Walker Student Named to Young Inventor's Gallery

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A sophomore at the Maggie Walker Governor's School has earned national recognition for developing a new concept in bioengineering.

UVA’s Cyclotron Helps Speed Medical Diagnosis and Treatment

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The University of Virginia Health System is now using a Cyclotron to manufacture radioactive elements used in high-tech imaging. And as Charles Fishburne tells us in this Science Matters report, it can help doctors to more easily track a disease and implement its cure.

Maggie Walker Student Wins International Space Award

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A student at the Maggie Walker Governor's School has won a top prize at the International Space Olympics in Korolev, the home of the Russian space program. John Ogle reports.

Grant Funds UR Research into Mother's Brains

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The National Science Foundation has awarded nearly $650,000 to University of Richmond Professor of Neuroscience Craig Kinsley.

Dominion To Launch Solar Panel Pilot Program Next Year

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Dominion Virginia Power is about to get in the Solar business...and as Charles Fishburne tell us in this Science Matters report, may soon be constructing panels near you.

Dominion To Launch Solar Panel Pilot Program Next Year

Charles Fishburne in Science Matters

Dominion Virginia Power is about to get in the Solar business...and as Charles Fishburne tell us in this Science Matters report, may soon be constructing panels near you.

The Dominion Conservation Classroom Teaches

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The Meadow Event Park in Doswell, in addition to being the site of the State Fair of Virginia, is also home to the Dominion Conservation Classroom. It opened during this fall's fair.

President Visits Bluestone First Robotics Team

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Students at rural Bluestone High School in Mecklenburg County got a surprise visit Tuesday. The President of the United States dropped by while on his bus tour of North Carolina and Virginia. John Ogle reports.

Business Ethics Expert to Speak at Science Museum

Charles Fishburne in Science Matters

An expert in business ethics says Americans have lost faith in corporate America because of the damage it has done to the economy and our way of life, and that an understanding of behavioral science is necessary to reverse the trend. Charles Fishburne has more in this WCVE Science Matters Report.

Washington & Lee’s Three Million Dollar Solar Project

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Washington and Lee University has just completed the first phase of a three million dollar solar energy project...and as Charles Fishburne tells us in this Science Matters report , it will help provide power and enhance the school's green footprint.