Success Stories

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NPS Internship Offers Hands-On Experience

Jeremy, a June 2010 York High School graduate, interned part-time at the Naval Postgraduate School for nearly a year. There he learned a lot about electronics and had the opportunity to apply his knowledge in a real way. Read More

STEM Changes a College Student's Life

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During Marquita's junior year of college, she encountered a kidney disease that runs in her family. While recovering, she was accepted to the Science, Mathematics, And Research for Transformation (SMART) scholarship program. Read More

Bringing the Nano-World to Life

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Unlike many teenagers who enjoy a respite from the challenge of study before tackling their senior year of high school, Abby spent her summer as a Naval Postgraduate School intern learning to run a Scanning Electron Microscope. Read More

STEM in School

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Jessica, a seventh grade teacher and science department chair for King George County (VA) Schools, says that the STEM program has become so popular at her school that it is being embraced by non-science faculty.
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