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Virginia Tech continues leading the research in safer football helmets
Virginia Tech continues leading the research in safer football helmets. On Wednesday, the university released its newest safety ratings and gave one more helmet two thumbs up with the maximum 5 stars. The Xenith X-2 joins Riddell and Rawlings as the...
Tags: Technology, Virginia Tech, Science and Technology, Health and Safety at School
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Virginia Tech president Steger stepping down
Virginia Tech president Charles Steger announced Tuesday that he is stepping down. Steger is scheduled to give the commencement speech at Virginia Tech’s graduation Friday. Steger has been the school’s president since 2000. “When...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Life Sciences Institute Incorporated, Research, Science, Science and Technology
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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: Education, U.S. Navy, Research, Providence College, Science and Technology
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Virginia Tech students show off skills at the STEM Expo
WDBJ7 Multimedia JournalistThe Virginia Tech Roanoke Center is sponsoring a 2013 STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Expo at the Virginia Museum of Transportation. The STEM Expo is scheduled for Thursday, March 7th from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm located at 303...Tags: Science, Technology, Virginia Tech, Science and Technology, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia)
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Southern Virginia high school students try out college courses
WDBJ7 ReporterCollege leaders in Southern Virginia believe they have what it takes keep students home for education and a career without leaving the area. Whether it's solar powered, magnified or has a strange chemical structure, chances are one of hundreds of high...Tags: Career and Workplace, Education, Teaching and Learning, Advanced Training, Technology
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New Heart Procedure at Carilion. Can it Replace Open Heart Surgery?
On this Valentine's week news of a new heart procedure that's now being done at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Could it take the place of traditional open heart surgery? In some cases the answer is yes. As we age it's not uncommon to develop...
Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Cardiologists, Technology, Lifestyle and Leisure, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Pittsylvania County Career Tech students build first electric truck for competition
WDBJ7 ReporterIt can go 60 miles per hour and has a battery life of an hour. It's no remote control car, but with that power it's worth a competition. "We're converting this from a combustible engine to a total electric vehicle," said Andy Nordon, the engineering...Tags: Technology, Automotive Equipment, Science and Technology, Auction Service, Sports
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Virginia educational program gathers STEAM
ReporterIt's called the Virginia Steam Academy, a proposed residential school in Tidewater for a thousand high school students. Now, Virginia Military Institute is joining the effort to improve educational opportunities in science, technology, engineering and...Tags: Lexington (Lexington, Virginia), Education, Teaching and Learning, Technology, Science
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Back-to-school bus tour makes a stop in Roanoke
Multimedia JournalistThere's a two week bus tour traveling all around the country and its mission is to improve education all across America. Friday, September 21st, that bus stopped in Roanoke. The Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, made a stop at Virginia Western...Tags: Technology, Science, Back to School, Health and Safety at Work, U.S. Department of Education
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Fralin Trust commits $5 million to Virginia Western Community College
Virginia Western Community College announced Tuesday that the Horace G. Fralin Charitable Trust has committed $5 million over five years to create an endowment for Virginia Western Community College. At least 75 percent of the funding will be used for...
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High school girls learn engineering skills through Amherst program
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefStudents at Sweet Briar College are tackling a tough assignment. They're designing two machines: one that can draw a picture, and another that can pull shells off sunflower seeds. "This is an opportunity for young women to come to Sweet Briar and...Tags: Education, Teaching and Learning, Technology, Schools, Science and Technology
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Lynchburg camp helps girls explore science and technology
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefA camp in Lynchburg is getting young girls excited about some complex topics. Middles schoolers spent time building windmills Thursday at the Hutton-Randolph Community Center. The activity was part of a week-long camp called "Girls Go Green 4 Stem," put...Tags: Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Technology, Science, Science and Technology
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