Newsbriefs MAPS Research TARDEC officially kicked off a joint mission Dec. 3-4, 2013 to develop a Modular Active Protection System, known as MAPS, by welcoming technology leaders from across the Army. Officials from AMC, RDECOM, the Maneuver Center of Excellence at Fort Benning, Ga., and ground vehicle PEOs formed a joint team to deliver a common framework to enable affordable, reduced-weight, protective systems for ground vehicles. More on MAPS here: http://go.usa.gov/BBMw
STEM Superstars During its second full academic year, the STEM Superstar program continues to bring science, technology, engineering and mathematics to elementary students around Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. CERDEC created the STEM Superstar program to engage Harford and Cecil County students from first through fifth grade in stimulating activities challenging students to think creatively and solve problems like an engineer. “Building, imagining, discovering – these are all things kids do naturally when they play,” said
Erica Bertoli, CERDEC Educational Outreach team lead. “No one ever puts the word engineering next to it, but that’s what they’re doing.
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Main Expo: June, 24-25, 2014 Summit A: Fort Bragg SOF Outlook: June 24, 2014 Summit B: Fort Bragg Acquisition Outlook: June 25th, 2014 Live Fire Day: June, 26th 2014 Officers Club, Fort Bragg North Carolina
We hope that STEM Superstar shows students that engineering is truly a creative science.” More on STEM here: http://go.usa.gov/BBJB
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