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Virginia Commonwealth University professor George Munro, Ph.D., has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar grant – his third – to travel to Russia to study the history of a small mining town that was once populated primarily by Soviet Union exiles.
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Equality Virginia applauds Fairfax County School Board Members for voting on Thursday to update Fairfax County Public Schools’ non-discrimination policy to include gender identity.
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Eastern Mennonite University is spotlighting restorative justice pioneer Howard Zehr on May 23, a date chosen to coincide with the 25th anniversary of his groundbreaking work, Changing Lenses: A New Focus for Crime and Justice, and his retirement as a full-time faculty member.
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UVA linebacker Eli Harold talks with reporters after being selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the third round of the 2015 NFL Draft on Friday.
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Liberty football coach Turner Gill has added former Nebraska assistant coach Ron Brown to his staff as the Flames’ new associate head coach and wide receivers coach.
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George Mason men’s basketball coach Dave Paulsen has completed his bench staff with the additions of Dane Fischer and Duane Simpkins, both filling assistant coach positions.
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Governor McAuliffe today signed an executive order establishing the Virginia Environmental Literacy Challenge.
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Governor Terry McAuliffe announced on Monday the winners of the 2015 Governor’s Challenge in Economics and Personal Finance.
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The Council of Independent Colleges in Virginia (CICV) has hired a veteran attorney, environmental advocate, renewable energy leader, and former educator as project manager for the Solar Market Pathways grant recently awarded to CICV by the U.S. Department of Energy Sunshot Initiative.
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From supporting the preparation of the next generation of professors and school leaders to providing a platform for collaborative research at micro and nano scales, the Jefferson Trust, an initiative of the University of Virginia Alumni Association, awarded 14 grants totaling more than $600,000 to various University entities Friday.
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