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UVA Students to Tackle Global Health Issues
Area students among 52 scholarship recipients.
From studying honey as a wound-healing additive in Rwanda to assessing the effect of mobile banking on women in rural India, 52 University of Virginia students will use Center for Global Health scholarships this summer to address public health problems in the far-flung corners of the globe.
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Serving Creative Wine Dinners
Profiles: Edwin Amaya and Moreno Espinoza of Wildfire.
Sometimes in life, two heads are better than one.
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Week in Vienna
Weekly happenings in Vienna
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Vienna Crime Reports
Notable incidents from the Town of Vienna Police Department from March 4-10.
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Vienna: Presidential Must-Read
If praise from a former U.S. president, and a Foreword by another is any evidence, local author David Priess has hit the target with his first book.
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Vienna: History Revisited at Thoreau Middle
At school’s Speakeasy Day students showcase projects of their choice and immerse themselves in Roaring Twenties culture.
Standing in the corner of the school’s library, Nathaniel Kurtis, a seventh-grade student at Thoreau Middle School, stood behind his poster and lego model of a truck and plane that he would soon present to his teachers and peers.
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Vienna: Fun Things To Do in the Area on Spring Break
You don’t have to fly to have fun.
Not everyone wants to get on an aircraft during one of the busiest travel weeks of the year. Fortunately, if you live in the Vienna area, there are lots of fun things to do that other Americans pay to do (hint: no hotels, no flights).
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Week in McLean
Weekly happenings in McLean
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McLean: Inspiring Girls to Pursue STEM Careers
Keynote speaker Swetha Prabakaran, a junior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, spoke to a capacity crowd of 500 middle school girls.
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Vanessa Barlow of McLean High Receives Award for Aspirations in Computing
McLean High School junior, Vanessa Barlow, received the 2016 National NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing.
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Centreville Letter: Everyone’s Job
Letter to the Editor
I am a Boy Scout from unit 1826 and I am writing to express my opinion on an article I have recently read [“State of the Station,” March 2]. You wrote that the Sully district is a safe place to live.
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Column: End of Session Report
Commentary
The 2016 General Assembly session concluded in Richmond on Friday evening. We will reconvene for a single day session on April 20 to consider any vetoes or amendments proposed by Governor McAuliffe.
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McLean: From Paperboy to Author, Military Career in Between
Langley High alum comes home for a reunion of sorts.
McBride’s first job was at The Connection Newspapers, as a paperboy when he was in the seventh grade.
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Week in Great Falls
Weekly happenings in Great Falls.
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Real Food for Kids' Culinary Challenge
11 teams of middle and high school students compete in school food competition.
Eleven teams of middle and high school students competed in the fourth annual Real Food for Kids' Culinary Challenge on Saturday, March 12 at Robinson Secondary School.
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Wish Comes True
Centreville’s Liam Bruen gets a companion dog.
Like most little boys, Liam Bruen loves superheroes and playing with his dog and his friends — he just does it from a wheelchair. Born with muscular dystrophy, he was officially diagnosed one-and-a-half years ago.
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Mission: Promoting Peace
22 students or student groups receive the Student Peace Award, for their efforts to promote peace.
With causes ranging from anti-bullying efforts to human trafficking awareness to interfaith dialogue, students in Fairfax County were recognized for their peacemaking efforts at the 11th Annual Student Peace Awards of Fairfax County on March 13.
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Encouraging STEM-curious Youth
Third Annual STEM Symposium draws a crowd at the Nysmith School.
“We need people in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields today, tomorrow and as far as we can envision.”
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No E-Z Answers on I-66
VDOT’s Transform I-66 Inside the Beltway meeting leaves public waiting for answers.
There were also questions and comments of a financial nature.
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Potomac Artist’s Work on Display in Alexandria
Cowles work selected for City Hall.
Potomac artist Tory Cowles is one of three artists to have her work selected to be exhibited in the office of newly-elected City of Alexandria (Va.) Mayor Allison Silberberg.