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Hokie Storm Chasers track strong storm cells that damaged Oklahoma
Rescue efforts are under way just outside Oklahoma City. A huge tornado touched down in Moore wiping out one neighborhood after the next. TV cameras caught a funnel cloud on video. The tornado hit Moore, which is not far from Lindsay, Oklahoma....
Tags: Tornadoes, Natural Disasters
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Davis students told to expect the unexpected
The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va.During his commencement address, retired U.S. Air Force Brigadier Gen. Bob Jenkins referenced the popular quote from Forest Gump, "Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get." "The same can be said about careers," he said....Tags: Education, Colleges and Universities, Science and Technology, Graduation, Students
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Engineering grads encouraged to marry passion, science
The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va.Honorary doctorate degree recipient Jed DiPaolo wanted the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering & Mineral Resources graduates to do something unusual for them -- to drop math and focus on emotion. DiPaolo recalled one of his first physics...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Science and Technology, West Virginia Mountaineers, Army National Guard, Technology
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The Wisconsin State Journal Tom Oates column
The Wisconsin State JournalYou have to applaud the University of Wisconsin for taking the non-conference scheduling ball and running with it now that the college football landscape has finally changed. Since the four-team playoff was approved and strength of schedule became a key...Tags: USC Trojans, Bowl Championship Series, Florida Gators, College Football, Reliant Stadium
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After two days of travel, WDBJ7 crew meets up with Hokie Storm Chasers in Kansas
WDBJ7 is tagging along as a team of meteorology professors and students are using the Midwest as their classroom this week. Chris Hurst is with them for the next two days. He and photojournalist Andy May met up with them late Saturday night as they were...
Tags: Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Science and Technology, Weather Science
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NCAA softball: Freshman's good glove, bat in eighth carry Cats past Marshall, 2-1
The Lexington Herald-LeaderKentucky's brand-new John Cropp Stadium became a Field of Dreams for freshman third baseman Nikki Sagermann Friday night. Hollywood writers might balk at the idea of a player making a game-saving catch, then delivering a walk-off hit to win an NCAA...Tags: Social Media, Baseball, College Sports, Sports, Twitter, Inc.
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Fate leads former Hampton All-American Ronald Curry to 49ers coaching job
The rejections stung, sure. They always do. But Ronald Curry had overcome far more, and a few job interviews that didn't pan out weren't about to discourage him. "Everything happens for a reason," he said Friday afternoon. "That's how I've always...
Tags: Norv Turner, Michael Crabtree, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, National Collegiate Athletic Association, National Football League
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Graduation day at Virginia Tech
WDBJ7 ReporterOn Friday, 5,000 students graduated from Virginia Tech. Inside Lane stadium, University President Charles Steger gave his first and only commencement speech. The man with maybe the most intimate knowledge of Virginia Tech's most horrific day, never...Tags: Education, Graduation
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McKiver, Simmons prove dynamic duo
The High Point Enterprise, N.C.Move over, Batman and Robin. Make way, Laverne and Shirley. Another dynamic duo grabbed the spotlight on Friday at the North Carolina High School Athletic Association 2A track and field championships at Irwin Belk Track on the N.C. A&T campus....Tags: North Carolina High School Athletic Association, Track and Field, North Carolina State University, High School Sports
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Yuma competition drives auto engineers to excel
The Sun, Yuma, Ariz.There's only so much a student can learn within the confines of a classroom when it comes to automotive engineering. In order to better equip future generations of engineers with hands-on experience, the U.S. Department of Energy and General Motors have...Tags: University of Tennessee, Knoxville, General Motors Corp., Environmental Issues, Hybrid Vehicles, Embry-Riddle University
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Friday is graduation day at Virginia Tech
Friday is graduation day at Virginia Tech. More than 5,000 students will receive their diplomas at the spring 2013 commencement. The graduate school graduated at 8:30 a.m. Friday morning in Cassell Coliseum. The school-wide commencement ceremony...
Tags: Graduation, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Labor Markets
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Kentucky softball eager to make good on second chance in NCAA tourney
The Lexington Herald-LeaderAs illogical as it might sound, the University of Kentucky's first chance to play host to an NCAA Tournament softball regional has the feel of a do-over. UK players and coach spoke of making amends during the four-team NCAA regional, which begins Friday...Tags: Kentucky Wildcats, United Kingdom, South Carolina Gamecocks, College Sports, LSU Tigers
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