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College Summit is honored to announce it has been awarded $125,000 of President Obama's $1.4 million Nobel Peace Prize award, which will support students in communities across the country on their path to higher education.

Samsung Electronics America Inc., a market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, today announced it will bring the first ever view of Hollywood’s red carpet arrivals live in 3D to guests at an invitation only viewing event at the Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on Sunday, March 7, 2010.

The new Škoda Superb Estate will become the most luxurious and most practical car ever to wear the famous Škoda badge when it goes on sale on 26 February.

NPR News has earned 15 honors in the 2010 White House News Photographers Association’s "The Eyes of History" awards. The annual awards, announced last week, recognize outstanding achievements in photojournalism.

Siemens technologies took first place in two categories of the first Innovation Prize for Climate and Environment awarded by Germany’s Federal Environment Ministry and the Federation of German Industries (BDI). German Environment Minister Norbert Röttgen and BDI Director General Werner Schnappauf presented the awards – totaling €125,000 – to winners in five categories in Berlin on Thursday.

The E-Class has always taken its place in the ranks of the world’s most popular automobiles. An impressive collection of major national and international awards underlines its exceptional status.

The German Design Council presented the “Design Prize of the Federal Republic of Germany 2010” to AUDI AG today in Frankfurt.

The renowned Chicago Athenaeum – Museum of Architecture and Design has given three Mercedes-Benz models a singular honour by presenting the E-Class, the E-Class Coupé and the SLR Stirling Moss with the GOOD DESIGN® Award – the oldest award for outstanding product design.

MINI Owner, David Loveall of Kansas City, Missouri is crowned the "Open One" after 555.55 hours of top-down motoring

Boeing will research and further develop the system concepts and advance key technologies that are applicable to a capsule-based crew transport system.

As fuel economy and emissions gain even greater awareness among today's new car shoppers, Volkswagen of America, Inc. is honored to have its 2.0-liter four-cylinder TDI® Clean Diesel engine selected by Ward's Automotive Group as one of the "10 Best Engines" for 2010.

Consumer Guide named four GMC vehicles to its annual Best Buy and Recommended Award list. The 2010 GMC Acadia and Yukon were awarded top honors as “Best Buys” in the midsize and large SUV class, and the 2010 Terrain and Sierra were named as “Recommended Buys” in the midsize SUV and large pick up class.

Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) today announced that its industry-leading security products received top reviews from two respected independent testing bodies, AV-Comparatives and AV-Test.org.

In recognition of its exemplary work in speeding up highway improvements, the consultancy company Porsche Consulting GmbH, Bietigheim-Bissingen, was today awarded the “Yellow Angel 2010″ innovation prize in Munich by Allgemeine Deutsche Automobil-Club (ADAC)

The next-generation Ford Focus was named “Most Significant” vehicle at the 2010 North American International Auto Show

Both Audi product premieres at the Detroit Auto Show, the Audi e-tron show car and the Audi A8 production car, have won prestigious Awards.

The ADAC has awarded the “Gelber Engel” for the sixth time in Munich yesterday. The award is viewed as one of the most coveted trophies in the auto industry.

Introduced into the Automotive Loyalty Awards this year, the “Most Improved Loyalty to Make” award honors the automotive brand that garnered the greatest percentage point improvement in consumer loyalty over the course of 2009

The Mercedes-Benz E-Class has emerged the winner of the largest vote to establish Germany’s most popular car by a wide margin.

Subaru of America, Inc. today announced that the 2010 Subaru Outback has won Cars.com's Platinum Award for Best New Wagon of 2010. Additionally, the 2010 Subaru Forester was named Cars.com's Best Car for Small Families.