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Armed with Science: The Junior Science and Humanities Symposium

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JSHS is designed to challenge and engage students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

JSHS is designed to challenge and engage students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Listen LIVE Wednesday, March 17, at 2 p.m. EDT, when we explore the Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS), a program that provides high school students the support and resources to design and conduct original research in science, technology, engineering and mathematics areas.

We’re joined by Dr. Lynn Smith, director of the European Regional JSHS and member of the Department of Defense Education Activity.

Smith will discuss the major goals of the program and how it’s working to widen the pool of trained talent that will ultimately conduct research and development vital to our nation. Several students and mentors taking part in the JSHS program will join the call to discuss their experiences and their plans for the future.

Tweet your questions to @ArmedwScience

To read the Defense.gov article, click here. 

To read the transcript, click here.

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    I love seeing the support of our younger kids getting to be truly involved. I read through the transcript earlier and I wish I would have heard it live to show the kids in my biology class. Thanks for sharing.

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