Ann Marie Trotta
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1601
ann.marie.trotta@nasa.gov
Amy Johnson
Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va.
757-864-7022
amy.johnson@nasa.gov
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NASA AND MUSIC PRODUCER PHARRELL WILLIAMS ENCOURAGE VIRGINIA STUDENTS TO REACH FOR THE STARS
HAMPTON, Va. -- NASA and producer and recording artist Pharrell
Williams will host an education event on Saturday, April 23, at
Williams Farms Park in Virginia Beach, Va. The event is designed to
encourage students to pursue science, technology, engineering and
math (STEM) studies and careers.
NASA's Associate Administrator for Education Leland Melvin who is a
former astronaut and Williams, a Hampton Roads, Va., native, will
deliver remarks. Williams' charitable organization, From One Hand to
Another, is supporting the development of the Pharrell Williams
Resource Center, which is scheduled to open in 2013 in the park. The
center will run academic enrichment programs and engage youth in STEM
activities.
Saturday's program also will feature NASA exhibits and showcase the
accomplishments of students from Hampton Roads who participated last
year in NASA's inaugural Summer of Innovation camps. More than 500
students who participated in the camps sponsored by NASA's Langley
Research Center in Hampton, Va., will be in attendance.
The event, which runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. EDT, is free and open to
the public and reporters. To attend, news media should contact Ann
Marie Trotta at 202-358-1601 or Amy Johnson at 757-864-7022 by 5 p.m.
Thursday. In case of inclement weather, the event will be held at
Bayside Middle School, 965 Newton Road, Virginia Beach.
NASA's Summer of Innovation is a key part of President Obama's Educate
to Innovate campaign, which was launched to help keep middle school
students engaged during school breaks. For more information about the
program, visit:
For more information about NASA's education initiatives, visit:
For more information about From One Hand to Another, visit:
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