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Virginia Nanotechnology Park Moves Forward
in Nanotechbuzz, on July 9, 2009
...ering committee a green light to move forward with a preliminary marketing plan," writes The Roanoke Times' Jeff Sturgeon . "As envisioned, the proposed Virginia Nanotechnology Park wou...
Ferrum College Under Lockdown
in The Universities Weblog, on February 26, 2008
...Ferrum College south of Roanoke, Va., is under lockdown this morning after school staff saw a man with a Handgun in a residence hall on campus, according to news sources .
The campus alarm sy...
Virginia Governor Proposes $1.65 Billion Bond for Higher Ed
in The Universities Weblog, on December 13, 2007
...$118 million out of the bond. Of that, $59 million would go for construction of medical school in Roanoke, Va.
Among the other funding:
The University of Virginia would get $115 million from t...
The Roanoke Times Launches BigLickU
in The Social Networking Weblog, on August 17, 2007
... THE Roanoke TIMES - Aug 17 - The Roanoke Time's BigLickU will fully launch this month. The social network targets the 50,000 students attending the Roanoke-Blacksburg area colleges, ...
Close the Beach Year Round to Protect Wintering Bird
in Under My Helmet, on July 26, 2007
A federal judge condemned riding on the beaches of the Oregon Inlet, N.C. The National Park Service must decide whether or not to uphold the ruling that would ban ATVs and other OHVs from riding on the beach year round in order to save a "wintering piping plover", a shore bird protected...
Virginia Is For (Wine) Lovers
in Celebrate Wine, on July 15, 2007
...me to over 100 wineries and there are wine trails that make tasting trips easy to plan.
From the Roanoke Times :
[Travel+Leisure's wine and spirits editor, Bruce] Schoenfeld said Wednesday tha...
Buckyballs Have Anti-Allergy Properties Too
in Allergies, on June 28, 2007
...ater.
The findings, by Virginia Commonwealth University and Luna Innovations Inc. (a private, Roanoke, Va., research company) are the first to show that buckyballs are able to block allergic res...
Summer Don't Have to Be Too Hard for those Who are Working at Home with Kids
in Home Based Business, on June 24, 2007
...les and craziness of summer. They know it's not all fun in the sun, as moms and dads around the Roanoke Valley balance jobs against keeping their children occupied after school lets out.
For John...
Battle Over the USF: Wireless vs. Landline ... Otherwise Known As 'Keep America Connected' vs. 'Connecting Rural America' ...
in The Wireless Weblog, on June 13, 2007
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Tim Logan reports on a growing debate between a group of companies calling themselves Keep America Connected , and another group calling itself Connecting Rural America , over the status of the Universal Service Fund (USF).
The focus of the debate, Logan ...
What's the Best City for You?
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on May 15, 2007
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For Retirees: Tampa Bay, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg Pennsylvania, Port St. Lucie Florida & Roanoke Virginia
Kiplinger's also has a tool to help you decide which city is right for you bas...
North Fork: The New Napa
in Celebrate Wine, on August 13, 2006
...lluccio in Cutchogue to put their places up for sale. Schneider Vineyards is selling its 211/2-acre Roanoke Point vineyard in Riverhead, said owner Bruce Schneider, who wants to spend more time on his...
Film Your Issue 2006 winners announced
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on June 13, 2006
(Picture from University of Wisconsin - Stout )
Here's something we've been following for a month or so now. I'd included HeathCliff Rothman, founder of Film Your Issue , in our social entrepreneur awards , so it's great to see how the project is taking off . Voting took plac...
Getting Into College: Is Quantity The Key?
in The Universities Weblog, on March 28, 2006
In the old days, students often narrowed their college choices to a few, or even one, college that they were passionate about. (In fact, I applied to only one place myself.)
These days, that's just not cutting it. Students are going for quantity, often applying to more than a dozen institu...