states
in the US and 13 countries) attending the prestigious six-week
program in Boston from June 23-August 1, 2003. Read full
article.
First USA Biology Olympiad Established by Center for Excellence
in Education:
Blue Ribbon Committee Formed
Vienna, Virginia, March 7, 2003—A Blue
Ribbon Committee for the USA Biology Olympiad
has been named. Consisting of corporate and academic
leaders, Nobel Laureates and others committed to fostering
leadership and excellence in biology education in the
U.S., the Blue Ribbon Committee guides the strategic
growth of the program, appoints members to the Academic
Committee and deals with high-level issues relevant
to science and technology. Read
full article.
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