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DARS (Department of Aging and Rehabilitative Services) 2022 Drone Camp

by Kristyn DamadeoDrones, Higher Education, Pilots, STEM, Technology, UnmannedPosted on No Comments

The Virginia Space Grant Consortium’s GeoTEd-UAS program teamed up with the Virginia Peninsula Community College (VPCC [formerly Thomas Nelson CC]) in partnership with Virginia’s Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS) to conduct two drone camps focused on special needs students from area high schools in Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson, and Williamsburg/James City County. The …

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GeoTEd-UAS Internship Completion

by Kristyn DamadeoDrones, Internships, STEM, STEM Internships, Technology, UnmannedPosted on No Comments

Six community college students and three community college faculty recently completed an intensive internship program conducting UAS research and flight testing. Led by VSGC and funded by the NSF, the GeoTEd-UAS Internship program was in partnership with Virginia Tech's site in the Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS), a multi-university NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Center. …

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