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Department of Navy's HBCU/MI Faculty Start-up Program in Materials
The Department of Navy's HBCU/MI Faculty Start-up Program in Materials enhances infrastructure for HBCUs/MIs by providing start-up funding for new, untenured faculty members whose teaching and research impact DoD needs in materials science/engineering.
March 18, 2022
Free Search Engine Connects Classrooms with Science and Technology
An educational search engine funded by the Office of Naval Research has gone mobile just in time for the holidays with the Dec. 16 release of an iPad app.
January 01, 2012
Broadening High School Horizons: Naval STEM Expands Virtual Student Outreach
The Naval Horizons student essay contest—an educational video series from the Department of the Navy's Naval STEM education and outreach program—aims to inspire high school students by raising their awareness of the real-world science and technology challenges facing the Navy and Marine Corps today. The high school contest expands on the Naval Horizons contest launched last year, which focused on college students.
June 10, 2021
ONR Announces Multimillion-Dollar 'STEM Grand Challenge'
Chief of Naval Research Rear Adm. Nevin Carr announced an incentive plan to award up to $8 million for ideas aimed at boosting K-12 education in the sciences during a June 15-16 conference in Alexandria, Va.
June 15, 2011
Exceptional Engineering: Naval Employees Earn Black Engineer of the Year Awards
Four Department of the Navy (DoN) employees at the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) won 2021 Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA) from the US Black Engineer & Information Technology magazine.
February 18, 2021
Students' Underwater Robots Face off in National Competition
The 2012 National SeaPerch Challenge brings top teams from middle and high school together to compete with the underwater robots they’ve built as part of a curriculum designed to boost their skills and interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
April 13, 2012
ONR-funded STEM Program Offers Peek Into World of Real "CSI"
The Office of Naval Research funds a CSI-styled summer camp at Southern Methodist University.
July 20, 2011
Titanic Discoverer Embarks on ONR Mission to Boost STEM Education
Oceanographer Dr. Robert Ballard has received a grant from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to employ his tele-presence technology comprising advanced robotics and high-bandwidth ship-to-shore communications in support of ocean exploration and STEM education.
April 18, 2012
Attention, Science Fans! Naval STEM Launches Newest Naval Horizons Essay Contest
The Department of the Navy’s (DoN) Naval STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) program has gone live with the newest iteration of its popular Naval Horizons student essay contest for high school and college students.
March 21, 2024
Remarkable Robotics: ROVs Shine in ONR-Sponsored International SeaPerch Challenge
More than 130 teams of elementary, middle and high school students from around the world competed at the annual International SeaPerch Challenge on June 4 at the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland.
June 10, 2022