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Unfortunately for the 40 percent of Americans (and 90 percent of the inhabitants of the rest of the world) who live in regions with air quality below healthy standards, it is true that air pollution can take a toll on our cognitive abilities.
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Students from 143 Virginia elementary schools and their families are set to read the same book together in March. The official kickoff date is Friday, March 1, for each of the 60,000 participating students to receive their own copies of “Cleo Edison Oliver: Playground Millionaire” by Sundee T. Frazier.
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Gov. Ralph Northam announced the 10 recipients of the 2018 Governor’s Fire Service Awards, who will be recognized at an awards ceremony during the Virginia and Fire Rescue Conference on Feb. 23.
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Nicholas Wege Dias has an insider’s view of prison life. A graduate research assistant in the Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Dias has conducted much of his master’s research at rural correctional centers.
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James Madison University announces the appointment of the next dean of Libraries and Educational Technologies. After a nationwide search, Bethany Nowviskie, Ph.D., has accepted the offer to be JMU’s dean, starting July 1.
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The Shenandoah Valley Art Center, during the month of March, is exhibiting in the Cabell/Arehart Gallery the sixth annual 40UNDER40 exhibit featuring 40 works from Virginia artists age 40 and under.
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A new program will use telehealth to bring together a UVA Health System team with primary care providers in the Appalachian region of Virginia to improve lung disease prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
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When Melissa Faircloth became director of Virginia Tech’s American Indian and Indigenous Community Center (AIICC) last fall, she brought a wealth of experience, relationships, and dedication to the position.
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Chris Kniesly, a science teacher at Mark Twain Middle School in Fairfax County, has been named Virginia Agriculture in the Classroom 2019 Teacher of the Year.
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U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA) and John Thune (R-SD) introduced legislation to help Americans tackle their student loan debt.
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