To ensure that high-school students in Washington get the exposure they deserve, Siemens Foundation owned by Siemens AG (ADR)(OTCMKTS:SIEGY) keep organizing various competitions. As per the reports, it announced the 2015 class of regional finalists of competition in science, math and technology. It’s considered as one of the most sought after competitions in the country.
The Next Step
As part of the competition, Siemens Foundation has invited 97 students to appear in the next round of the competition. The procedure to shortlist candidates for the next round of the competition went through many rigorous steps. There were total 466 semi-finalists, out of whom these 97 bright minds have been chosen. Of 1800 submissions that Siemens received this year, these 97 had the best projects.
The next round of competition is likely to be held over three weekends in November. Details of these weekends and competition spot are as follows-
- Georgia Institute of Technology and Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Nov 6-7,
- The University of Texas at Austin and University of Notre Dame on November 13-14,
- California Institute of Technology and Carnegie Mellon University on November 20-21.
Before this, Siemens also created a celebrity patient education video featuring Hoda Kotb, who shared her story about breast cancer and how she survived it with the help of regular screening. October is celebrated as the Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Siemens’ video is focused on increasing awareness among general public and patients about breast cancer.
It’s not the first time when the company has come up with something like that. Siemens keep doing such projects from time to time as part of its commitment to increase awareness about cancer and woman health issues. The video is available for online and offline uses and can be downloaded by anyone, who wants to know more about the breast cancer. The management of Siemens hopes that such efforts will surely bring a change in the long run.
Siemens AG (ADR)(OTCMKTS:SIEGY) has been in an uptrend ever since hitting a 52 week low of $87.88 in October. The stock has been unable to move above the resistance zone at $98.10 and has swiftly moved below its 50 day moving average which is a cause for concern for traders and investors on the street. The relative strength index for the stock has given a sell signal which is indicative of the lack of inherent strength at the current moment. Traders and chartists on the street believe the stock could head to levels of $92 in the near term
