Watch a documentary about Nina Fedoroff, C. R. Rao, and Irwin Mueller, Eberly College of Science faculty members who have received the National Medal of Science.Fedoroff to Receive National Medal of Science: Live Webcast at 1:40 p.m. on Friday, 27 July
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17 July 2007 —Nina V. Fedoroff, the Verne M. Willaman Chair in Life Sciences and Evan Pugh Professor at Penn State, is one of eight scientists who will receive the 2006 National Medal of Science from President Bush during a White House ceremony on 27 July 2007. The award is the nation's highest honor for lifetime achievement in scientific research. A live webcast will begin at 1:40 p.m. (as per an update from the White House at 10:10: a.m. on 26 July) on the White House web site: http://www.whitehouse.gov.
More information about Dr. Fedoroff's selection for this award is on the web at http://www.science.psu.edu/alert/Fedoroff7-2007.htm
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