CGA opens doors to opportunities in science

Kevin Verdini, a ninth-grade student from the New London, Conn., Science and Technology Magnet High School, watches as Coast Guard Second Class Cadets George Thomas (left) and Justin Redman (right) conduct a physics experiment Wednesday, March 30, 2011, at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London.

Verdini is one of 18 students who visited the academy for a Science Partnership for Innovation in Learning program, hosted by the academy's science department and designed to foster a relationship with the local community by providing students college experience and introducing them to opportunities available in the science field.

U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 1st Class NyxoLyno Cangemi

Jennifer Blanchette (right) and Giselle Traystman, both 10th-grade students from the New London, Conn., Science and Technology Magnet High School, discuss an equation Wednesday, March 30, 2011, during a chemistry lecture at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London.

Both students visited the academy for a Science Partnership for Innovation in Learning program, hosted by the academy's science department and designed to foster a relationship with the local community by providing students college experience and introducing them to opportunities available in the science field.

The U.S. Coast Guard Academy is recognized by Forbes.com as one of the nation’s top colleges for women interested in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.

U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 1st Class NyxoLyno Cangemi

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