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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: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Virginia Cavaliers, Graduation, Financial Aid, Colleges and Universities
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Forest Service urges camping with caution
Roanoke, VA - National forest officials are promoting flash flood awareness for neighboring communities and people who camp outdoors. A flash flood is a serious weather event for forest visitors because rising flood water is extremely dangerous—a...
Tags: Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, National Weather Service, Science and Technology, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Entertainment
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Send photos, videos and weather reports
We enjoy your photos and videos during any kind of weather, but your reports are invaluable during severe weather events.
Your weather report could be helping us relay specific storm information to an extremely large audience, often getting those in...Tags: Science and Technology, Weather Reports, Weather, Skype, Social Media
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NASA gets view of Saturn's extreme "hurricane"
PASADENA, Calif. - NASA's Cassini spacecraft has provided scientists the first close-up, visible-light views of a behemoth hurricane swirling around Saturn's north pole. In high-resolution pictures and video, scientists see the hurricane's eye is...
Tags: Science and Technology, Hampton University, NASA, Hurricanes, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Pearisburg teacher is $25,000 richer after winning award for teaching excellence
A 5th grade teacher from Pearisburg and a 9th and 10th grade teacher from Washington County were presented with $25,000 and international trips as recipients of the 14th annual McGlothlin Awards for Teaching Excellence. Pamela J. MacDonald and Steve Ahn...
Tags: Ceremonies, Biology, Colleges and Universities, Teachers, Awards and Prizes
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Virginia law makers push STEM-H education, but are students interested?
WDBJ7 ReporterBryant Cook and Donte Tanner are two high school juniors on a field trip. It's no theme park but this is the only amusement both students want. "Chemistry, mostly sciences usually are my best grades. I could have like 90's in science but math is...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Science and Technology, Students
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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: Hybrid Vehicles, Science and Technology, Technology, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia)
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Two Virginia Tech researchers named state's top scientists
Two Virginia Tech researchers have been named as Virginia's Outstanding Scientists for 2013. Harold E. Burkhart is being honored for his work in forest stand management. He is a university distinguished professor in the Department of Forest Resources...
Tags: Science and Technology, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Bob McDonnell, Agricultural Research and Technology, Agriculture
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Virginia Tech research spending ranks No. 41 in survey
Virginia Tech says its research spending ranks it in the top 5 percent of research universities and colleges in an annual survey by the National Science Foundation. Officials said the Blacksburg school spent more than $450 million in research funding in...
Tags: Research, Science and Technology, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg
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UPDATED: State panel delivers uranium report to the Governor
The state panel that Governor McDonnell appointed to study uranium mining has released its report. The Uranium Working Group didn't say whether Virginia should allow uranium mining or continue the state's 30-year moratorium, but the report could set the...
Tags: Safety of Citizens, Metal and Mineral, Credit and Debt, Politics, Government
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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: Computer Science, Teaching and Learning, Technology, Science and Technology, Education
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Roanoke County's outdoor classroom helps illustrate science
ReporterWhen you think of a classroom, you picture four walls. But teachers in Roanoke County are shaking things up. "One of the hardest parts with education is teaching you something then you can go use and actually do later," says science teacher Stephen...Tags: Science and Technology
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