Women and STEM Careers
Carol Jacoby, a research scientist for the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command's Institute of Chemical Defense, works in the newly renovated Collaborative Research Facility at Aberdeen...
View ArticleDOD Schools Engage Students With Technology
(DODEA photo) By Elaine Sanchez American Forces Press Service When children walk into a Defense Department school this year, they may be handed a laptop or electronic reader, or perhaps they’ll be...
View ArticleLIVE NOW: ONR Distinguished Lecture Series Presents “The Future of...
Watch now as Dr. James J. Duderstadt, University of Michigan President Emeritus and National Medal of Technology and Innovation Laureate discusses the future of engineering education. Editor’s note:...
View ArticleRecycling saves Keesler hospital $62,000
The Keesler Hospital’s operating room is once again “going green” on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Joan Sullivan passes Capt. Wendy Wilkins a remanufactured harmonic scalpel used for laparoscopic...
View ArticleMotivation STEMS From Learning
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education is sailing full speed ahead nationally as Navy laboratories, including the Naval Medical Research Center (NMRC), participate in the...
View ArticleThe Opportunity Of A Lifetime
Ever wonder what it’s like to be part of a NASA team? Well, three student interns have been given the opportunity of a lifetime. They were asked to create a major component for the Balloon Experimental...
View ArticleHydrologic Engineers For A Day
A Jenkins High School student lowers a water quality probe into the Savannah Harbor during a boat tour hosted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District. (Photo by George Jumara) Nineteen...
View ArticleThink About It
Do you know what happens to a glass of water in a vacuum like space? Would you believe one of the reactions is to boil? No, seriously. Think about it: Think About is an ongoing series of short...
View ArticleMath, Science Group Expands Advanced Placement In Military-connected Schools
Military-connected students are getting better access to advanced placement courses in public high schools and more support in those classes thanks to the efforts of a national nonprofit organization....
View ArticleSTEM Leaders Encourage An Early Start In Science
What have you done for STEM lately? Mary Doak is the program manager for community and education outreach at the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command‘s Edgewood Chemical Biological...
View ArticleScience & Tech Skills Increasingly Vital
(Graphic illustration by Jessica L. Tozer) A senior DOD official said the Defense Department needs to be thinking now about how to best recruit a workforce skilled in science and technology, which will...
View ArticleAcross The Digital Distance: The Virtual School
(graphic illustration by Jessica L. Tozer) When I was a teenager, I used to dream of a future where I didn’t have to actually GO to school. I think all teenagers go through that feeling at one point or...
View ArticleDARPA Competitors Develop Robots for Disaster Response
Leaps forward in simulation technology and cloud computing are making it possible for challengers from around the world to compete for support from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to...
View ArticleFossils, Seeds, and Space Rocks
In a memorandum released recently, OSTP Director John P. Holdren directs federal agencies to develop policies that will improve the management of and access to scientific collections that they own or...
View ArticleForum Pushes Warfighter Performance, Training to New Levels
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) recently hosted more than 100 experts for discussions on how science and technology can improve warfighter performance – and in the process assembled a panel of...
View ArticleInvesting in the Next Generation of STEM Leaders
Canvassing for the nation’s future engineering talent starts through community outreach programs, and the district seized the opportunity to showcase a variety of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers missions...
View ArticleDoD Joins Forces to Invest in STEM Education
From cell phones to household computers, STEM keeps the world connected. The Department of Defense (DoD) is making an investment to ensure military children have access to science, technology,...
View ArticleNavy Scientists and Engineers Mentor Virginia Students
Navy scientists and engineers are steering young people to potential science and math careers. The Navy-mentored “Hornets” and “RoboJackets” joined 50 robotics teams –all with intriguing names– to...
View ArticleYoung Engineers Showcase Innovation at International Submarine Races
Wet suit? ✓ Breathing apparatus? ✓ Submarine that would make even the least claustrophobic person twitch? ✓ Submarine storage container belonging to an International Submarine Races team at NAVSEA...
View ArticleUSNA Midshipmen Dazzle STEM Students
By Cynthia Greenwood DoD Corrosion Policy and Oversight Office At the United States Naval Academy (USNA) Summer STEM Program, seasoned midshipmen gained vital leadership experience as they prepare to...
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