Brainpower: Arlington is a Living Lab
In Arlington, organizations thrive on the vitality of the region's most creative and educated workforce. The people you see in below are just a few of the visionary, innovative and diversely talented thinkers and doers who have energized Arlington's growth into a world-class urban community. These are the people who will change the world:
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"A concentration of colleagues in Arlington - with the National Science Foundation and U.S. Fish and Wildlife service nearby - gives us many opportunities for cross-fertilization." Learn more about Tosha Comendant. |
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"Arlington is a fantastic place to have a campus for the only masters program in the U.S. dealing with international peacekeeping and governance." Learn more about Allison Frendak-Blume. |
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"Arlington is attracting residents and businesses that want an independent upscale restaurant in their neighborhood. It's important to us to be a part of a growing community. And we've been lucky enough to grow along with it." Learn more about Tracy O’Grady. |
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"With proximity to the District and the Pentagon, Arlington could not be more convenient for me professionally. And by moving here, I reduced a 45-minute commute to 4 minutes." Learn more about Bernard Rostker. |
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"Arlington is a perfect location to form the multidisciplinary, multi-institutional teams which are the trend in the biomedical research we're conducting at Virginia Tech." Learn more about Yue Wang. |





