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    A close-up of the Raspberry Pi computer.

    FOCUS ON STEM: How about some Raspberry Pi?

    Michael Porter is encouraging students' interest in STEM subjects through the use of Raspberry Pi computers.
  • Woman stands by waterfront in Norfolk, Virginia.

    Norfolk District’s ‘Hero’ delivers real estate, strengthens community relations

    For Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to “Move the Dirt,” skilled employees must first “Get the Dirt.” That’s the role of a realty specialist. Given her quick success in that process, Stacey Nolan is the district’s “Hero of the Week.” A member of Real Estate’s Acquisition, Management and Disposal Section, she credits the office’s rapid research practices for mission success.
  • Gathright Dam in Alleghany County, Virginia, impounds water flowing down the Jackson River to create the 2,500-acre Lake Moomaw. Since opening in 1979, the dam has prevented numerous floods, saving countless dollars and lives.

    Corps, state to hold Gathright Dam stakeholders meeting June 5

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District, in conjunction with the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries and Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, will host a stakeholders meeting this week to present results of the recent targeted bug study conducted to address data gaps in the Jackson River upstream of Smith Bridge.  
  • Gathright Dam in Alleghany County, Virginia, impounds water flowing down the Jackson River to create the 2,500-acre Lake Moomaw. Since opening in 1979, the dam has prevented numerous floods, saving countless dollars and lives.

    USACE announces Gathright Dam pulse release dates for 2019

    Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will conduct six pulse releases from the Gathright Dam and Lake Moomaw project near Covington between June and October.
  • Ozzy Orwick, Data Visualization Services service owner and Visualization and Analytics Support Tools Community of Practice manager, gives students a brief overview of the two-day Qlik Sense class May 8, 2019, at the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Students from throughout the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers traveled to Huntsville for the training.

    Data software innovation empowers leaders at Huntsville Center

    The U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville, welcomed more than 30 employees from throughout the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for a two-day training session May 8-9 for the data-visualization software called Qlik Sense.