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Virginia Tech cancels electorate event
An electorate roundtable scheduled for Tuesday night at Virginia Tech has been canceled. Virginia Tech decided to cancel the event because of the weather. Here was the original news release from Virginia Tech about the event: Exactly one week before...
Tags: Awards and Prizes, Chicago Tribune, Minority Groups, Colleges and Universities, Politics
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More WeatherFest information
The first WDBJ7 Hometown WeatherFest brings more than 20 organizations together in one location on October 20, 2012 for a full day centered around anything and everything associated with the weather. Weather is the one thing in everyone’s life...
Tags: Blacksburg, Weather, Meteorological Disasters, Science and Technology, American Red Cross
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WDBJ7 WeatherFest FAQs
We hope you can join us this Saturday, October 20th 10AM to 4PM, for the first ever WDBJ7 Hometown WeatherFest. Join WDBJ7 meteorologists for a day of all things weather. Exhibits include everything from storm chasers and gliders, to VIP studio tours...
Tags: Science and Technology, Big Lots Incorporated
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Virginia Department of Education releases SOL results
Ninety-three percent of Virginia's public schools are fully accredited, according to numbers released Wednesday afternoon by the Virginia Department of Education. According to the VDOE, 96 percent of elementary schools and 88 percent of middle schools...
Tags: Halifax County, Human Interest, Alleghany County (Virginia), Pulaski County (Virginia), Botetourt County
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Va Tech research lab aims for the sky and sea
Researchers at Virginia Tech are hoping a new laboratory will help develop advanced technology for unmanned aerial and underwater vehicles. The Blacksburg school recently celebrated the opening of the Kentland Experimental Aerial Systems Laboratory....
Tags: Blacksburg, Science and Technology, Virginia Tech
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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: Engineering, Science and Technology, Conservation, Arne Duncan, Environmental Issues
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Danville train wreck remembered 109 years later
Danville Newsroom ChiefA deadly train wreck 109 years ago is being remembered this weekend in Danville. Model train enthusiast from around the country worked on building an entire miniature train route today at the Danville Science Center. It's part of a weekend exhibit to...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Science and Technology, Railway Accidents
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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...
Tags: Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Engineering, Awards and Prizes, Colleges and Universities, Science and Technology
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Virginia Tech gets nearly $1 million research grant
Virginia Tech has received a nearly $1 million research grant from the National Science Foundation. The Blacksburg school says the three-year, $999,531 award will be used to increase the efficiency of laboratory processes that make custom DNA molecules...
Tags: Blacksburg, DNA, Science and Technology, Biotechnology Industry, Chemical Industry
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NASA flies unmanned aircraft into Hurricane Leslie
NASA has begun its latest hurricane science field campaign by flying an unmanned Global Hawk aircraft over Hurricane Leslie in the Atlantic Ocean during a day-long flight from California to Virginia. With the Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel (HS3)...
Tags: Weather, Hurricanes, Hurricane Leslie (2012), Science and Technology, Tropical Storms
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North Cross School trades textbooks for tablet computers
ReporterFor most of the students at North Cross School navigating an iPad is already second nature. The prospect of trading their textbooks for a tablet computer is exciting. Classes won't begin at the independent school until next week, but when they do all...Tags: Apple iPad, Teaching and Learning, Students, Science and Technology, Education
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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: Engineering, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Science and Technology, Technology
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