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May 1998

  • Applied Research Center's Opening Boosts High-Tech Hopes for Region
    Applied Research Center's Opening Boosts High-Tech Hopes for Region By Akweli ParkerMay 4, 1998 Hampton Roads is getting another big arrow for its quiver of high-tech attractions with the opening of the $18 million Applied Research Center. The seven-story, 121,000-square-foot center, adjacent to the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, will be dedicated at 10 a.m. Monday. Guests include Gov. Jim Gilmore, other government officials and educators.

Apr 1998

  • Applied Research Center dedication scheduled for May 4 on Peninsula
    Applied Research Center dedication scheduled for May 4 on Peninsula April 24, 1998 The Applied Research Center in Newport News will officially open during a dedication ceremony at 10 a.m. Monday, May 4, Gov. James Gilmore, along with President James V. Koch and area legislators, will give remarks at the ceremony.
  • Blood Test May Help Detect Cancers Earlier (Associated Press)
    Blood Test May Help Detect Cancers Earlier Method Uses Magnets to Concentrate Cells Shed by Tumors for Better Analysis Associated PressTuesday, April 14, 1998 A sensitive new blood test could help doctors find tumors sooner and improve monitoring of treatment, researchers say.

Mar 1998

Feb 1998

  • Innovators Honored by Museum (Virginian-Pilot)
    Innovators Honored by Museum Virginian-PilotFebruary 25, 1998 The Science Museum of Virginia named four Hampton Roads innovators as its 1998 Outstanding Scientists and Industrialists. Hermann A. Grunder, who heads the Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility in Newport News, was honored as Virginia's Outstanding Scientist for developing the center into the world's leader in superconducting technology.
  • Jefferson Lab Chief Named Top Scientist (Daily Press)
    Jefferson Lab Chief Named Top Scientist Grunder honored for his efforts to advance physics By Richard Stradling, Daily PressFebruary 24, 1998 Hermann Grunder, the energetic physicist who oversaw the creation of a national research laboratory in the heart of Newport News, was named Virginia's top scientist for 1998 Monday.
  • More Fed Cash Tagged for Research (Daily Press)
    More Fed Cash Tagged for Research NSF Official talks to local physicists By Richard Stradling, Daily PressFebruary 19, 1998 The federal government will be providing more financial support for the kind of physics research done at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, a National Science Foundation official said Wednesday.
  • NN Board Seeks Volunteers to Help Plan Schools' Future (Daily Press)
    NN Board Seeks Volunteers to Help Plan Schools' Future By Kimberly Miller, Daily PressFeb. 19 1998 NEWPORT NEWS The Newport News School Board is looking for a few good volunteers to help plan the future of the 32,000-student district.
  • Schwartz at Helm of IDA (Virginia Gazette)
    Schwartz at Helm of IDA Virginia GazetteFebruary 11, 1998
  • DOE Gives Jefferson Lab a Modest Budget Increase (Daily Press)
    DOE Gives Jefferson Lab a Modest Budget Increase By Richard Stradling, Daily PressFebruary 6, 1998 The Clinton administration has proposed increasing the budget for the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, but not enough to allow the accelerator to operate full time. The U.S. Department of Energy budget includes $70.6 million for operating Jefferson Lab next year, about $2 million more than the lab received this year, said spokeswoman Linda Ware.
  • Clinton Asks Big Increases for Science, Technology Research (Washington Post Staff Writer)
    Clinton Asks Big Increases for Science, Technology Research By Curt Suplee, Washington Post Staff WriterFebruary 3, 1998 The Clinton administration has proposed substantial, and in some respects unprecedented, increases in federal funding for science and technology research in fiscal 1999.
  • DOE Opens Labs to Teachers (Burrelle's)
    DOE Opens Labs to Teachers Burrelle'sFebruary 1998 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) have joined forces with NSTA to make the DOE's national science facilities available for training K-12 science and math teachers.

Jan 1998