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Feb. 1, 2013 / 6:22 AM

Obama schedule for Friday, Feb. 1

President Barack Obama in Washington Jan. 28, 2013. UPI/Ron Sachs/Pool

President Barack Obama in Washington Jan. 28, 2013. UPI/Ron Sachs/Pool | License Photo

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- President Obama awards national medals in science and technology to researchers and inventors Friday, the White House said.

The daily schedule indicated Obama will:

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-- Receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office.

-- Award 12 researchers the National Medal of Science and 11 inventors the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, the highest honors the U.S. government bestows on scientists, engineers, and inventors.

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