What’s new in Virginia in 2020?
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The Virginia Tourism Corporation released today Share What You LOVE in Virginia 2020, the agency’s curated guide to what is new and newsworthy for the travel industry for the coming year.
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Senate passes government-funding bills, ahead of shutdown deadline
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The Senate passed two bipartisan, bicameral spending bills Thursday to fund federal government operations through 2020. The bills now head to President Trump’s desk for signature.
Beyer-led effort to reauthorize, fund patient-centered research agency passes House
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Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) today hailed the passage of the substance of his Protecting Access to Information for Effective and Necessary Treatment (PATIENT) Act in the House’s end-of-year domestic funding package.
Virginia Tech project aims to make mining more efficient, safer
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Virginia Tech researchers are leading a multidisciplinary team in a three-year, $900,000 project to improve the efficiency of dust scrubbers in underground mining operations, one aspect of many that impacts effective mining operation.
Research initiatives addressing rising suicide rates among veterinarians
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Breathing noisily, a 14-year-old dog stood in the corner of an examination room at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital.
Kaine bill to raise tobacco age to 21 included in healthcare package
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A bipartisan healthcare agreement announced Sunday includes four bills from U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, including one to raise the tobacco age to 21.
Luria fights for Coastal Virginia priorities in testimony on climate crisis
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Congresswoman Elaine Luria (VA-02) has submitted testimony to the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis regarding the effects of climate change in Coastal Virginia.
VCU study: Working-age Americans dying at higher rates
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Mortality rates among working-age Americans continue to climb, causing a decrease in U.S. life expectancy that is severely impacting certain regions of the United States.
Second CALS Global Opportunity Initiative cohort grows agricultural partnerships in Kenya, Rwanda
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When Monica Ponder first looked out over the horizon and scanned the East African landscape, her initial impression was one of surprise, though not for the reason she expected.
State health officials urge Virginians to get flu vaccination
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With the 2019-2020 flu season underway, the Virginia Department of Health encourages all Virginians age 6 months and older who haven’t received their annual influenza vaccine to get one now.
