Nobel winners missing chance to touch lives of young scientists

Letter in Indianapolis looking for more profile for the young winners and Nobel Prize winners. A little harsh on the paper, and kudos to the editor for publishing it. The media profile is always a great multiplier for prize programs, and often the major impetus for actually hosting an award event. My recommendation is always to have the prize winners and key luminaries touch each others lives. I think it has bilateral, more than unilateral benefits.


Nobel Prize winners, bright students, little coverage IndyStar.com Opinion Letters to the editor May 16, 2006. The initial coverage of the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair was very good, but I was disappointed to find no coverage of the awards.

The earlier articles stated that there was $4 million in grants and scholarships. How sad that the outstanding individual achievements of these bright young people from around the world were not acknowledged by the host city's media. It also would have been nice to see interviews with some of the many Nobel Prize scientists in attendance. Too bad that the leading newspaper in a state with a strong life science initiative under way missed this opportunity to show young people that Indiana would be a great place to further their dreams.
Joanne Durbin
Indianapolis