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Question Your World: How'd We Get Our Hips?

Belts, hula hoops, and the hokey pokey are just a few examples of things that involve the use of our hips. So, how did we end up with our hips anyway? Listen to the latest Question Your World Radio Report from the Science Museum of Virginia to find out.

Question Your World: How Did Life On Earth Begin?

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Did life-forming matter crash down to Earth on a comet? Did the chemistry here cook just right? Was it Aliens, man?!? Listen to the latest Question Your World Radio Report from the Science Museum of Virginia to find out.

The Hidden STEM Economy in the U.S.

The Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program, an educational non-profit think tank, has just released a report that states jobs requiring knowledge in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) form a much larger part of our economy than previously thought and that federal support of community colleges and technical schools should be increased accordingly. Charles Fishburne talks with Jonathan Rothwell, a Senior Research Associate at the Brookings Institute in this WCVE Public Radio Science Matters Report.

Question Your World: How Will We Power The Future?

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What’s small, a potential game changer in the energy industry, and was created in a household microwave? Listen to the latest Question Your World Radio Report from the Science Museum of Virginia to find out.

Question Your World: What’s the Next Step in Space Exploration?

Skylab 2

The closest star to our solar system is Proxima Centauri, located 40 quadrillion miles away. Using today’s conventional technology it would take us about 70,000 years to get there from here. That’s just the closest star, there are still billions of stars left to explore in our galaxy alone. So, how will we truly explore space? Listen to the latest Question Your World Radio Report from the Science Museum of Virginia to learn more.

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VCU Study Hopes to Improve Sickle Cell Care

John Ogle in Science Matters

The Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine has been awarded just over $3 million by the National Institutes of Health for work in sickle cell disease.

Dr. India Sisler

Science Matters Takes Us on a Simulated Flight to the International Space Station

Charles Fishburne in Science Matters

Yesterday, we reported that Virginia's Commercial Space Flight Authority would improve the Mid-Atlantic Space Port at Wallops Island to accommodate larger rockets to help re-supply the International Space Station. Today, on this WCVE Science Matters report, Charles Fishburne takes us on a simulated flight with the Antares rocket... and talks with Orbital Vice President Barron Beneski.

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NASA Reaches Out to Girls for Careers In Aerospace

Charles Fishburne in Science Matters

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is seeking to close the gender gap in aerospace with a new and agressive program aimed at middle school girls.  And the head of that program will be at a technical conference Friday in Richmond to talk about it.  Charles Fishburne reports.

Dr. Mamta Patel Nagaraja

Maggie Walker Senior Honored with Davidson Fellowship

John Ogle in Science Matters

A Maggie Walker senior has been named winner of a Davidson Fellowship. The award, given by the Davidson Institute, is rated one of the seven most prestigious undergraduate scholarships by US News and World Report.

Davidson Fellowhip winner Saumil Bandyopadhyaya

Virginia Tech Students’ Experiments on Board Rocket Launch Thursday

Charles Fishburne in Science Matters

A team from Virginia Tech is at Wallops Island for the launch of a suborbital rocket, carrying with it their experiments and their hopes for a future in space exploration. WCVE Public Radio’s Charles Fishburne has more in this Science Matters report.

Photo: Virginia Tech SatRock-X Team: Stephen Noel, Ryan Hatton, Robbie Robertson, Mark Godine

Virginia Tech SatRock-X Team: Shown: Stephen Noel, Ryan Hatton, Robbie Roberts
Wallops Island Launch Facility