March 29, 2024

Middle School Girls Will Be STEM-ING Saturday

Middle School

On Saturday, May 7, The Patuxent Partnership and other sponsors will bring middle school girls to St. Mary’s College of Maryland to help them celebrate the awesome and fulfilling experience of working in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields.

Ridge Elementary Robotics Team Wins World Design

Ridge Elementary

The RES Rockets robotics team claimed the top award in their division for robot design at the 2016 VEX World Championship.

Model Aeronautics Competition Starts in Hollywood

Model Aeronautics

The Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) is about to begin its first year of compeititno, and St. Mary’s County will be the first location for regional competitions that have been scheduled throughout the country. The Patuxent Aeromodelers RC Club will host the first leg of the year’s events on April 23 and 24, 2016, in Hollywood, with support from The Patuxent Partnership.

Regional Innovators Sought

Innovators

The Maryland Department of Commerce recently sent a message to The Patuxent Partnership requesting help with research on how to improve Southern Maryland by commercializing products that have been developed at military installations.

Autonomous Tools Urgent Needs of Warfighter

RADM Mark Darrah

The warfighter needs solutions yesterday, tools that support mission autonomy are urgently sought.

NAWCAD Director Urges More Business Partnership

NAWCAD Executive Director Leslie D. Taylor stands ready to engage the business community in fruitful partnerships.

GMHS STEM Students Present Projects

GMHS STEM

As 34 of the seniors at Great Mills High School get closer to graduation, they are also completing STEM Capstone Presentations, and on April 14 from 5 to 7 pm, the community can come to the school and get a glimpse of what these students have been doing.

Autonomous Systems Capabilities: View from Pax

Autonomous Systems Capabilities: The View from Pax River, April 12 at So. Md. Higher Education Center features RADM Mark Darrah.

Volunteer at Robotics Competition April 16

Robotics

There will be many volunteers at the LEGO Robotics Competition, but more are still needed, and The Patuxent Partnership is hoping to send extra help to the April 16 event in La Plata.

Code-Breaking vs Cyber-Threats

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Former National Intelligence Director VADM Mike McConnell says US code-breaking skills will ultimately prevail in the escalating threats associated with cyber-security, but it will get worse before it gets better.