29 April 2024 Cetacean Celebration: ONR Sponsors Family-Friendly Dolphin Workshops in South Carolina Thousands of wildlife lovers learned about the lives and health of dolphins during workshops sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) — in partnership with the National Marine Mammal Foundation (NMMF).The interactive events — titled “Dolphin Doctor: On the Front Lines of Marine Mammal
19 April 2024 Medicine, Manufacturing, Molecules: DoN Shines at Navy League STEM Expo The free event gave local students the opportunity to engage and be inspired by all things STEM — or science, technology, engineering and math. It also enabled them to learn about the newest iteration of the Naval Horizons student essay contest — organized by the Department of the Navy’s (DoN) Naval
10 April 2024 Secretary Del Toro Releases Science and Technology Strategy, Offers Path for Sustained Innovation NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — To empower U.S. Sailors and Marines to operate amid today’s security, economic and geopolitical challenges, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro released the 2024 Naval Science and Technology (S&T) Strategy.
22 March 2024 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.First launched in 2020, Naval Horizons is a STEM educational video
23 February 2024 DOWN UNDER DEMO: ONR TOUTS ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECH AT AUSTRALIAN EVENT The Office of Naval Research (ONR) — and its international arm, ONR Global — participated in the recent Autonomous Warrior 2023 (AW23) exercise, located at HMAS Creswell in Jervis Bay, Australia.
22 January 2024 Mine Mission: Marine Corps Looks to Boost Mine Countermeasure Capabilities ARLINGTON, Va. — Sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR), in partnership with I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), the event demonstrated ONR-funded technologies designed to enhance the Marine Corps’ capability in carrying out amphibious operations — including explosive
21 December 2023 Mighty Mentorship: Navy Civilian Employee Wins DoD STEM Advocacy Award The DoD STEM Advocate of the Quarter award is one of several prestigious accolades the Office of the Deputy Chief Technology Officer for Science and Technology — located within the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering — presents to individuals and teams within the DoD
04 October 2023 OPPORTUNITY OUTREACH: NAVAL WORKSHOP CELEBRATES TALENT AT HBCU/MIS For the first time since before the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of the Navy’s (DoN) Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) Program sponsored its annual Naval Opportunity Awareness Workshop (OAW) in person.
30 September 2023 BEST AND BRIGHTEST: ONR’S 2024 YOUNG INVESTIGATORS The ONR YIP is a highly competitive program that attracts outstanding early-career academics in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) to propose innovative solutions to Navy and Marine Corps warfighter challenges. Prior academic accomplishments and potential for significant
23 August 2023 Competitive Edge: Students Win CNR Scholarship Awards at Global Science Fair Arlington, Va. - For excellence in research areas such as robotics and machine learning, the Department of the Navy’s (DoN) Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) Program recently presented $15,000 scholarship awards to five students competing in the