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PHOTO:Various vegetables

Collicello Urban Gardens

Two ISAT Seniors Micro-Farm in Downtown Harrisonburg

At 438 Collicello Street, seedlings sprout in biodegradable pots along a porch railing and unidentifiable green shoots cover the front yard.

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PHOTO: Wind Turbine CompetitionJMU One of 10 Colleges Chosen For National Wind Turbine Competition

June 14, 2013

JMU's interdisciplinary culture should bode well for a team of students who will compete against students from nine other colleges around the country in the first U.S. Department of Energy Collegiate Wind Competition in spring 2014.

PHOTO:  DI TeamDestination Imagination Team Brings Home the Gold

June 5, 2013

In its biggest competitive year ever, JMU Destination Imagination (JMU DI) took five teams to the 2013 Destination Imagination Global Finals competition in Knoxville, TN.

PHOTO:  Bob Kolvoord in GhanaMapping is Making a Difference in Ghana

Spring 2013

In 2012, Bob Kolvoord was named Esri's first education ambassador. Michael Gould, global education manager at Esri, had approached him earlier in the year about a pilot program the company was creating to introduce GIS to secondary students living in developing countries.

PHOTO:  4VA GrantsISAT Students Create Website, Hope to Replace Clickers

Spring 2013

A group of integrated science and technology students has recently developed an idea that might save you time and money, eliminating the need for expensive clickers.