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The Langhorne house is teaming up with the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research to replicate the Lady Astor Rose.

IALR’s Summer Internship program continues to succeed by providing interns with valuable experience while at the same time introducing local employers to talented young professionals.

The Institute for Advanced Learning and Research is a partner for the establishment of the National Tire Research Center (NTRC) which will bring new job opportunities to Southern Virginia.

Virginia Tech faculty members have been awarded $28,689,393 from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in fiscal year 2010 (ending June 30, 2010) to support 76 research projects. Awards since the act was passed in February 2009 total $34,561,554 for 91 projects.

Janis Terpenny, professor of engineering education and mechanical engineering in the Virginia Tech College of Engineering, has been appointed as a program director for the National Science Foundation.

Virginia Tech's Interdisciplinary Center for Applied Mathematics is a partner in the $122 million U.S. Department of Energy grant for an Energy Innovation Hub led by Pennsylvania State University to develop technologies to make buildings more energy efficient. 

Yorktown's Carter Mize still is savoring an incredible international experience. The 18-year-old played an instrumental role in helping the USA bring home the gold from Germany at the recent World Junior Ultimate (Frisbee) Championships. The 2010 York...

Some tips on pronouncers: -- a long "o'' is OH, not OW (bowtie boh tye) -- long "a'' is AY -- long "e'' is EE -- long "i'' is EYE -- long "u'' is YOO -- use a "j'' for a "j'' sound, not a "g'' -- a "k'' is used for a hard "k'' sound, not a "c''...

- Local schools go 0-for-4 in openers - Defensive woes a common theme - Big games ahead on Saturday Four local coaches went into the first week of college football facing the usual jumble of excitement and uncertainty that accompany every season...