
UVA introduces Tina Thompson as new women’s basketball coach
The University of Virginia formally introduced Tina Thompson as its new women’s basketball coach at a press conference on Wednesday.

The University of Virginia formally introduced Tina Thompson as its new women’s basketball coach at a press conference on Wednesday.

Sam Hentges fired six shutout innings and racked up 10 strikeouts as the Lynchburg HIllcats defeated the Frederick Keys, 4-1, on Tuesday at City Stadium.

Virginia Tech was host last week to more than 400 talented, accomplished women who convened in Blacksburg for the sixth annual Faculty Women of Color in the Academy National Conference.

Governor Ralph Northam recognized the recipients of the 2018 Governor’s Volunteerism and Community Service Awards during an awards ceremony held at the Executive Mansion this week.

As the development and testing of autonomous vehicle technology continues to progress rapidly, drivers report that their greatest concerns about the introduction of autonomous vehicle technology are safety and reliability, a new consumer survey from AAA Mid-Atlantic reveals.

Shenandoah University music education major Drake Stoughton ’18, of Manassas, Virginia, and global studies and Spanish alumna Niulka Franco Marin ‘17, of Winchester, have received prestigious Fulbright Awards.

The James Madison University School of Theatre and Dance in partnership with JMU’s Office of Disability Services and The Arc of Harrisonburg and Rockingham welcomes the award-winning theatre company Blue Apple from Winchester, England, to JMU for a four-day residency from April 11-14.

Music Feeds Us, led by Artistic Director Fitz Gary, will present a string quartet concert to benefit the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank. The concert will take place in Charlottesville on Sunday, May 13th at 7 PM at Westminster Presbyterian Church with a program of string quartets by Haydn, Caroline Shaw, and Tchaikovsky.

Most people have the assurance that they will be safe as they carry out their work day. Unfortunately, this is not the case for our transportation workers.

Shenandoah University’s English Department and the Willa Cather Endowment will host “Writing for Computer Games,” a discussion featuring award-winning science fiction writer and computational linguist Tracy Canfield.
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