Governor McDonnell Announces Virginia College Partnership Laboratory School Planning Grant Awards

RICHMOND – Governor Bob McDonnell today announced the winners of the 2012 Virginia College/University Partnership Laboratory School Application Planning Grants. Eligible applicants were public institutions of higher education that operate a teacher education program approved by the Virginia Board of Education. After a long review process, the following institutions were awarded grants: George Mason University ($145,500) […]

Sustainability is good business

Earth Day is a time to pause and celebrate the accomplishments made to protect our environment, as well as to highlight the substantial work yet to be done. However, it is also important to recognize that sustainability programs, social responsibility, and citizen and corporate action must be part of everyday life in order to ensure […]

Growing roots for more STEM

Local technology companies, concerned by a growing pool of jobs and an inadequate number of qualified employees, have increasingly focused on initiatives to improve what they call STEM — science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The focus is partly out of necessity. Many companies, such as defense contractors who need employees with security clearances, simply can’t […]

Satellite imagery companies brace for cut in federal funding for contracts

Herndon-based GeoEye and a competitor that also produces satellite images of Earth are bracing for a reduction in federal funding they had hoped would help sustain their businesses over the next decade. The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency turned to the two companies in 2010 to augment the aerial-based imagery that federal agencies already collect from spy […]