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Virginia Tech's College of Engineering unveils life-size robotic jellyfish
Researchers at Virginia Tech College of Engineering have unveiled a life-like, autonomous robotic jellyfish the size and weight of a grown man as part of a U.S. Navy-funded project. The jellyfish, nicknamed “Cyro,” is 5 foot 7 inches in...
Tags: Engineering, Science and Technology, University of Texas at Dallas, Stanford University, Research
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Shaka Smart to sign extension to remain at VCU
Shaka Smart and VCU have agreed in principle to a deal to keep the coach at the school. Athletic director Ed McLaughlin says the details are still being finalized, but the majority of changes involve "program enhancements for the student-athletes and...
Tags: College Basketball, Sports, Billy Donovan, University of Akron, University of Florida
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Justin McLeod's Blog
August 15
Goodbye
They say all good things must come to an end. With that, I'm leaving WDBJ and the news business. I've accepted a position as the community relations coordinator for Roanoke City Schools. There are several reasons why I'm switching...Tags: Popcorn, Bank of America Corp., Nicole Kidman, Disc Jockeys, Screen Actors Guild
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Hollins University is commemorating 40-years of Title IX
reporterTitle IX is commemorating 40-years. The legislation helped even the play fields when it came to women's sports. Now, Hollins University is one of 25-schools across the country that is celebrating that anniversary by competing in a contect honoring Title...Tags: Ceremonies, Culture, Arts and Culture
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Tech professors study post-traumatic stress in the aftermath of the April 16 shootings
A gunman killed 32 people on Virginia Tech's campus and wounded many others on April 16, 2007, but the shooting spree left thousands more wounded psychologically.
A new study by two Tech professors found about 15% of students reported high levels of...Tags: Sociology, Medical Specialization, Health and Safety at School, Injuries and Wounds, Social Sciences
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Vinny Del Negro, you just got played
Donald Sterling might be considered by some the worst owner in the history of professional sports, but it sure is refreshing to hear someone admit that in the NBA the inmates really do run the asylum. Richard Johnson Los Angeles :: Broderick...
Tags: Joe Torre, Donald Sterling, Sports, Orlando Magic, Kobe Bryant
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Dancing for Mother Earth
Although the lights were dimmed and the studio soundless, a chair, front and center, bespoke a human presence. Taped to the wall, a sign declared that a set of ankle bells had recently gone missing. Before long, the pitter-patter of pint-sized feet...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Music, Event Planning, Entertainment Events, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Gators, Seminoles coaches visit Ryan Sousa at Lake Nona
Orlando SentinelWord spreads fast these days in the world of college football recruiting. It certainly has in the case of Orlando Lake Nona 2014 wide receiver Ryan Sousa, who gained his 28th offer from Georgia State on Thursday. He also had a pair of high-profile...Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Florida State Seminoles, Rutgers University, Sports, Football
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UCLA library worker's death on campus was a suicide, coroner says
The body of a man found on UCLA’s campus was the result of a suicide, according to the Los Angeles County coroner Thursday. The body was identified as Reynaldo Quitos, 47, an assistant in the school’s Southern Regional Library Facility,...
Tags: Science and Technology, Suicide
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Girl born to save her sister's life graduates from CSU Long Beach
Marissa Eve Ayala, who first drew national attention more than two decades ago as the child who was born to provide her sister a life-saving bone marrow transplant, graduated from Cal State Long Beach this week with a degree in speech pathology. ...
Tags: California State University, Long Beach, Ceremonies, Culture, Leukemia, Arts and Culture
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UCLA students dig into the physics of food
The three undergrads looked warily at the pulverized apples in their bowl. The would-be pastry chefs had planned to drop dollops of the mixture into a chemical bath, creating fruity spheres with a filmy skin and an oozing interior. Their early...
Tags: Butter, Science and Technology, Apple Pie, Michael Voltaggio, Lettuce
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L.A. Unified hopes $1.4-million award brings healing in girl's assault
Los Angeles school officials say they hope a fourth-grade special needs student and her family can complete the healing process now that a jury has awarded her $1.4 million after she was sexually assaulted five times by a male classmate. Santa Monica...Tags: Google+, Teaching and Learning, Juvenile Delinquency, Health and Safety at School, Sexual Assault
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