
Northam awards high school innovation planning grants
Gov. Ralph Northam announced the award of high school innovation grants to thirteen school divisions to develop or implement programs that promote Virginia’s 5 C’s.

Gov. Ralph Northam announced the award of high school innovation grants to thirteen school divisions to develop or implement programs that promote Virginia’s 5 C’s.

Findings that may have important implications for regenerative medicine with the goal of one day inducing tissue regrowth for people that have lost limbs were published July 3 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In recent years, cyber attacks have increased exponentially, causing damage to the global economy of around 450 billion dollars a year. It is estimated that this number will continue to grow to close to 2.1 trillion dollars by 2019.

UVA head women’s golf coach Ria Scott announced the appointment of Marissa Dodd as assistant coach.

From my earliest years of study of history, I was always fascinated with the story of Ancient Greece.

The state policy boards for elementary, secondary, and post-secondary education have approved 53 new teacher preparation programs and 25 new degrees that will allow graduates to become teachers after earning four-year degrees in education.

The School of Education at Virginia Commonwealth University will launch five new undergraduate degrees this fall.

Now in its third year, the Virginia Tech College of Science Dean’s Discovery Fund recently announced research awards that will support such diverse projects as nanotechnology, mass extinction events, and halting disease in corn.

Eastern Mennonite University has announced the hiring of Andre Swartzentruber as the new head golf coach. He has been a golf coach and mathematics teacher at nearby Spotswood High School the past five years.

Staunton City Schools has named Michelle Freed its 2019 Teacher of the Year.
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