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The Roanoke Star-Sentinel June 3 - 9, 2011
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Civil Rights Leadership Awards Presented
Joe Kennedy
One Mo’ Cup P4– After spending the last 2 years recovering from a stroke, Joe Kennedy’s column is back. Get Joe’s take on technology and the limit of its ability to help.
P5– Fred First investigates those purple triangular boxes that have sprung up all over forests in Southwest VA and gives an update on some unwanted Asian pests.
Photo by Valerie Garner
Joseph Marceau receives medal from General Archer.
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P8– Six Roanoke Developers with a knack for historical preservation receive awards from the Valley Preservation Foundation for their work.
Photo by Ronnie Bailey
WWII War Memorial in Vinton will be dedicated on Tuesday, June 14th at 6 p.m.
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ver six years ago community members in Vinton and Roanoke County banded together to create a monument that would join the adjacent Vinton War Memorial complex in paying tribute to soldiers that have served, and those that continue to serve. On June 14 their efforts will come to fruition with a public dedication ceremony, starting at 6 p.m., that will introduce the Vinton-Roanoke County
Veterans Monument called “High Ground” to the world. The project had its roots in town meetings where council persons and community members discussed how to take the next step in honoring soldiers. After gauging public support, the Vinton Vision Committee led by Bootie Chewning and Audrey Thrasher formed from a group of local citizens, veter-
Clinical Art P9– Gene Marrano has the review as the VTC School of Medicine kicks off their inaugural art show at #2 Riverside Drive.
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Roanoke Refugee Resettlement Project Wins Governor’s Award The Roanoke-based Virginia Tech Pilot Street Project Coalition for Refugee Resettlement, which helps resettled refugees transition into their new home, recently received the 2011 Governor’s Volunteerism and Community Service Award. Through the project, Virginia Tech students volunteer in English classes, tutor students, and serve as mentors to individuals and families. Students Katherine Lodge Virginia Gov. Bob McDon- and Brittany Gianetti, and nell presented the award to AmeriCorps Vista project project manager Will Evans, manager Will Evans accept and the two student leaders of the Coalition for Refugee the Outstanding ServiceResettlement program, Kath- Learning Collaboration erine Lodge of Centreville, Va., Award. a junior majoring in political tion for its efforts. The 2011 science with an African studies Gulf South Summit on Service minor and Brittany Gianetti of Learning and Civic EngageOneida, N.Y., a junior major- ment through Higher Educaing in biochemistry and biol- tion presented the project with ogy. the Outstanding The Coalition for Service-Learning Non-Profits Refugee ResettleCollaboration ment is the student Award during the arm of the Pilot Street Project. first week of March in Roanoke. The Governor’s award rec- The award is for providing a ognizes organizations that mo- service-learning opportunity bilize volunteers and cultivate through community partnercivic engagement and social ships while meeting the needs responsibility. This is the second time this year that the Pilot Street > CONTINUED Project has received recogni- P3: Refugee
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The Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute welcomed its first 42 students last summer, but the ribbon was not cut on the research side of the new building at 2 Riverside Drive until earlier this month. Last week several of the researchers working on a study of 15,000 brains discussed their projects and the impact they could have on the medical community – and the public. Students at the medical school will be involved with some of these projects over the last three From left to right: Dr. Cynda Ann Johnson, founding dean of years of their tenure at the school the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine. Dr. Ed Murphy, as well. Dr. Debbie Kelly talked CEO of Carilion Clinic, Dr. Charles Steger, president of VT, Del. about looking for “new gene tar- Lacey Putney and Dr. Michael Friedlander, founding executive gets,” as part of her study, using director of the VT Carilion Research Institute. electron microscopes and a laser Warren Bickel, Ph.D., is a function therapy. We can train that emits electron beams to take professor at the research in- people. Those who discount the pictures of brain cells. “Can we stitute and the Director of the future do not do as well in treatuse these targets … to find new Advanced Recovery Research ment,” said Bickel, who will focus drug therapies?” said Kelly, “to Center, where he studies addic- on cocaine, methamphetamine, design new drug targets.” Kelly tion. “I couldn’t believe the tal- alcohol and tobacco addictions came to the Research Institute in his studies of the brain. ent this organization is bringing from Harvard, where she creDr. Stephen LaConte is a protogether, ” he said to ated patented 3-D fessor of biomedical engineering a roomful of coltechniques. Education at Virginia Tech and at the Releagues and media The goal said Kelly search Institute. He studies neurepresentatives. is to “discover new roimaging, focusing on how it Bickel wants to “transform” addrugs that can enrich people’s can be used to rehabilitate neudiction treatment by studying lives,” in the areas of blood, brain rological and psychiatric diseashow addicts value the future – or and breast cancers. Kelly was attracted to the Virginia Tech how they don’t, “the totality of es. Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), both the strucCarilion School of Medicine and [addictive] behavior.” ture and function of the brain Addicts, said Bickel, have less Research Institute because of the can be studied while subjects are activity in the prefrontal cortices mix of disciplines that includes given tasks to perform. of their brains, and often seek engineering, “the right combinaimmediate gratification. That tion that can drive my research to the next level. I think it’s a re- gives researchers a target to aim > CONTINUED for as they design an “executive P3: Ribbon markable place.”
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Sitting in the front row waiting for the Memorial Day ceremony to begin was 92 year-old World War II veteran Joseph George Marceau. His daughter Pamela Hall asked me, “Do you remember the famous [photo] when General George MacArthur returned to the Philippines?” Service Gen. MacArthur had uttered those famous words, “I shall return” when he had left the islands two years prior. “I was already at the beach there to greet him,” said Marceau. “I was there the day before.” The WWII veteran had caught my eye as soon as I arrived for the ceremony. He just looked like he had a story though I’m sure there were many stories in the crowd of 200 at Lee Plaza Monday morning.
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VTC Research Institute Cuts The Ribbon
Hard Hat Awards
WWII Medal Recipient Remembers MacArthur
Vinton Monument Debuts
The Rev. Dr. E. T. Burton came to Roanoke in the late 1950s. “You can appreciate where you are when you Photo by Valerie Garner look back Rev. E.T. Burton where you have come from,” he said. History was made at the Dumas Cultural Center Saturday. It was the first time the “Progressive Democrats of America” recognized the pioneers of civil rights and social justice in Roanoke. It won’t be the last. “Now we have Community made it from the back seat of the bus all the way to the steering wheel,” said Rev. Burton. He called on today’s youth to understand where they used to sit. Rev. Burton made a confession to the crowd of over 100 Saturday. He explained how he was a janitor for Sears Roebuck many years ago saying “that was the only job you could get if you were a person of color back in those days.” When cleaning the
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