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Technology plan presented to Lynchburg City School Board on Tuesday
The Lynchburg City School Board was presented with a new technology plan during a meeting on Tuesday. The plan would reportedly help teachers prepare to teach their students technology skills by supplying each instructor with a laptop computer for the...
Tags: Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Science and Technology, Students, Teaching and Learning, Education
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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: Virginia Tech, Science and Technology, Engineering, 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: Medical Research, Virginia Tech, Arts, Students, Engineering
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UPDATE: Speed limit increase on Route 58 in Carroll County pushed back
The Virginia Department of Transportation is delaying a speed limit increase for the Route 58 Hillsville Bypass. The speed limit was scheduled to go up from 55 miles per hour to 65 starting Monday. The sign installation was delayed because of rain....
Tags: Science and Technology, Virginia Department of Transportation, Carroll County (Virginia)
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Danville technology company expanding, adding 25 new jobs
A Danville technology company is expanding and adding 25 new jobs. To meet growing demand, Governor McDonnell’s office announced Tuesday morning that CBN Secure Technologies Inc. is adding space and 25 new jobs. The Danville operation, which...
Tags: Executive Branch, Regional Authority, Bob McDonnell, Government, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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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: University of California, Los Angeles, University of Texas at Dallas, U.S. Navy, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg
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Instructional technology company expanding, bringing new jobs to Roanoke and Blacksburg
Interactive Achievement has announced a $3.5 million growth equity investment which should help to bring new jobs to the Roanoke and Blacksburg area. Interactive Achievement is a local tech company that creates standards-based instructional...
Tags: Science and Technology, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia)
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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: Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Science, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Virginia Tech, Science and Technology
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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, Colleges and Universities, High Schools, Advanced Training, Schools
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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: Health and Medical Professionals, Lifestyle and Leisure, Cardiologists, Dialysis, 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: Rugby League, Auction Service, Sports, Science and Technology, Automotive Equipment
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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: Science, Lexington (Lexington, Virginia), Computer Science, Science and Technology, Students
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