CRANE, Ind., Sept. 25 -- Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news release:
Fifty high school students, participating in the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport's annual summer Undersea Technology Apprenticeship Program (UTAP), aimed at introducing students to STEM by building hands-on skills in robotics and engineering, received guidance from employees on potential career tracks.
The students from Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, California and Texas attended this year's program during two three-week sessions held in July and August.
Michael DeSousa, program manager for K-12 STEM Outreach at Division Newport, recruited volunteers from Division Newport's technical departments to speak with the studen...