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ONR’s directorates balance a robust science and technology (S&T) portfolio, allocating funds to meet the warfighter's requirements.

Explore the Ocean from Anywhere
With continued support from the Office of Naval Research, oceanographer Dr. Robert Ballard—best known for the discovery of the wreck of the Titanic—has created a new 24-hour “newsroom” to track activity aboard research ships and broadcast findings to students and teachers around the world.
Exploration Now seeks to get more students interested in science and engineering through live-stream video and real-time interaction with scientists aboard a variety of vessels.
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International Submarine Races
12th International Submarine Races (Details)
Naval Warfare Center Carderock Division, Bethesda, Md.
June 24-28, 2013
The 12th International Submarine Races, a biennial engineering design competition, will take place beginning June 24 at the David Taylor Model Basin, Naval Warfare Center Carderock Division. The event tests the creative skills of young engineering students, with prizes awarded for speed, design, best use of composite materials, and innovations. Participants hail from colleges, universities as well as technical and high schools from around the world.
Forum Focused on Business of Research
Did you miss the 2013 Naval Opportunity Forum? A new video can help fill the void ...
The event provided a preview of more than 200 technologies funded by the Navy's Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs, among others. Catch highlights from the floor of the three-day event. (Watch the Naval Opportunity Forum round-up on YouTube.)
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