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OVERLAND PARK, Kan., June 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) issued the following statement after recent release of the 2012 Virginia Tech STAR ratings. "The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) advocates ongoing research on athletic safety in order to gain a deeper understanding of protecting athletes from concussions. However, NOCSAE does not recommend that parents and...
Runner-Up Maryland Wins $15,000 in DOE Competition COLLEGE PARK, Md., May 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Mesdi Systems Inc., a company founded by a team of six students from the University of Central Florida (UCF) developing precision electrospray modules to accelerate and improve the production of lithium-ion battery components, won the first annual ACC Clean Energy Challenge and the Department of Energy's $100,000 grand prize, competition officials announce today. The UCF...
Virginia Tech released today the results of its 2012 rating for adult football helmets that is designed to assess a helmet's ability to reduce the risk of concussion. A total of three helmets achieved a "5 star" mark, which is the highest rating awarded by the Virginia Tech Helmet Ratings™. In addition to the Riddell Revolution Speed, which was the only helmet to receive 5 stars last year, the Rawlings Quantum Plus and Riddell 360 also earned 5 stars as the best available helmets. The...
ROSEMONT, Ill., May 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Riddell, the official helmet of the National Football League®, has reported that two of its newest helmets received the highest possible, 5-STAR ranking in the latest Virginia Tech Helmet Ratings(TM), released today. The Riddell Revolution Speed, the only 5-STAR rated helmet in the 2011 study, was joined by the Riddell 360, reviewed for the first time this year. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120104/CG29463LOGO-a)...
ST. LOUIS, May 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Headlined by the highest-possible "Best Available" 5-Star rank for its new Rawlings NRG Quantum Plus football helmet, Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc., a subsidiary of Jarden Corporation (NYSE: JAH), received 4- and 5-Star ratings for all three of its adult-sized football helmets. These ratings were included in the latest Virginia Tech Helmet Ratings(TM) announced today by Dr. Stefan Duma, professor of biomedical engineering and head of...
Names of 362 officers killed in the line of duty being added this year including 163 fatalities from 2011 and 199 historical fatalities WASHINGTON, April 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Police Officer Deriek W. Crouse's name and the names of two other law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty were unveiled Thursday on the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial walls during the annual Unveiling Day ceremony.Shortly after 12:15 p.m. on December 8, 2011, Officer...
PITTSBURGH, April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- J. Michael Onifer, senior vice president of gas operations for CONSOL Energy (NYSE: CNX), was named a Distinguished Alumnus of Virginia Tech, Friday during the university's annual awards and scholarship banquet. Onifer, a 1978 graduate of Virginia Tech with a degree in mining engineering, has made his career with CONSOL Energy, having worked with the company for 34 years. Twenty-two years of that time was spent in coal operations management...
DALLAS, March 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas and Virginia Tech have created an undersea vehicle inspired by the common jellyfish that runs on renewable energy and could be used in ocean rescue and surveillance missions. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120322/DC75382) In a study published this week in Smart Materials and Structures, scientists created a robotic jellyfish, dubbed Robojelly, that feeds off hydrogen...
The Nutritional Immunology and Molecular Medicine Laboratory (NIMML) research team at Virginia Tech has discovered important new information on the efficacy of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) in treating Crohn’s disease, a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). CLA is a naturally occurring acid found in meat and dairy products known for its anti-cancer and immune modulatory properties. In collaboration with the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepathology at University of North...
WASHINGTON, March 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will join leaders of the President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness to launch the STAY WITH IT campaign with a Facebook Live discussion on Wednesday, March 14, at 3 p.m. EDT at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) in Atlanta. (Logo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) STAY WITH IT is the first student outreach campaign connecting engineering students with...
