Obama to Host White House Science Fair Soon

President Obama will host the White House Science Fair next week to celebrate the student winners of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) competitions from across the country.

At the fair, Obama will view exhibits of student work, ranging from breakthrough research to new inventions, followed by remarks to an audience of students, science educators and business leaders on the importance of STEM education to the country’s economic future, the White house has announced.

Obama will likely use the occasion on February 7 to announce key steps that administration and its partners are taking to help more students excel in math and science and earn degrees in these subjects.

Obama hosted the first-ever White House Science Fair in late 2010, fulfilling a commitment he made at the launch of his Educate to Innovate campaign to inspire students to excel in math and science.