By Sid Perkins
Forty students who defy the national trend of slumping test scores in math and science reaped rewards for their excellence this week.
At a black-tie dinner in Washington, D.C., the Intel Science Talent Search handed out top awards in its 2002 competition for high school seniors. The contest, formerly sponsored by Westinghouse, has been administered for 61 years by Science Service, the publisher of Science News.