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USA Biology Olympiad National Finals

National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT)
USA Biology Olympiad selects National Finalists. Read full article.

The National Association of State Science and Mathematics Coalitions
The Center for Excellence in Education sponsors two student programs that nurture careers in science and technology. Read full article.

International Biology Olympiad

First Time in International Biology Olympiad History!!
U.S. Team Wins Four Gold Medals

In an unprecedented feat of accomplishment in the 15 years of the International Biology Olympiad Competition, the USA Team brought 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. Read full article.

Black Issues in Higher Education
In an unprecedented feat of accomplishment in the 15 years of International Biology Olympiad Competition, the U.S. team, composed of four high school students, brought home four gold medals. Read full article.

AP College Board
The Team representing the U.S. at the International Biology Olympiad Competition has won four gold medals. Read full article.

Fairfax Connection
Rising MIT freshman participated in the International Biology Olympiad in Australia. Read full article.

National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT)
A team of four biology students representing the United States brought home four gold medals from the IBO. Read full article.

USA Today
Four of the USA's top high school biology students have been selected to represent the nation in the International Biology Olympiad July 12-18 in Brisbane, Australia. Read full article.

Virginia Biotechnology Association
USA wins four gold medals in IBO - One winner from Virginia. Read full article.

Washington Post
Student Biologist Brings Home the Gold. Read full article.

CBS Radio News
A student at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology is among the four members of the U.S. Team that won four gold medals at the International Biology Olympiad in Australia. Read full article.

Center for Excellence in Education Announces Winners of the International Biology Olympiad: Four-Member US Team—Four Medals

Vienna, Virginia, July 17, 2003 —The Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) today announced that the four-member US team won four medals—two silver and two bronze—at the International Biology Olympiad (IBO). Read full article.

What the IBO 2004 gold medalists are saying:


"The USABO National Finals was wonderful. It was wonderful to be exposed to such an inspiring environment. I met outstanding biologists who guided me, I saw scientific instruments that I had only read about, and with these very instruments I was able to do hands on experiments and experience science. It was a precious opportunity to live and study together with nineteen other biology-loving high school students." - ZeNan Chang, 2004 US Team


"I've participated in many academic programs and competitions, and none of them can compare to the experience of Biology Olympiad. Traveling to distant places, meeting new and interesting people, having discussions with the world's future scientists;it's a truly once-in-a-lifetime experience that I won't soon forget." - Brad Hargreaves, 2004 US Team


"The experience was great, all packed into a week, with trips to the zoo and rainforest, intense competition, and most important of all, meeting fellow biology students from different cultures. Winning gold medals with my teammates makes the event all the more memorable." - Clinton Hansen, 2004 US Team


- Katherine Aull, 2003 and 2004 US Team