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VMASC Takes M+S on the Road to Nation’s Capital
The Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center (VMASC) took its modeling and simulation expertise on the road in mid-July, to the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. The task: to demonstrate a hurricane evacuation model of Hampton Roads. VMASC headed to the Washington expo having already put the model through its paces for Virginia state officials. Additional details can be found at
http://www.odu.edu/ao/news/index.php?todo=details&todo=details&id=10954
ODU Study on Coral Reef Health Gets Worldwide Attention
Climate change and environmental degradation are threatening a third of the world's reef-building corals with extinction, according to a new study led by Kent Carpenter, the Old Dominion University marine biologist who coordinates the Global Marine Species Assessment (GMSA). The GMSA, which is headquartered at ODU, worked with leading coral experts in producing this first-ever, comprehensive look at the planet’s coral reefs. For more information, visit http://www.odu.edu/ao/news/index.php?todo=details&todo=details&id=10926
Voters Prefer Tolls Over Taxes to Improve Hampton Roads Transportation
A regional survey on transportation jointly sponsored by the Center for Public Policy at Christopher Newport University and the Hampton Roads Center for Civic Engagement reveals that voters rank expanding the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel and improving and expanding mass transit, including light rail, first and second on any potential transportation-upgrades list. However, most respondents are opposed to additional taxes to pay for improvements, preferring tolls instead. To read the complete story, go to http://universityrelations.cnu.edu/news/2008/04_30_08tunnel.html
NASA Langley Scientists Share Prestigious Award
Researchers at NASA Langley Research Center will share in a 2008 trophy that has, in the past, been given to many ofAmerica's greatest aerospace pioneers, including Orville Wright and Neil Armstrong. This year’s award recognizes groundbreaking work in the revamping of the nation’s air transportation system. Read more at http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2008/jun/HQ_08148_Collier_Trophy.html
Helping Hubble’s Successor
Jefferson Lab researchers are designing a new refrigeration plant for NASA Johnson Space Center that will be used in testing components of the next space telescope, tripling the capacity of the current refrigeration system. JLab staff will help NASA scientists cool the telescope’s components to temperatures its instruments will experience in space. Read more at http://www.jlab.org/news/articles/2008/A_Bigger_Chill.html
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