The 2022 Golden Goose Award

2022 Documentary Film

“It takes courage to research areas when the benefits are not known at the outset, and the fear of failure might be discouraging, but it must not inhibit the imagination and work of the scientific community. ”
— Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)

2022 Award Ceremony

 

The 2021 Golden Goose Award

2021 Virtual Award Ceremony

2021 DOCUMENTARY FILM

 

The 2020 Golden Goose Award

2020 virtual AWARD CEREMONY

2020 DOCUMENTARY FILM

“I hope in this time of turmoil and trouble and worry and concern, that we can appreciate science more than ever and boost the budgets of government-funded programs so that more scientists can do more great work.”
— Rep. Jim Cooper (D-TN)
 

The 2019 Golden Goose Award

2019 Award Ceremony

2019 documentary Film

“We need to celebrate our profession, celebrate science, celebrate discovery and celebrate the best hope for the future of the planet.”
— Rep. Jim Cooper (D-TN)
 

The 2018 Golden Goose Award

2018 awardees

2018 Documentary video

2018 Award Ceremony video

“We must continue to invest in curiosity-driven scientific research in order to remain the global leader in innovation.”
— Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY)

Eradication of the Screwworm

a new video on 2016 winner "The Sex Life of the Screwworm Fly"

Researchers at the world's only facility dedicated to screwworm eradication, the Comisión para la Erradicación del Gusano (COPEG) in Panama, show how the Sterile Insect Technique works. The Screwworm Barrier Maintenance Program located at COPEG is managed by both the United States and Panamanian governments and seeks to reduce the damage caused by New World screwworms, which attack livestock and other warm-blooded mammals.
“It takes vision and persistence to solve our world’s most complex problems. ”
— Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)
“Innovation and discovery are part of the heartbeat of America.”
— Former Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL)

Photos from 2017 Golden Goose Award ceremony

“You never know where the Golden Goose will finally lay the egg.”
— Rep. Bill Foster (D-IL)

2012-2017 Documentary Short Films

2017 Awardees: Lotfi A. Zadeh, Joyce Longcore, Elaine Lamirande, Don Nichols, Allan Pessier, Kaichang Li

2016 Awardees: John J. Bartholdi III, Sunil Nakrani, Thomas D. Seeley, Craig A. Tovey, and John Hagood Vande Vate, Peter Bearman, Barbara Entwisle, Kathleen Mullan Harris, Ronald Rindfuss, and Richard Udry, Edward F. Knipling and Raymond C. Bushland

2015 Awardees: Walter Mischel, Yuichi Shoda, Philip K. Peake, Torsten Wiesel, David Hubel, Joel E. Cohen, and Christopher Small

2014 Awardees: Tiffany Field, Gary Evoniuk, Cynthia Kuhn, Saul Schanberg. Preston McAfee, Paul Milgrom, Robert Wilson, and Larry Smarr

2013 Awardees: Thomas Brock, Hudson Freeze, Alvin Roth, David Gale, Lloyd Shapley, and John Eng

2012 Awardees: Osamu Shimomura, Martin Chalfie, Roger Tsien, Jon Weber, Eugene White, Rodney White, Della Roy, and Charles Townes

past Award Ceremony Footage

2017 Ceremony - Library of Congress

“Few things are as important as scientific research to building a better future.”
— Rep. Jim Cooper (D-TN)

2016 Award Ceremony - Library of Congress

2015 Award Ceremony - Library of Congress

2014 Award Ceremony - Library of Congress

2013 Ceremony Part II - Reserve Officers Association

2013 Ceremony Part I - Venue - Reserve Officers Association

2012 Award Ceremony - Gold Room, Rayburn House Office Building

Speeches by members of Congress

Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK) congratulates awardees Knipling and Bushland on 2016 Golden Goose Award

Photos from 2012-2016 Award ceremonies