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JANUARY
2009
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A team of engineering students won the grand prize at an international competition with a trio of pole-climbing robots designed to take the place of construction workers tasked with dangerous jobs.
For 30 years, the research, education, and outreach programs of the Virginia Tech Center for Gerontology have enhanced the quality of life of older adults.
The choice between metal and plastic water pipes is important because it will help determine whether your drinking water will be free of foreign smells.
Since its October 2008 release, Hip Hop Speaks to Children: A Celebration of Poetry With a Beat, edited by University Distinguished Professor of English Nikki Giovanni, has appeared on The New York Times' best-seller list for children and won a National Parenting Publications Awards Gold Award.
The White House has awarded Assistant Professor of Engineering Education Maura Borrego a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.
Mary Alice Barksdale, associate professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant for educational research in South Africa.

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. Lifesaving robot design takes first in competition
. Center for Gerontology celebrates 30th anniversary
. Plumbing materials may taint your tap water

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Giovanni edits award-winning, best-selling children's book
Professor receives Presidential Award
Fulbright Grant to support literacy in Africa

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