Creigh Deeds: Still talking judges? We can do better
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I have once again sponsored a bill to create a merit based selection process for judges. The bill has not yet been heard.
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Virginia Department of Health concludes Ebola monitoring program
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With the CDC announcing that Guinea is designated free of Ebola as of Dec. 28, the Virginia Department of Health discontinued its active monitoring program.
What is the latest thinking on the environmental causes of autism?
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In the 1980s, about one in 2,000 American kids was diagnosed with autism. Today the number is around one in 68.
UVA honored for protecting babies against Hepatitis B
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University of Virginia Children’s Hospital and UVA Women’s Services have received a national award for their efforts to immunize newborns against Hepatitis B.
UVA is 19th most militarized university in the U.S.
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According to a new analysis by Vice News, the University of Virginia is the 19th most militarized university in the United States. Vice News lists the top 100 in order, based on “the greatest number of students who are employed by the Intelligence Community (IC), have the closest relationships with the national security state, and profit the most from American war-waging.”
New drug approach could offer relief to patients, hospitals fighting antibiotic resistance
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Virginia Tech researchers have discovered a new group of antibiotics that may provide relief to some of the more than 2 million people in the United States affected by antibiotic resistance.
Virginia Tech researchers to measure social networks’ influence on public attitudes
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A team of scientists led by Virginia Tech researchers has received a $950,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to study the ways that ideas and behaviors are spread through large social networks like Twitter.
Robert Hurt: Main Street tour gives opportunity to listen
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Last week, we wrapped up our Fifth District Main Street Tour – traveling 1,300 miles and visiting all 23 counties and cities across our 10,000 square-mile congressional district. From Ridgeway to Lawrenceville and from Danville to Warrenton, I have had the opportunity to listen to the concerns of Fifth District Virginians.
VCU receives $2.4 million to strengthen dental care access and pediatric dentistry training
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The Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry has received a $2.4 million federal grant to introduce an innovative new curriculum, purchase new dental technology, and build on its ongoing efforts to treat at-risk pediatric patients.
Virginia horse tests positive for West Nile Virus
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The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services today announced the state’s first positive case of West Nile Virus in a horse in 2015.
