61 LI students named Intel semifinalists
Photo credit: Newsday/Audrey C. Tiernan | Students from Jericho High School, 2012 semifinalists in The Intel Science Talent Search. (Jan. 11, 2012)
Long Island's 2012 Intel finalists & semifinalists
LI winners of prestigious science competitions
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Meet the 2012 semifinalists
61 LIers in semis
Long Island once again produced more student winners in the national Intel science contest than any region of the country -- one out of every five, in fact.
Many teachers and professors, however, say the job of prepping teenage whizzes for competition against counterparts in California and other states is becoming tougher as schools cut back on their research budgets.
Wednesday, the...
