by Naval STEM | Aug 3, 2023 | News From The Field
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (July 26, 2023) Elementary school students attending Starbase Victory MedBase summer camp, hosted by Portsmouth City School District, toured Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) July 26, as part of an effort by the district to expose children to the...
by Naval STEM | Aug 3, 2023 | News From The Field
NEWPORT, R.I. – Hundreds of employees and their children — or grandchildren, nieces or nephews — roamed the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport campus on June 23 for Bring a Child to Work Day, the annual event with dozens of demonstrations designed...
by Naval STEM | Aug 3, 2023 | News From The Field
DAHLGREN, Va. – Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) is committed to providing fun and engaging opportunities for students across the region to gain unique experiences in STEM fields, even during summer vacation. Over the course of two days,...
by Naval STEM | Jul 27, 2023 | Naval STEM News
Outside the University of Maryland’s (UMD) recreation center, teams of students laugh and talk excitedly with one another. Once inside, though, discussions are limited to commands and instructions for students competing in RoboNation’s International SeaPerch...
by Naval STEM | Jul 21, 2023 | News From The Field
Ladies and gentleman, start your engines! NIWC Atlantic’s STEM team waved the green flag on an exciting summer of learning with a kick-off event Memorial Day weekend at the Coca Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. STEM volunteers...
by Naval STEM | Jul 17, 2023 | News From The Field
SeaPerch is an innovative underwater robotics program that equips teachers and students with the resources they need to build an underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) in an in-school or out-of-school setting. Students build the ROV from a kit comprised of...
by Naval STEM | Jul 12, 2023 | News From The Field
Students from 15 schools across Key, Kitsap and Olympic peninsulas recently had a chance to show off their engineering skills by participating in the 2023 Navy Bridge Building Challenge, which culminated with live-load testing at the U.S. Naval Undersea Museum on May...
by Naval STEM | Jul 11, 2023 | News From The Field
WEST BETHESDA, Md. – Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division welcomed the return of the International Submarine Race (ISR) to its David Taylor Model Basin in West Bethesda, Maryland, June 26-30, for the first time since before the COVID-19 Pandemic. Teams...
by Naval STEM | Jul 5, 2023 | News From The Field
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. – Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) gave students throughout Eastern North Carolina a hands-on look at careers in engineering as part of the depot’s 2023 National Engineers Week outreach efforts. Engineers from the...
by Naval STEM | Jun 22, 2023 | Alumni
As a child, Kayla Bouknight knew she was going to follow her parents and join the Navy. That was the future. However, fate intervened. A biology major at Hampton University, the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) cadet was leading her first run when she...
