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The Defense Department announced March 9, 2017, awards to 160 university researchers at 84 institutions totaling $47 million through the Defense University Research Instrumentation Program. Pictured here, Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Joseph Perara guides a robot during the Department of Defense Lab Day at the Pentagon, May 14, 2015. Perara is assigned to the Marine Warfighting Laboratory. DoD photo by EJ Hersom

Lab Day

The Defense Department announced March 9, 2017, awards to 160 university researchers at 84 institutions totaling $47 million through the Defense University Research Instrumentation Program. Pictured here, Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Joseph Perara guides a robot during the Department of Defense Lab Day at the Pentagon, May 14, 2015. Perara is assigned to the Marine Warfighting Laboratory. DoD photo by EJ Hersom

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